February 6, 2004—TAC, a provider of Open Systems for Building IT, security systems and energy solutions, has been awarded a $9 million performance contract with the City of Dallas to design and construct energy conservation-related projects at six city facilities. The projects will be financed through $9 million in loans from the Texas State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) and then repaid with the realized energy savings on an annual basis.
Facilities covered in the contract include Dallas City Hall at 1500 Marilla, the Central Library at 1515 Young Street, the Oak Cliff Municipal Center at 320 East Jefferson Boulevard, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center at 2922 MLK Boulevard, the Arts District Parking Garage at 2301 Ross Avenue, and the Mountain Creek Branch Library at 6102 Mountain Creek Parkway.
TAC’s performance contract for the City of Dallas will be the first large project of this type to be measured and tracked by the EPA in an effort to document and prove that energy efficiency in buildings is a cost-effective way to reduce emissions. Ultimately, these emissions reductions will be included in the state of Texas’ plan for achieving compliance with the Federal Clean Air Act.
Improvements include complete lighting retrofits at all the facilities; new chillers for Dallas City Hall and the Mountain Creek Branch Library; a new boiler at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center; and replacements or upgrades to the cooling towers at the Central Library, City Hall, Martin Luther King, Jr. Center and the Oak Cliff Municipal Center. In addition, TAC Vista building automation systems will be used at all the facilities to monitor and control the mechanical systems and energy consumption.
