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AFE-St. Louis's October Meeting/Tour
The Meeting:
The only self supplied energy building left in Missouri.This months tour was a special treat for our members and their guest, especially with Laclede Gas building being the only self supplied energy building left in Missouri. For those of you who know our host Robert Creech, knew we were sure to have fun.
Sterling
Properties, has completed $2 million-plus in dramatic improvements
to the front and rear entrances and lobby of its Laclede Gas Building in
downtown St. Louis. Take a shortcut through their building when walking
between Olive and Pine streets. Other improvements Sterling has already
implemented for the building include upgraded life safety systems, new energy
management system, and wireless Internet service. Future plans include a new
770-space garage.
Creech gives us a tour of the Total Energy Plant which consists of six internal combustion engines that have a capacity of 4.3 megawatts. Exhaust and combustion heat from the generating engine is used to make low pressure steam. This steam in turns makes HVAC for the 500,000 square foot Laclede Gas building. The engine-generator sets are equipped with heat-recovery steam generators, which supply low-pressure steam for heating, domestic hot water, and for chilled water. The plant includes both absorption and engine-driven chillers and houses the main offices of Laclede Gas Company, the largest gas distribution utility in Missouri.
Hope to see more of you in our engineering ranks at our at Trane tour in October, as AFE members. :>) Please see our scrapbook for more pictures. Thanks Again Sterling Properties, for the great time! AFE Members: We exist because of the continued support of our Sponsors. When you have needs, please show your appreciation by contacting them.
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Laclede
Gas Building, standing 400 feet high with 31 stories (441,000
SF), is the 5th tallest structure in St. Louis. Sterling has completely
renovated the building's two banks of elevators, increasing speed and efficiency
and updating the cabs. Laclede Gas Company is a public utility engaged in the
retail distribution of natural gas. The Company serves an area in eastern
Missouri, with a population of approximately 2.0 million, including the City of
St. Louis, St. Louis County, and parts of eight other counties. As an adjunct to
its gas distribution business, the Company operates underground natural gas
storage fields and is engaged in the transportation and storage of liquid
propane.
Also an interesting note, Laclede Gas has restored several documentary films on
St. Louis history that are available to our customers in video format (VHS) for
private viewing. There is no charge for using the Video Lending Library. To
borrow a video, call Corporate Communications at (314) 342-0652. 
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learn more about some of St. Louis architectural engineering wonders, 
