Ferriera Construction's "Net Zero" Headquarters Recognized by State of NJ

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With incentives provided through the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and New Jersey's Clean Energy Program, Ferriera Construction has been able to provide all of the electric energy needs through a combination of solar photovoltaic and energy efficiency measures for its 42,000 square foot commercial building headquarters.

Deemed the nation's first Net Zero Electric Energy commercial building, New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine and BPU President Jeanne M. Fox recognized Ferriera Construction as the recipient of the 2007 New Jersey Clean Energy Leadership Award for Market Innovator earlier this week.

"Yesterday, I was in Portugal to meet with several world leaders about climate change policies. We made progress discussing the environmental and economic promise of investing in cleaner facilities and we are committed to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Ferriera Construction is actually making that promise a reality and is a trailblazer for providing an energy efficiency blueprint for New Jersey," said Governor Jon S. Corzine.

The 40,000 sq ft commercial building generates its own electricity from a rooftop grid-tied 223 kW DC photovoltaic system that is continuously monitored by software developed by Live Data Systems.

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