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Mark Watson, Vice President, Controls, Jeff Sherman, Vice President, Service and Mitch Britto, Director, Smart AnalyticsThis is where TDIndustries, a premier, data- and technology-driven mechanical services and construction company, comes to the fore with its BrightBlue™ smart building offerings. TDIndustries (TD) is a one-stop-shop for all mechanical construction needs, centered on engineering, building, operating, and maintaining through building system services and solutions.
“We use smart analytics to monitor building data and make necessary adjustments that allow it to operate at its highest efficiency,” says Mark Watson, TD’s vice president, Controls. “What it comes down to is providing building owners and operators with a healthy, sustainable, comfortable building to better attract business and keep partners and employees coming in and enjoying a great place to work.”
How does TDIndustries integrate data and technology solutions throughout a commercial building’s life? In construction, intelligent building sensors and tools improve the delivery of buildings through quality assurance and quality control, minimizing the warranty impact and assuring that systems operate at their highest efficiency from day one.
TD’s Controls group integrates a variety of systems to increase interoperability and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of building systems.
A proactive service maintenance approach using smart analytics fault detection and diagnostics achieves several goals including:
Mitchell Britto, TD’s smart analytics director, provides a recent example. TD implemented smart analytics sensors and systems to help a facility get back up to speed after the pandemic. The office building had been unoccupied for more than a year, with maintenance issues arising after equipment restarts. With an intelligent building system, the client was able to turn on equipment before occupancy was restored, simulating expected daily loads. Its in-house team analyzed the data to optimize performance and address maintenance issues before employees returned full-time.
• Substantial energy savings;
• Improved operational productivity;
• Decreased equipment downtime;
• Extended operational life of critical building systems.
Watson and Jeff Sherman, TD vice president, Service, note that TD’s methodology is to listen first to clients’ priorities and critical needs. Is energy efficiency and sustainability what they’re measuring? Or is it indoor air quality and comfort to ensure returning employees who have been working remotely are satisfied? As TD does not manufacture software systems and sensors, it can provide controls and smart analytics technology solutions based on what a client is looking for and integrate with their current systems. A flexible approach to phased, short-term or long-term implementation is also based on listening first to clients’ goals and budget requirements.
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We use smart analytics to monitor building data and make necessary adjustments that allow it to operate at its highest efficiency, ultimately helping customers meet their performance goals.
Mitchell Britto, TD’s smart analytics director, provides a recent example. TD implemented smart analytics sensors and systems to help a facility get back up to speed after the pandemic. The office building had been unoccupied for more than a year, with maintenance issues arising after equipment restarts. With an intelligent building system, the client was able to turn on equipment before occupancy was restored, simulating expected daily loads. Its in-house team analyzed the data to optimize performance and address maintenance issues before employees returned full-time.
As demand grows for data-driven solutions, TDIndustries strives to build on its ability to support customers with customizable offerings. It is now applying its 76 years of experience in the construction space into expanding its service, controls and intelligent buildings capabilities to better meet client needs. The goal is to build, but at the same time maintain the building and keep it running optimally throughout its life.
TD’s comprehensive and flexible service offerings, enriched with BrightBlue™ smart building and analytics systems customized to clients’ needs, make TDIndustries the go-to partner for in-house operations teams to progress to intelligent building capabilities.
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TDIndustries
Management
Mark Watson, Vice President, Controls, Jeff Sherman, Vice President, Service and Mitch Britto, Director, Smart Analytics
Description
TDIndustries, a premier facilities services and mechanical construction company, builds, operates, and maintains mechanical services and solutions for commercial buildings. TDIndustries uses smart analytics to monitor system data and make necessary adjustments that allow a building to operate at its highest efficiency, ultimately helping clients meet building system performance and customer comfort goals.
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TDIndustries Honored as No. 1 Top-Performing US Construction Contractor for Plumbing and HVAC and No. 13 Overall by ABC
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"This accolade is a direct result of the excellence and diligence of TDIndustries' skilled workforce. Our mission is to continually provide outstanding career opportunities by exceeding our customers' expectations. Our employee-owners, in every job, have embraced this mission and are constantly improving, innovating and growing," said CEO Harold MacDowell. "I am extremely proud of our people and the empowering culture that TD has cultivated for over seven decades."
As an ABC Top Performer, TDIndustries achieved Diamond Status in ABC's STEP Safety Management System, which makes the top-performing contractors more than six times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average, according to ABC's Safety Performance Report. The majority of the honorees also must earn ABC's Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC) credential, which recognizes commitment to corporate responsibility in quality, safety, talent management — including inclusion, diversity and equity — education and community relations.
In 2022, TDIndustries was awarded an Eagle Award, Pyramid Award and Safety Excellence Pinnacle Award by ABC. TD received the Eagle Award for its work on Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball team. TD won the Pyramid Award for its work on Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park in Austin, Texas.
"TDIndustries invests in and attributes its successes to its people, and its value proposition gives its employees purpose, delivers quality to its clients and strengthens its bottom line," said Michael Bellaman, president and chief executive officer of ABC. "Congratulations to TD for raising the bar in developing people, winning work and delivering that work safely, ethically and profitably."
"This year's ABC Top Performers agree that culture is key," said Bellaman. "Not only is a strong corporate culture an essential component of a thriving and vibrant workplace, but it helps retain top talent, create safe and healthy job sites and build better communities. We honor this top-performing contractor and all employees at TDIndustries who are placing the highest importance on investing in their people, health and safety, and innovation."
Through STEP, AQC and other robust programs, TDIndustries demonstrates its capacity to do the following:
• Sustain and grow its businesses, financially and economically
• Offer market-competitive compensation, benefit and retirement packages
• Commit to world-class safety
• Commit to workforce development, education and creating career opportunities
• Commit to an inclusive and diverse work environment
• Develop opportunities for its employees to achieve their career dreams
• Cultivate committed leadership
The ABC Top Performers lists identify the Top 250 Performers, Top General Contractors, Top Trade Contractors, Top Electrical Contractors, Top Plumbing/HVAC Contractors, Top Specialty Contractors and Top Performers by Market, all of which have earned the elite Accredited Quality Contractor credential. The Top Performers with Special Designations hold one or more special designations. The Top Performers were ranked by the number of hours worked in 2021, as reported in the companies' 2022 STEP applications. The rankings also include lists of top-performing companies in 18 market segments, such as government, health care, infrastructure, military, retail, religious, high tech, airport and sports complexes.