ABRI Abrams Industries (MM)

EPA and DOE recognize Abrams Industries' subsidiary for helping customers protect the environment and reduce operating costs through energy efficiency. ATLANTA, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Abrams Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABRI), an energy services, facilities solutions and real estate company, today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy have selected Servidyne Systems, LLC, the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, as winner of the coveted 2006 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Partner of the Year Award for Service and Product Providers. On March 21, 2006, at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., the EPA and DOE presented Servidyne with the ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of its outstanding and continuing leadership in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through superior energy management. Servidyne is one of a select group of award winners chosen from among the thousands of organizations that participate annually in the ENERGY STAR program. The 2006 Award marks the sixth consecutive year that Servidyne's energy efficiency efforts have been so honored, an unprecedented achievement for a service provider. Servidyne, a Charter Ally of the ENERGY STAR Buildings Program since 1995, is being recognized this year for sustaining smart energy management practices and helping its clients achieve ENERGY STAR Label recognition. Servidyne is uniquely positioned within the building services industry to act as "building performance experts" for its customers providing everything from ENERGY STAR related services to comprehensive energy, infrastructure and productivity programs. "Partners like Servidyne are national leaders in energy efficiency," said Kathleen Hogan, director of EPA's Climate Protection Partnerships Division. "The ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence winners are true models for improving energy efficiency across the country. They have shown year after year that energy efficiency is good for business and helps consumers save important resources, all while protecting the environment." "Servidyne remains committed to partnering with the EPA and DOE to support our clients' needs for improved energy efficiency," said Steve Plane, President of Servidyne Systems. "We are thrilled to win the ENERGY STAR Award for the sixth consecutive year. Improving efficiency and then sustaining energy savings, using smart energy practices, is the centerpiece of our business strategy." The Sustained Excellence Award is presented only to a select group of leading companies who have integrated energy management into their business practices and who provide a model of excellence for other organizations to follow. About Servidyne Systems Servidyne Systems, LLC is dedicated to helping building owners and managers optimize building performance, lower operating costs and increase overall value. As building performance experts, Servidyne provides award-winning energy engineering services and sophisticated facility management software applications that help reduce costs by lowering energy consumption, increasing work efficiency, prolonging equipment life, and improving occupant satisfaction. Servidyne's engineering services include energy benchmarking, energy audits, LEED(TM) consulting, retro commissioning, energy modeling, utility monitoring and analysis services, MEP due diligence surveys, IAQ evaluation, and HVAC retrofit design. The Atlanta-based company operates nationwide and has a number of customers with international facilities. Servidyne is a subsidiary of Abrams Industries, Inc. For more information about Servidyne Systems, LLC, please visit http://www.servidyne.com/ or call 1-800-241-8996. Certain statements contained in this news release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal security laws. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other matters which may cause the actual results, performance or achievement of Abrams Industries, Inc. or its Servidyne Systems, LLC subsidiary to be materially different from any past or future results, performance, or uncertainties expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Abrams Industries, Inc. does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements. Contact: Michelle O'Leary Servidyne, Communications 770-933-4200 This press release distributed by PRWEB ( http://www.prwebdirect.com/ ), a service of eMediaWire. DATASOURCE: Servidyne Systems, LLC CONTACT: Michelle O'Leary, Communications of Servidyne, +1-770-933-4200, or Web site: http://www.servidyne.com/

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