Siemens Building Technologies Helps Monterey Peninsula College Cut Energy Use, Trim Operating Costs and Limit Greenhouse Gas Emi
October 04 2007 - 4:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Building system upgrades and retrofits put campus facilities on
leaner, greener energy diet BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Oct. 4
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Driving operating costs down, reducing
energy consumption while increasing faculty and student comfort in
the classroom may be a lot to put on one plate, but Monterey
Peninsula College (MPC) will be able to add all of that to the menu
with the help of Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., and its
Energy and Environmental Solutions Group. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO ) The
facility improvement measures are part of an overall
performance-based solution slated for the MPC campus in Monterey,
Calif. Once the facility improvements are completed, the community
college is guaranteed to save the equivalent of more than $2.4
million in avoided annual energy costs over the 10-year life of the
contract. "Implementing this project with Siemens is an excellent
way to stretch our bond dollars," says Administrative Services vice
president, Joe Bissell. "We are able to implement many of the
capital improvements needed on campus using the energy savings to
pay for those improvements. This will also give us better overall
control of the facility environment, which means better student,
faculty and staff comfort, as well as a significant reduction in
environmental emissions." Facility-wide energy efficiency
improvements-identified by a comprehensive campus-wide facility and
systems audit-are being installed now and include new building
automation systems and controls, HVAC mechanical upgrades,
interior/exterior lighting upgrades, IT network management
software, and vending machine controls. It's the tight integration
of technologies and their smart operation which ultimately deliver
such dramatic energy reductions. "I'm glad to see the energy
conservation projects starting in conjunction with the
infrastructure improvements that we are now implementing as a
result of the bond passed by our community," says MPC facilities
director Steve Morgan. Infrastructure improvements, including
sustainable roofs, double-pane insulated windows, waterless
urinals, motion sensors, and sustainable roads, are all a part of
what is planned for the various campus buildings. "We've
encompassed recycling programs and storm water management plans in
the process as well, and considering that the number of projects we
worked on during summer 2007 was huge," explains Morgan, "the
project will probably end up being the most active and large-scale
period of construction MPC will see over the next decade." With new
systems operating as specified, energy savings for all facilities
are anticipated to reach 1,636,765 kWh per year. According to
Siemens Building Technologies' Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculator,
this will reduce emissions of CO2 by approximately 2.2 million
pounds/year, take the equivalent of 336 passenger cars off the
road, or preserve 1,287 acres of forest from deforestation. As a
leading provider of energy and environmental solutions, building
controls, fire safety and security systems solutions, Siemens
Building Technologies, Inc., makes buildings comfortable, safe,
secure and less costly to operate. With U.S. headquarters in
Buffalo Grove, Ill., Siemens Building Technologies employs 7,200
people and provides a full range of services and solutions from
more than 100 locations coast-to-coast. Worldwide, the company has
28,000 employees and operates from more than 500 locations in 51
countries. For more information on Siemens Building Technologies,
visit: http://www.usa.siemens.com/buildingtechnologies
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Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Steven E. Kuehn of Siemens Building
Technologies, Inc., +1-847-941-6047 or Web site:
http://www.usa.siemens.com/buildingtechnologies
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