Building Improvements Will Save Metropolitan Housing Authorities $1.1 Million Annually in Energy Costs; Vestar, Inc., Awarded Projects To Improve More Than 4040 Units.Business Editors CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2003 Vestar, Inc., an affiliate of Cinergy Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CIN CIN cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) A term used to categorize degrees of dysplasia arising in the epithelium, or outer layer, of the cervix. ), will soon begin energy-saving improvements at public housing units in Dayton, Middletown and Hamilton, Ohio Hamilton is a city in Butler County, Ohio, United States. The population was 60,690 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Butler CountyGR6. 2005 estimates indicate a slight population increase to approximately 61,943. . The contracts total approximately $10.5 million and are expected to result in savings of more than $1.1 million annually in energy costs. The project with the Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority is slated for completion next May and will cover 41 sites. The $8.5 million contract will include boiler control improvements, high-efficiency furnace furnace, enclosed space for the burning of fuel. There are many kinds of furnaces, the type depending upon the fuel and the use to which the heat produced within it is put. Most familiar are the furnaces used in the heating of buildings. replacement, new windows, domestic hot water improvements as well as water conservation solutions. The Housing Authority is expected to save more than $900,000 annually in energy and operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales as a result of the improvements. The $2 million project with the Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority will include boiler control improvements, weather-stripping, lighting retrofits and water conservation solutions to 971 housing units in Middletown and Hamilton. Annual savings to the Housing Authority are expected to be more than $230,000. Vestar, an energy service company specializing in facility and infrastructure solutions, completed similar projects for the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA CMHA Canadian Mental Health Association CMHA Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority CMHA Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (Cincinnati, Ohio) CMHA Center for Mental Health and Aging CMHA Colorado Manufactured Housing Association ) and is currently engaged in a similar project for the LaSalle County Housing Authority in Illinois. The CMHA program earned Vestar the Ohio Governor's Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency for the second year in a row. "With these projects, Vestar continues to grow our leadership in helping public housing authorities upgrade their existing infrastructure and reduce costs all at the same time," said Vestar President Leland Smith. "These alliances between Vestar and the housing authorities save money for the taxpayers and help save the environment for generations to come by reducing greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas emissions." Vestar, Inc. is an energy service company specializing in facility and infrastructure solutions and the appropriate application of energy-related technology. Vestar works to understand customer goals and apply them to develop and deliver facility infrastructure solutions that conserve resources and improve building performance. Vestar is an affiliate of Cinergy Corp., one of the largest diversified energy companies in the U.S. |
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