ABM to Save South Carolina’s Anderson County School District 2 and 3 over $6 Million
March 16 2016 - 4:30PM
ABM (NYSE:ABM), a leading provider of facility solutions,
announced its ABM Building Solutions business has been selected by
Anderson County School District 2 and District 3 in South Carolina
to implement comprehensive infrastructure improvements through
ABM’s Bundled Energy Solutions program. The customized solution,
developed by ABM will provide energy efficient upgrades and
facility enhancements to eleven schools within Anderson County. The
projects, which began in Fall 2015 and will be completed in Summer
2016, are estimated to save Anderson School District 2 and District
3 more than $6 million in energy and operating costs over a 15-year
period.
ABM’s Bundled Energy Solutions 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 critical facility needs.
View an infographic on how ABM is building value
for educational facilities through its Bundled Energy Solutions
Program.
Anderson County School District 3 will be
working alongside ABM to provide infrastructure upgrades within its
three elementary schools, the middle school, the high school and
the Board of Education building. In addition to the HVAC system
upgrades, installation of LED lighting, energy efficient
transformers and water conservation measures, facility and deferred
maintenance improvements include:
- New HVAC units including chiller, boiler and unit ventilators
within Crescent High School ninth grade wing and Starr Elementary
School kindergarten wing
- Utilization of global plasma solution (GPS) technology in
Crescent High School ninth grade wing, Starr Elementary School
kindergarten wing and Iva Elementary School gym to improve indoor
air quality and to reduce humidity challenges in the gym
- PC power management software will be installed on the school
district’s computing network and will help to maximize savings
while avoiding loss of productivity
“Due to limited funds, we have not been able to
make needed improvements to the students’ learning environment as
our primary focus has been on enhancing the curriculum we provide
to our students each year,” said Dr. Mason Gary, Superintendent for
Anderson School District 3. “With ABM’s solution we don’t have to
select between student-focused initiatives and improving our
infrastructure.”
Anderson School District 3 will also be taking advantage of the
SouthCarolinaSAVES™ Green Community Program which affords low
interest rate financing for energy efficiency in South Carolina
business, institutional and government properties. The program’s
funding may be used to purchase and install energy-efficient
fixtures and retrofits, renewable energy systems, water
conservation measures and other qualifying conservation measures
including lighting, HVAC, controls, envelope and process
improvement upgrades. The federal subsidy from this program will
decrease the interest rate for the Anderson School District 3
project to a rate of less than 2% for 15 years. This will result in
over $900,000 in interest savings for the life of the program.
Within Anderson County School District 2, energy
and facility improvements will be made to the school district’s
three elementary schools, two middle schools, and the high school
building as well as the primary school. The comprehensive
infrastructure upgrade and modernization of the district’s school
buildings include:
- Replacement of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC)
systems and control upgrades
- Replacement of existing lighting with LED lighting
- Installation of energy efficient transformers
- Implementation of water conservation measures by installing low
flow plumbing fixtures and retrofitting kitchen sinks with pedal
valves
- Installation of electric hand dryers throughout the district’s
buildings to reduce waste and lower facility costs
Supporting Quotations “We are
looking to take a proactive approach to making needed
infrastructure improvements; however, we are also looking for
general fund relief,” said Dr. Richard Rosenberger, Superintendent
for Anderson School District 2. “ABM delivered a solution that will
allow us to achieve this goal and the savings are guaranteed for
life of the program.”
"ABM is proud to support South Carolina’s
Anderson County School District 2 and District 3 with their
commitment to provide quality education for the students in their
communities. We are dedicated to improving Anderson’s
students’ learning environments through upgraded lighting, improved
indoor air quality and enhancing the overall sustainability of the
buildings,” said Scott Giacobbe, President of ABM Building &
Energy Solutions. “Our financial solution offers a way for the
school districts to make needed infrastructure improvements so that
their students can continue to thrive in an improved learning
environment.”
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States and various international locations. ABM’s comprehensive
capabilities include electrical & lighting, energy solutions,
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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,
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