- Albany City School District Phase V, New York Power Authority (NYPA), Albany, NY:
as project manager, performed an energy study of the HVAC and Electrical systems at the Albany High School and Delaware Community Elementary School.
This project is the fifth phase of Albany City School District’s participation in NYPA’s Energy Services Program. The District commissioned the engineering team to develop additional measures to
further reduce the energy consumption of building systems. Energy conservation measures include the installation of new HVAC equipment, replacing the heating plant, upgrading control systems plus
lighting upgrades in the buildings in order to enhance the reliability of campus systems, as well as increase the comfort and safety of building occupants.
- SUNY College at Brockport Phase IV, Brockport, NY: as program manager, SET oversaw the engineering effort that surveyed the latest buildings to evaluate and determine the extent of the potential of the following
energy conservation measures (ECMs): New domestic hot water heaters boiler and kitchen boilers to eliminate firing the boiler during non-heating seasons; Modifying boiler burner to include variable
speed blowers with parallel fuel control and oxygen trim; converting refrigeration compressors cooled by single pass domestic cold water to air cooled compressors; upgraded controls for fan coil
units; tying building chillers to campus header for partial load efficiency and redundancy; a dedicated chiller for special use area instead of running building chiller during spring and fall;
replacing pneumatic controls with direct digital control (DDC); installation of carbon dioxide (CO2) sensors and corresponding ventilation controls; various lighting upgrades for increased
efficiency; and solar photovoltaic system installation. Leading this effort, SET managed the project from inception to construction close out to save the college $433,000 annually.
- Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex (WSWHE) Board of Cooperative Educational Services
(BOCES), NYPA, Saratoga Springs and Hudson Falls, NY: as project manager, implemented the following series of energy conservation
measures: furnish all vending machines with Vending Misers; upgrade lighting to energy efficient lighting with motion sensor controls throughout two campuses; install variable frequency drives (VFDs)
for hot water circulation pumps; install ductwork for return air to prevent odor migration; provide make-up air for kitchen exhaust hoods; replace packaged terminal air-conditioners (PTAC) units;
replace hot water boiler plants with high efficiency condensing boiler plants; install gas hot water heater boosters for dishwasher units; replace electric unit ventilators (UV) with hot water units;
replace electric ceiling fan coil units with new hot water units; replace electric domestic hot water heaters with gas hot water heaters; replace old rooftop heating and ventilating units with new;
replace old packaged rooftop multi-zone units with new; schedule control of outside air dampers on PTAC, UV, and HV Units.
- SUNY College at Brockport Phase III, Brockport, NY: as project manager, performed a campus-wide energy study of the HVAC and Electrical systems at SUNY Brockport. This is the third phase of the campus’s campus-wide
participation of NYPA’s Energy Services Program. Before any new equipment was installed in the campus buildings, partial asbestos abatement was done in some mechanical equipment rooms and other
affected areas. Also, new equipment installation as programmed around the building’s occupancy to minimize the interruptions to HVAC service and systems. Energy conservation measures included:
HVAC systems upgrades; roof replacement; air conditioning unit, exhaust hood, and fire alarm upgrades; dust collection and ventilation upgrades; enclosing loading docks; chiller and cooling tower
replacement; wood shop ventilation; heat exchanger, variable frequency drives, chill water pumps; steam trap replacement; window upgrades.
- Yale University LSOG Labs, New Haven, CT: SET designed and oversaw the construction of a heat recovery system to eliminate the usage of 1,500,000 BTUH of steam preheat. This project required a detail study
of the existing building exhaust systems and temperatures and design of an elaborate heat exchangers to remove heat from the exhaust systems and preheat the make-up air coming into the building. The
system was designed in such a way that all maintenance on any coils could be done without shutting the system down. The payback for this system was less than 7 years and it was installed within 8
months of design.
- Brooklyn Friends School HVAC Upgrades,
Brooklyn, New York: as part of the Brooklyn Friends Schools periodic summer upgrades to their building, MQ Consulting
developed a set of construction documents for HVAC upgrades to replace the building’s main built-up air handling unit in the central plant as well as completely removing and re-building the HVAC
ductwork on the 5th floor.
- The Allen Stevenson School, New York, NY: SET designed numerous HVAC upgrades to aid in the additions and renovations being performed at an all-boys private school on the Upper East Side. The new
architectural design modified the building classification from a low-rise structure to a high rise, requiring additional life-safety equipment and controls. The design approach was to develop a
phasing strategy with the General Contractor; understand the impact on the students and the existing programs and confer with the client to understand their need to temporary spaces to relocate the
affected programs. In addition, the project involved upgrading existing utility services, complying with LEED design requirements as well as landmarks preservation requirements.
- NYC School Construction Authority (SCA) Multi-location, city wide integrated BMS
design
- BOCES Saratoga Springs - Building Management System design
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