Eastman Chemical Retains MACTEC to Conduct Comprehensive Pilot Program

KENNESAW, GA, Dec. 15, 2009 – MACTEC has been awarded a contract by Eastman Chemical Company’s Technology organization to implement a facility asset management pilot program encompassing 72 areas that comprise seven building complexes, representing about one million square feet. MACTEC Facility Lifecycle Group, Director Bill Faesenmeier, made the announcement.

The project, slated for completion by early January 2010, will provide Eastman Technology with strategic facility assessment data to effectively develop their future infrastructure plans at their Kingsport, TN headquarters.

 According to Technical Associate – Engineering Manager Bob Edwards, who works for Eastman Technology, many of the buildings are quite old.

“The pilot program will complement our internal strategic space planning initiatives as one key goal is to efficiently locate employees into economically friendly buildings,” said Edwards. “It will provide us with critical condition data that will allow us to determine whether a particular building should be remodeled, retrofitted or even reconfigured for other purposes.”

Eastman’s chemicals, fibers and plastics are used as key ingredients in products that people use every day. Approximately 10,000 Eastman employees around the world blend technical expertise and innovation to deliver practical solutions. The company is committed to finding sustainable business opportunities within the diverse markets it serves. A global company headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA, Eastman had 2008 sales of $6.7 billion. For more information, visit www.eastman.com.

MACTEC (www.mactec.com), based in Alpharetta, GA, is a leading infrastructure engineering firm focused on five strategic business lines: Industrial/Commercial, Transportation, Municipal, Energy, and Federal. With annual revenues over $490 million, MACTEC’s 3,000-plus employees work from over 80 offices nationwide. MACTEC consistently ranks in the top 10% of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms. The Facility Lifecycle Group is the facility asset management software and services operating division of MACTEC.