Case Study
Chopping Demand Charges
Chopping Demand Charges Channel Lumber Chops Demand Charges By 20 Percent Channel Lumber, in the San Francisco suburb of Richmond, California, is the largest lumber company in the Bay Area. For a half century the company has provided a wide range of commercial lumber products, from structural elements to custom millwork, for architects, engineers and contractors. A few of the noteworthy projects in which Channel Lumber has been involved include the construction of the YouTube headquarters (San Bruno, California), various Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) projects since the organization’s founding and the LEED-certified Cavallo Point Lodge at Golden Gate (formerly Fort Baker, Sausalito, California). To create the vast volume of wood materials that its customers require, Channel Lumber ope