Education

K-12

BCS realized over $100,000 in annual energy savings for a Western New York School District, implementing 41 measures in three school buildings. Measures included lighting system upgrades, energy efficient motors, energy monitoring and control systems, ventilation system upgrades, building envelope improvements (including new windows and roof), kitchen equipment replacement, and domestic water heater replacement.

A cogeneration system was installed that consisted of four 75 KW gas-fired cogenerators. Annual electrical energy savings exceeded 857,000 KWH or $69,000 in annual cost savings. The system provides the primary electricity for the facility and supplemental thermal energy for building heating, domestic hot water, and swimming pool water.

A district located north of Buffalo, New York, realized over $130,000 annually as a result of a Comprehensive Energy Based Performance Contract.

Six District Buildings were included in this energy savings program that included such Energy Conservation Measures as:

• Direct Digital Control Systems
• New energy efficient chiller
• Rooftop unit replacement
• Air conditioning unit replacement
• Electric to hot water conversion
• Steam trap replacement
• New boiler installations

A cogeneration system was installed in the High School. The cogeneration system consisted of two 90 KW gas-fired Waukesha Engines. Annual electrical energy savings exceeded 101,000 KWH or $58,000 in annual cost savings. The engines also produce waste heat that will be utilized to partially offset building heating requirements.

The cogeneration system had a simple payback of 3.7 years with NYS Education Department Building Aid.

Higher Education (Daemen)

BCS implemented an Energy Based Performance Contract at a Buffalo, New York private college.

A Digital Monitoring and Control System to serve eight air handling units, building heating boilers and a steam to hot water heat exchanger were just some of the measures included in this project.

The college realized $25,000 in annual energy savings.

In addition, BCS assisted the campus to obtain a NYSERDA Web Enabled Advanced Monitoring Grant and ultimately installed utility monitoring hardware and software to monitor the campus' electric usage and demand.

BCS also provides this college with an on-going HVAC preventative maintenance and service plan.