Con Edison Solutions Joins With Brooklyn College to Improve Energy Management Efficiency and Energy Operational Controls.WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 14, 1999-- At a groundbreaking ceremony to be held at Brooklyn College Brooklyn College: see New York, City University of. Thursday, September 16th (4:00-6:00 PM), Con Edison Solutions and Brooklyn College officials will announce an energy performance agreement and that construction is underway of a new 10,000-ton capacity central chilled water facility and distribution system. This new agreement will significantly improve the College's energy management efficiency and energy operational controls. Con Edison Solutions, which specializes in creating customized energy management programs for institutions and facilities, was chosen by Brooklyn College and the Dormitory Authority of The State of New York The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (acronym: DASNY, IPA pronunciation: ['dæzniː]; also frequently referred to as just "Dormitory Authority") provides construction, financing, and allied services which serve to design and construct a state-of-the-art high efficiency central cooling plant. This project represents one of the first design-build energy performance contracts ever issued by the state of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Energy cost savings could exceed an estimated $800,000 per year over the course of the contract. A central chilled water facility is a system that generates and pumps chilled water into building ventilation fans to provide year-round climate control. Brooklyn College's new chilled water facility, scheduled for substantial completion by June 2000, will consist of three steam-driven and two electric-driven chillers, each with a 2,000-ton capacity. The availability of both electric and steam chillers enables Brooklyn College to optimize their energy operations and achieve significant energy savings through the use of steam chillers during high electric demand periods. The chilled water will be distributed throughout the campus's eleven buildings-totaling 1.45 million square feet-using an underground-piping network. "We're proud to join with Brooklyn College, as it demonstrates our expertise in upgrading existing thermal systems and facilities with state-of-the-art energy delivery networks," said John Boyd John Boyd may refer to:
According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Steve G. Czirak, assistant vice-president of facilities planning and operations at Brooklyn College, "We selected Con Edison Solutions because of their individually tailored approach to our energy and operational needs. The facility and delivery system designed by Con Edison Solutions will allow for optimal fuel and operational efficiency year-round." The project was made possible through the support of the Office of the Governor, the Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. of the City University of New York The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym: IPA pronunciation: [kjuni]), is the public university system of New York City. , the Office of the Chancellor of the City University of New York, the City University of New York's Department of Design and Construction Management, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, and the New York State Division of Budget. Brooklyn College, founded in 1930, is one of the eleven senior colleges of the City University of New York. It educates 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The school is known nationally for its core curriculum, which has been hailed as one of the "bright spots" in American higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . Located on a 26-acre tree-lined campus in Flatbush, Brooklyn Flatbush is a community of the Borough of Brooklyn, a part of New York City, consisting of several neighborhoods. The name Flatbush is an Anglicization of the Dutch language Vladbos (approximately wooded land). College has a student body representative of more than 100 ethnic and cultural groups. Con Edison Solutions, a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CE) is one of the leading energy services providers in the northeastern United States. In addition to energy resource management services, the company provides electricity and/or natural gas to customers in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut. For more information, please call 1-888-210-8899 or visit the Con Edison Solutions Web site at www.ConEdSolutions.com. -0- To download a rendering of the Brooklyn College Central Chilled Water Facility, visit the Con Edison Solutions Web site at: http://www.conedsolutions.com/500/html/content19990914b.asp Caption to rendering on Web site: Con Edison Solutions, Brooklyn College and the Dormitory Authority of the State of NY partner to construct a new 10,000-ton central chilled water facility and distribution system. Groundbreaking ceremony, September 16, 1999. |
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