By Greentech Lead America: Williams Scotsman, a provider
of modular space and storage solutions, has supplied four sustainable permanent
modular buildings to El Paso Corporation for use along the Ruby Pipeline. U.S.
Green Building Council has granted LEED Gold
certification for all of the four buildings.
The 683 miles long pipeline provides West Coast markets
with access to Rocky Mountain clean natural gas. It begins in Opal, Wyoming and
terminates in Malin, Oregon. The permanent modular buildings are located in
Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada.
For the construction of these buildings Williams Scotsman
has collaborated with URS, a provider of engineering, construction, and
technical services with a focus on sustainable design for public agencies and
private sector companies around the world. Williams Scotsman also provided temporary
modular units for the project.
“This was truly a collaborative effort that
contributed to El Paso’s ability to deliver the first carbon-neutral natural
gas pipeline. With the help of modular construction, we were able to expedite
the timeline for building the permanent structures associated with the
project,” said Steve English, project manager for URS.
The Ruby Pipeline project is an industry-wide model for
planning a pipeline in a transparent, environmentally sensitive and culturally
conscientious manner. The buildings also
achieved the Green Globe designation (two-Globes Certified), a widely
recognized environmental assessment and rating tool for environmentally
progressive designs.
“We commend El Paso for its ability to develop and
operate a carbon-neutral pipeline. As the demand for clean natural gas
increases, we suspect there will be more of these pipelines built throughout
the US,” said Joseph Vecchiolla, senior vice president of US Field
Operations for Williams Scotsman.