University of Texas at Austin
One of the largest public universities in the U.S., the University of Texas at Austin’s District Cooling optimization project successfully achieved a plant performance range from 0.33 to 0.87 kW/ton in an already efficient plant. “OptimumHVAC is exceeding expectations and the operators love it. This is the first optimization system I have bought that actually works.”
Kevin Kuretich, P.E., Associate Director of Plant Operations, University of Texas at Austin
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Boston Headquarters
The U.S. headquarters of this Canadian-based financial services group requires constant cooling with no interruption of flow as the system automatically switches between mechanical cooling, free cooling and overnight operation. “Optimum Energy’s solutions are impressive in that they combine applications that optimize system efficiency with built-in measurement and management services. With this combination, this Boston facility has the continuous commissioning it needs to meet its long-term energy, greenhouse gas and cost reduction goals. The AEE New England Chapter is pleased to recognize Optimum Energy for their work on this project.”
Brian Crafts, AEE New England Chapter President
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Mission Critical Research Center
In 2008, the company set its sights on reducing energy use in its 50-year old research facility in New York State. With 50% of the building dedicated to research labs and datacenters, cooling was required 24/7 to support mission-critical reliability requirements. Even with the data center's unique system configuration and single-speed chillers, Optimum Energy estimated that optimizing system performance with OptimumLOOP could reduce the average annual kW/ton to 0.67 kW/ton, an additional 17% reduction.
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GSA Courthouse
Optimum Energy worked closely with the General Services Administration (GSA) to meet the facility’s strict security requirements. Optimum Energy accesses information via a GSA-supplied computer and all technicians servicing the system have security clearances. “Investments in energy savings will not only reduce the Federal energy bill, they can also lead to a range of other important benefits including safeguarding our environment, increasing the productivity of the Federal workforce, and improving our nation’s energy security.”
Richard Kidd, FEMP Program Manager
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Mineta San José International Airport
The City of San José airport operations and capital HVAC improvements were supported by operational revenues generated by user fees and federal capital grants. With Optimum Energy’s savings, payback for the entire project (plus hardware upgrades, less incentives) was only 1.2 years. “Improving the efficiency of our central chiller plant enabled us to make our airport facilities much more energy efficient and helped us to achieve LEED certification for our new concourse as well.”
Patrick Tonna, Deputy Dir., Facilities & Engineering, Mineta San José Intl. Airport
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Aventine Office Complex
Aventine implemented Optimum Energy solutions and reduced energy consumption by 45%, helping Aventine earn an ENERGY STAR rating of 100, which qualified Aventine to receive all the available points for LEED EA Credit 1 - a total of 18 points - for LEED Platinum certification. “Achieving an ENERGY STAR rating of 100 is unprecedented for a 20-plus year old building. Installation of OptimumHVAC is saving us money, and played a significant role in our achievement of LEED Platinum certification.”
Carlos Santamaria, Dir. Engineering, Glenborough
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