Prepared by Leo McNeill, Regional Director, Trane Comprehensive Solutions
Marshfield Energy Program Goals
- Reduce energy consumption
- Achieve broad range of needed facility upgrades without capital funding
- Pay for project over time with resultant savings
- Improve learning/working indoor environments throughout the Town
- “Green” Marshfield facilities
- Sustain performance through ongoing maintenance & support
Trane Project – Results
- Phase I completed – September 2013
- Over $4.7M in facility improvements implemented
- Utility rebates exceeding $200,000 secured for the Town
- Transition into maintenance and guaranteed savings phase planned October 2013
- Guaranteed energy savings > $128K/year – validated and reported annually for 20 year term
- Financing for the project was provided by a Qualified Energy Conservation Bond (QECB) at (0%) interest to the town.
Facility Improvements Implemented
Furnace Brook Middle School:
- New Variable Frequency Drives for hot water heating pumps
- Building envelope improvements
Martinson Elementary School:
- New high efficiency boiler plant
- Air cooled condenser for walk in refrigerator (replace once-through water cooled)
South River Elementary School:
- New high efficiency boiler plant
- 27 New classroom unit ventilators
- New air handler for Gym, Café, Arts room and Computer room
- New Energy Management System
- Building envelope improvements
Governor Winslow Elementary School:
- Air cooled condenser for walk in refrigerator (replace once-through water cooled)
Eames Way Elementary School:
- New high efficiency boiler plant
- 22 New classroom unit ventilators
- New air handler for Café and Kitchen
- New Energy Management System
- New high efficiency windows
Daniel Webster School:
- New high efficiency condensing boiler plant
- 28 New classroom Unit Ventilators
- New Air Handler for Café, Primary Activity Room and Gym:
- New Energy Management System
- New high efficiency windows
- New motors and Variable Frequency Drives for hot water pumps
- Air Cooled Condenser for walk in refrigerator (replace once-through water cooled)
Marshfield Town Hall:
- New air cooled chiller
- New chilled water distribution system throughout the facility
- 39 @ 4 Pipe (heating and cooling) Fan Coil Units – building perimeter
- New Air Handling Unit with heat recovery wheel for core areas and meeting rooms
- New high efficiency boiler plant
- New Energy Management System
South River Street Fire Station – New Overhead Doors, Main Street Fire Station-Building envelope improvements
Police Station – Building envelope improvements, Recreation Center – Building envelope improvements
Environmental Benefit
Calculated environmental benefits realized by implementing the Phase I project include:
Emission Reductions Over 20 Year term
- Pounds Carbon Dioxide 22,087,120
- Pounds Sulfur Dioxide 10,435
- Pounds Nitrogen Oxide 25,302
- Metric Tons Carbon Dioxide 10,019
- Metric Tons Sulfur Dioxide 5
- Metric Tons Nitrogen Oxide 11
Equivalent Impact Over 20 Year term
- Passenger cars taken off the road 2,165
- Passenger car miles driven 25,974,661
- Planted acres of trees 3,012
- Gallons of gasoline 1,140,864
- Barrels of oil 23,301
- Number of powered homes 1,281
Next Steps
- Construction Phase I completed September 2013
- Trane commences ongoing maintenance and guaranteed energy savings phase – Planned October 2013 (Annual reports validating energy saved)
- Option for Phase II project to develop and implement additional conservation measures at schools, town facilities, DPW – WWTP
On behalf of the entire team at Trane, I’d like to extend our sincere thanks to the Marshfield Energy Committee, the Board of Selectmen, Town Administrator Rocco Longo, Facilities Manager Brian Adams, Treasurer/Collector Nancy Holt, and all concerned for your cooperation and support.
This project demonstrates Marshfield’s commitment to fiscal, social and environmental stewardship. We look forward to working with you to sustain optimized facility performance and energy savings for the long term.
Leo McNeill, Regional Director Trane
Marshfield Energy Committee 