Energy
Recent Projects
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Comprehensive Energy Services - Defense Commissary Agency DeCA Facilities Throughout the World Working with DeCA, RS&H has helped them save over $60 Million since FY 1995 in avoided utility costs from energy, water and waste. RS&H developed DeCA’s utility use and cost database, which is the key to managing utility use and cost. RS&H also provides energy training, energy videos, energy audits, re-commissioning, specialized assistance to DeCA’s regions, assistance in development of a customized on-line utility use and cost database, development of a comprehensive Environmental Management System and a money-saving Waste Management Program. |
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Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) Facilities Throughout the US Performed energy audits to assess existing conditions of energy-using equipment and identify Energy Conservation Measures at MacDill AFB, Redstone Arsenal, Tinker AFB, Ord Military Community and Presidio of Monterey. A large part of this project involves evaluating the accuracy of the utility bills. RS&H has identified over $400,000 in billing errors that will be credited to AAFES. RS&H also developed the web-based AAFES Utility Tracking System, WATTS. It is accessed by almost 300 users, who enter utility use and cost data for more than 900 facilities throughout the US. |
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Energy Services, US Department of State Washington, DC RS&H conducted energy and water audits and developed utility cost-saving projects on the basis of detailed life cycle cost evaluations for U.S. Embassy facilities in Hamburg, Germany; Havana, Cuba; Helsinki, Finland; Kathmandu, Nepal; Kingston, Jamaica; Munich, Germany; Paramaribo, Suriname; Rabat, Morocco; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; and Vientiane, Laos. RS&H developed energy and water conservation opportunities for 389 buildings representing almost 2,000,000 square feet of floor area. Total energy, water and maintenance cost savings were approximately $1,000,000 per year. |
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Re/Retro-Commissioning GSA Buildings Seven Buildings in the Southeast US RS&H provided overall project task management which included energy audits and re-commissioning services at GSA facilities in Miami, West Palm Beach, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Mobile, Alabama; and Greenville, Mississippi. The seven buildings totaled 791,773 square feet of office space, court rooms, and post offices. Recommended findings included: closed outside air dampers, dirty ductwork and equipment, inoperable chilled-water valves, leaking chilled-water valves, damaged chilled- and hot-water coils, damaged VFDs that have been by-passed rather than repaired, damaged chillers and boilers, Inadequate air filtration, inadequate control of equipment and systems, and unbalanced air and water flow. |
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Program for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant City of Jacksonville, Florida RS&H has calculated energy consumption in city buildings, inventoried community greenhouse gas emissions, conducted interviews and surveys of project stakeholders and performed financial, engineering and environmental analysis of a suite of policies, resulting in the city’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy. RS&H served as Program Manager for the City of Jacksonville’s $8.7 Million award under the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, designing a portfolio of 19 sustainability projects estimated to create 125 jobs, annually save over $3.0 Million in energy costs, and leverage $3.7 Million in additional funds. |
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Facilities Energy Assessments, Department of Veterans Affairs Three Virginia National Cemeteries RS&H provided energy engineering services to perform energy assessments at three national cemeteries. RS&H conducted field surveys and developed energy conservation projects for ten buildings representing 40,156 square feet. ECM’s types recommended for funding include:
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Energy Management Consulting Services Greater Orlando Aviation Authority - Orlando, Florida RS&H provided architectural and engineering energy management consulting services for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA). Orlando International Airport (OIA) covers nearly 15,000 acres and has five terminal buildings containing almost 4.5 million square feet. Projects include: utility data collection, review and analysis, design review for energy efficiency, analysis of tenant energy use and cost, and energy audits and analysis of central energy plants. RS&H provided energy management services that included utility bill and tariff review, design specification review, concession billing study, chilled-water cost/hotel charges study, and central energy plant chiller analysis. As a result of these services, RS&H identified $213,000 in annual utility cost savings, $636,000 in annual utility cost recovery, and a one-time utility infrastructure reimbursement of $250,000. |