Triton School Corporation, BOURBON, IN

VALUE DELIVERED

$299,475 in energy savings in seven years; savings guaranteed before construction; improved building comfort; better lighting; lower operating costs; competitive financing; ongoing economies, efficiencies and investment returns.

OBJECTIVES

To upgrade and modernize the mechanical and electrical systems in its 216,000-squarefoot school; to improve energy efficiency and reduce operating costs.

SOLUTIONS

This client chose ECS to upgrade its 30-year-old HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) and lighting equipment with some of today’s most advanced energy-saving technologies. ECS began by providing the client with an expert, independent and objective evaluation of the energy-saving options available to it. On the basis of this study, ECS also guaranteed energy savings of $264,360 over 10 years. However, the client reached that goal after just six years. By the end of the seventh year, the ECS installation had realized total savings of $299,475.

To achieve these savings, ECS installed a leading-edge energy management system that automatically optimized the efficiency of the client’s new HVAC technologies. In addition to an R-22 chiller that replaced an old R-11 unit, these technologies included a new cooling tower and high-efficiency pump motors with variable speed drives. ECS also upgraded the existing fluorescent lighting system with energy-saving T8 lamps and electronic ballasts.

BACKGROUND

Triton is a Class 1A school corporation with 1,093 students in grades K-12.

OPERATING COMPANY:
Havel/Shambaugh & Son LP

CLIENT:
Triton School Corporation

GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
EMCOR Construction Services (IN)

CONTRACT AMOUNT:
$577,129

		New Construction
		Design/Build Retrofit
		Electrical Construction
		Construction Services
		Facilities Services
		Consulting Services