Product No.: 15024A
Date Published: 04/2016
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On behalf of the DVRPC Circuit Rider Program Practical Energy Solutions (PES) performed an energy assessment of the Bristol Township Administration Building. The Bristol Township administration building (32,160 ft2) is a multi-use facility housing administrative offices, as well as the police department, a community meeting room, and a large storage area. The primary finding is lack of control over the heating system caused by hot water continuously circulating through the building’s perimeter fan coil units (FCUs), causing continuous radiant heat and occupant discomfort. To address this issue, PES recommends that the township decommission the fan coil units and install natural gas pipes to the building’s roof top units to enable the use of the existing RTUs for space heating. Further, PES recommends that the township develop an HVAC replacement strategy to upgrade the RTUs with the more efficient models as budget allows. Further, PES provided technical refinements to the township’s existing lighting upgrade and delamping strategy, and estimated the energy and cost savings associated with that measure. Overall, these energy conservation measures can cut electricity use 31 percent and reduce natural gas use by 8 percent, saving the township more than $10,000 annually in annual energy costs at today’s prices. They will also reduce CO2 emissions due to fossil fuel use by more than 114,000 pounds of CO2 per year.Geographic Area Covered: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania
Key Words: Energy, natural gas, electricity, energy management, heating ventilation air conditioning (HVAC), fan coil unit, boiler, roof top unit, thermostat, lighting, delamping, CO2 emissions
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- Elizabeth V. Compitello (ecompitello@dvrpc.org)
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