January 17, 2007—The Sabes Jewish Community Center (Sabes JCC) of Minneapolis teamed with NewMech Facility Solutions to take a progressive cost-saving approach in restructuring energy consumption while streamlining internal heating and cooling needs for facility operations.
NewMech Facility Solutions is an energy solutions group focused on the design of energy efficient retrofits of existing buildings through efficient equipment solutions and energy use redesign.
Built in 1968 and operating with its original 38-year-old central heating and cooling equipment, and with a 100,000-square-foot addition built in 2002/03, the Sabes JCC faced mounting energy consumption challenges.
Managers wanted to control room temperatures throughout its facility; provide appropriate ventilation to all areas of its building; maintain appropriate moisture and air quality for the inside pool and athletic areas; and find ways to reduce energy consumption and costs to operate the facility.
NewMech’s energy engineers conducted a comprehensive energy study in conjunction with Minnesota State directives for energy conservation, and Xcel Energy’s energy savings program.
NewMech suggested a new high efficiency heating and cooling plant; pool area ventilation modifications; automated air handling control modifications; total HVAC system integration, and other minor system changes.
For more information, visit the NewMech Web site.
