January 3, 2007—Honeywell has been awarded $4 million in contracts to upgrade building systems and reduce energy costs in two New Hampshire school districts. The upgrades, including a solar-powered domestic hot water system in one school, will help the Berlin and Inter-Lakes School Districts cut energy costs by up to 30 percent while improving comfort for students and staff, says Honeywell.
The school districts will fund the work from the energy and operational savings the improvements are expected to produce. Honeywell guarantees the savings under a performance contract with each district. As a result, the upgrades will not increase operating budgets or require additional taxpayer dollars.
At the Inter-Lakes School District in Meredith, N.H., Honeywell will supplement the hot water system at the high school with a solar-powered system that will reduce oil consumption. In addition, Honeywell will install energy management systems to help Inter-Lakes and Berlin manage and optimize energy consumption. Both districts also will receive new ventilation, CO2 and temperature controls to help improve air quality and building comfort.
By using green technology and conservation measures, the infrastructure upgrades in both districts will dramatically reduce carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide and other toxic emissions that result from burning oil or producing electricity. The projects are expected to cut carbon dioxide emissions, for example, by 2,700 tons per year.
Other improvements in the districts include: high-efficiency lighting to replace outdated fixtures; motors with variable frequency drives to reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs; occupancy sensors to reduce lighting usage in empty rooms; building exterior upgrades to minimize air and heat loss; and fuel oil preheaters to help oil burn cleaner and more efficiently.
Honeywell expects to complete all the upgrades by end of summer 2007.
For more information, see the Honeywell Web site.
