by Brianna Crandall — May 30, 2016 — The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Northeast and Caribbean Region, recently announced the award of a $114 million energy savings performance contract (ESPC) to Trane U.S. The goal of an ESPC is for federal agencies to partner with an energy service company to implement various energy conservation measures — in this case, at 10 federal buildings in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and White Plains, New York.
The effort will include major mechanical replacements to provide for more efficient operations and result in significant energy savings and is also expected to drive economic development throughout the State of New York.
“This Energy Savings Performance Contract will save approximately $7.4 million in taxpayer dollars and 30% in energy consumption in 10 buildings throughout the New York City area”, said Norman Dong, commissioner, GSA Public Buildings Service. “This is an important investment in the federal government’s commitment to sustainability, creating a greener, more efficient federal government.”
The ESPC award in New York:
- Covers approximately 8,174,094 gross square feet
- Is projected to reduce energy consumption by 29.6%
- Is projected to reduce water consumption by 20.2%
- Features building automation system (BAS) improvements for better building-level control and more efficient functionality
Buildings covered by the ESPC include:
- 201 Varick Street Federal Building
- Ronald H. Brown U.S. Mission to the U.N. Building
- Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
- Daniel P. Moynihan U.S. Courthouse
- Ted Weiss Federal Building
- Charles L. Brieant Jr. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
- Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building
- Emanuel Celler U.S. Courthouse
- Conrad B. Duberstein U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse
- Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
