ABM to Reduce Energy and Operating Costs of the Schools of Guntersville by More Than $9.3 Million
ABM’s Energy Performance Contracting Program Allows Schools of
Energy and operations savings will be achieved by implementing HVAC and control, water system and transformer upgrades at each of the school system’s five facilities. The upgrades will save the Schools of
"ABM’s Energy Performance Contracting program will allow the school system to upgrade each building’s infrastructure, while dedicating funding toward building a new high school," said
The infrastructure at the Schools of
The school system plans to save for the construction of a new
ABM’s project also includes a refrigeration management program at each of the schools, which will provide each school with energy-efficient refrigeration systems in the cafeterias. The new program provides school officials with instant updates of any temperature control issues in the refrigeration system.
ABM's Energy Performance Contracting program will enable the school system to make these upgrades without impacting its capital budget. The program is designed as a financial solution to meet clients' technical facility needs and sustainability goals. The goal is to drive costs out of a client's operating budget, allowing savings to be reallocated to fund mission critical facility needs. Click here for a video on how ABM is providing facility and financial solutions to school districts without upfront costs or tax increases.
As part of the Energy Performance Contracting program, ABM is working with SMALLab Learning to install a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) laboratory at
“ABM’s customized solution for the Schools of
Click here for a complete listing of the energy-efficiency improvements at the Schools of Guntersville’s facilities. Highlights of the project include:
- Upgrading to high-efficiency HVAC systems, which will be controlled by state-of-the-art controls at
Guntersville High ,Cherokee Elementary ,Guntersville Elementary andGuntersville Middle schools, while rejuvenating the existing HVAC system and installing WiFi-enabled thermostats at theGuntersville Board of Education - Replacing the roof at
Guntersville Elementary School , and upgrading ventilation systems and sealing building envelopes at each facility - Refrigeration management programs and high-efficiency transformer upgrades will be put in place at each school
- Upgrading water conservation systems at each facility
For more information on ABM's Energy Performance Contracting Program and other offerings, visit www.abm.com.
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