Huston Electric is proud to be a part of Indiana’s first LEED certified Subway Sandwich restaurant, located on Markland Ave
in Kokomo, Indiana. The construction was a bold and forward thinking project collaborated by Brandon Pitcher of Fortune
Management and Subway owner George Estep.

The Subway is built entirely with sustainable products and processes thereby reducing carbon footprint and energy usage. Using our versatile Control4 system, Huston Electric had the opportunity to create a fully automated lighting, HVAC, and energy monitoring system.  The building is fit with programmable light switches, thermostats, motion sensors, daylight sensors, and an energy monitoring device that all communicate wirelessly with the Control4 controller. Here are some of the systems fully automated processes:

The Control 4 system is Smart! This is a display added to the dinning room wall to show everyone how much energy was being saved each day by the system. Each wall control is programed to go on or off automatically. Depending on the time of day. The ceiling fan switch is programed to turn on when the thermast reaches a certain predetermined temp. The Control 4 thermostat is programmed to run different heating and cooling zones. It can also can be monitored and controlled from a remote location. Nate going over the system functions with the Subway team. Nate going over the system functions with the Subway team. Nate explaining how the electrical management system will save them money in the restaurant back room and kitchen.

• Interior and exterior lights are controlled by schedule of opening and closing hours daily.
• The bathroom and kitchen lights turn on and off based upon occupancy.
• There are two light level sensors on the outside of the building. Based upon the percentage of light coming in from
  outdoors, the dining room lights will shut off and on accordingly, thereby harvesting external daylight to conserve power.
• Thermostats are programmed and will drop 7 degrees from set level automatically when business hours are not in effect
  and again raise 7 degrees from set level when business hours are in effect.
• The buildings overall power usage is monitored. It monitors each leg of two three phase panels. It is also monitoring
  electrical loads in the dining, kitchen, bathroom, and a front microwave.
• The Subway’s monitored information can be tracked and accessed remotely through Eragy energy management.
  There Eragy monitor can be viewed on a small display in the lobby as an educational tool for the public.

Control4 allowed us to combine high tech with a positive environmental impact. By organizing the different systems to work
together we’ve created effortless control with environmental consciousness. Huston would like to thank Brandon Pitcher and
George Estep for the opportunity to be a part of this great step into the future of building.