ABM to Save California’s Salida Union School District over $4.6 Million in Operating Costs
September 28 2016 - 1:00PM
ABM (NYSE:ABM), a leading provider of facility solutions,
announced that Salida Union School District in California will
implement comprehensive infrastructure improvements through ABM’s
energy performance contracting program. ABM’s customized solution
is projected to save Salida Union School District more than $4.6
million in energy and operating costs over a 20-year period by
providing energy-efficiency enhancements and water conservation
measures to multiple schools within the district. The projects are
scheduled to be finalized in summer 2017.
ABM’s energy performance contracting program is
designed as a financial solution to meet clients’ technical
facility needs and sustainability goals. For ABM, the goal is to
drive costs out of a client’s operating budget, allowing savings to
be reallocated to fund mission critical facility needs.
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Salida Union School District had been facing
rising operating and maintenance costs due to aging facility
equipment. In fact, all of the HVAC systems at Dena Boer
Elementary, Mildred Perkins Elementary, Salida Elementary School
and Sisk Elementary School were over 25 years old - making
equipment failures regular and costly events. The district did not
have the money necessary to replace its equipment, nor did it want
to burden local citizens with a tax increase to replace these
failing systems.
Fortunately, the California Clean Energy Jobs
Act (Proposition 39) allocates revenue to local education agencies
to support energy-efficiency and alternative-energy projects, along
with related improvements and repairs that reduce operating costs
and improve health and safety conditions in public schools. The
California Energy Commission approves and allocates these funds
according to strict accountability requirements that aim to ensure
the funds will deliver the expected outcomes.
To help the District qualify for these funds,
ABM conducted an extensive energy audit and worked closely with
leaders of the District to discover failing equipment and
energy-efficiency opportunities for multiple schools. Using this
information to create a detailed energy-efficiency plan and project
scope, ABM’s team helped the District navigate the California
Energy Commission’s strict guidelines to successfully obtain a
Proposition 39 grant to fund the project. ABM also helped secure a
zero-interest loan through the California Energy Commission’s
Energy Conservation Assistance Act for Education.
In all, ABM’s customized performance contracting
program provides infrastructure upgrades that will result in
estimated annual savings of 925,000 kilowatt-hours of energy; 3,100
therms of natural gas; and 1.9 million gallons of water. This
equates to more than $175,000 of utility cost savings per year.
Highlights of the energy-efficiency, water conservation and
facility improvements include:
- Replacing 84 HVAC units that were 25+ years old with new,
energy-efficient units.
- Installing outside economizers and/or fresh air intakes to
improve indoor air quality and reduce the cooling load for Dena
Boer Elementary, Mildred Perkins Elementary, Salida Elementary
School and Sisk Elementary School.
- Mounting solar photovoltaic energy systems at Salida Elementary
School and Mildred Perkins Elementary to provide renewable,
emissions-free energy sources – creating energy savings in excess
of $46,000 per year.
- Implementing a cool roof restoration at Dena Boer Elementary
School that covers almost 40,000 square feet.
- Upgrading to water-saving equipment at Dena Boer Elementary,
Mildred Perkins Elementary, Salida Elementary School, Sisk
Elementary School, Salida Middle School and the District
Office.
Supporting Quotes
“ABM is excited to support Salida Union School
District in its efforts to improve the learning environment, energy
efficiency and sustainability of its schools, while also creating
general fund relief that can be used to support educational
programs for many years to come,” said Scott Giacobbe, President of
ABM Building & Energy Solutions.
“Salida Union School District’s primary goal is
to provide an excellent educational experience for our students. By
conducting a very thorough and thoughtful analysis, ABM was able to
upgrade our facilities, minimizing our carbon footprint on our
environment. These upgrades reduced our monthly utility costs and
increased the programs and learning opportunities for our students.
These cost saving measures allow the district to re-invest money
back into our future and our greatest asset, our students,” said
Twila Tosh, Superintendent of Salida Union School District.
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solutions with revenues of approximately $4.9 billion and over
100,000 employees in 300+ offices throughout the United States and
various international locations. ABM’s comprehensive capabilities
include electrical & lighting, energy solutions, facilities
engineering, HVAC & mechanical, janitorial, landscape &
turf, mission critical solutions and parking, provided through
stand-alone or integrated solutions. ABM provides custom facility
solutions in urban, suburban and rural areas to properties of all
sizes — from schools and commercial buildings to hospitals, data
centers manufacturing plants and airports. ABM Industries
Incorporated, which operates through its subsidiaries, was founded
in 1909. For more information, visit www.abm.com.
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