LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The third
largest Pizza Hut franchisee in the country, the American West
Restaurant Group (AWRG), is on track to achieve a significant slice
of energy savings thanks to an innovative IoT approach to energy
management. EcoEnergy Insights developed a customized program for
hundreds of AWRG's restaurants in California and Utah that integrates buildings across borders,
exceeding expectations and allowing AWRG to save money and help the
environment. This achievement comes as AWRG marks a major milestone
– their 10th anniversary of operations. EcoEnergy
Insights, a leading provider of Internet of Things (IoT) and
analytics-driven business outcome services, is a part of UTC
Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies
Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
![Back Row, L-R: Josh Bequette, I&C manager, EcoEnergy Insights; Tim Stockton, Sr., director, Development & Real-Estate, AWRG; Jamie Nelson, COO, AWRG; Front Row, L-R: Jerry Ardizzone, CEO, AWRG; Michael Gainsley, Business Development & National Accounts, EcoEnergy Insights; Garry Ardizzone, technical project consultant, AWRG; Ray Catania, facilities maintenance coach, AWRG Back Row, L-R: Josh Bequette, I&C manager, EcoEnergy Insights; Tim Stockton, Sr., director, Development & Real-Estate, AWRG; Jamie Nelson, COO, AWRG; Front Row, L-R: Jerry Ardizzone, CEO, AWRG; Michael Gainsley, Business Development & National Accounts, EcoEnergy Insights; Garry Ardizzone, technical project consultant, AWRG; Ray Catania, facilities maintenance coach, AWRG](https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/731791/EcoEnergy_Pizza_Hut_pic.jpg)
"We congratulate the AWRG team on their 10th
anniversary and are elated to be a part of their story," said
Mansoor Ahmad, managing director,
EcoEnergy Insights. "We commend AWRG's steadfast commitment and
focus to drive efficiencies, and we are happy and proud to be there
to help them achieve their goals."
In 2015, AWRG set a goal to reduce average monthly energy usage
by 15%. EcoEnergy Insights helped to meet that in the first year
and a half across the initial 8 restaurants. In fact, they achieved
an average reduction as high as 18% in some months, which prompted
AWRG to add hundreds more Pizza Hut restaurants. The strong results
caught the attention of the judges at the 2018 Environmental Leader
& Energy Manager Conference (ELEMCON) who chose EcoEnergy
Insights for the 2018 Environmental Leader Top Project of the Year
Award.
"We were convinced that the answer was in advanced analytics,
not in retrofitting, as in, modifications to existing
restaurants that may improve energy efficiency or decrease
energy demand," said Jerry
Ardizzone, president, AWRG. "Our search for a
technologically sound solution that would provide full restaurant
visibility and take into account the dynamics of our operations led
us to EcoEnergy Insights. I'm pleased we're working with EcoEnergy
Insights – and that this engagement has been a recipient of the
Environmental Leader award. EcoEnergy Insight's advanced analytics
are reducing our carbon footprint and elevating AWRG's sustainable
practices and social responsibility. We look forward to positive
results through their platform and our synergies for years to
come."
Using the intelligent CORTIX™ AI and IoT platform, EcoEnergy
Insights was able to deploy a three-pronged energy site control
strategy at each restaurant. This provided immediate results while
laying a foundation for year-on-year savings as well as enabling
data-driven decision-making. The restaurants were also connected to
EcoEnergy Insights' Command Center, which allowed continuous
benchmarking and raised the network-wide efficiency bar.
AWRG is now on track to save an estimated $2 million over the next five years for 250 Pizza
Hut restaurants – which amounts to about 15,000 metric tons of
CO2 saved in the process. For AWRG, pizza tastes best
when served with energy efficient, environmentally sustainable IoT
solutions.
About EcoEnergy Insights
EcoEnergy Insights is a
leading provider of outcome-based services to some of the world's
largest enterprises in industries such as restaurants, retail,
hospitality, banking and water utilities. Its CORTIX™ technology
platform leverages a combination of advanced software and expert
human analytics to uncover insights and use them to achieve results
across sites, multiple industries and a range of geographies.
EcoEnergy Insights is a part of UTC Climate, Controls &
Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp., a leading provider
to the aerospace and building systems industries worldwide. For
more information about EcoEnergy Insights and the CORTIX™ platform,
visit the www.ecoenergyinsights.com and
www.cortix.ai websites.
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