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Hebrew Home at Riverdale

Hebrew Home at Riverdale

Hebrew Home at Riverdale generates 32% energy savings which funds their HVAC and lighting upgrades

Hebrew Home, a senior living community in the Bronx, has a history of reducing its carbon footprint and helping the environment in financially responsible ways. Recently, it installed an on-site power generation plant that runs on gas, which is cleaner than using electricity from the grid.

Having a lower cost of electricity did not dissuade Hebrew Home from using less energy. Through its partnership with Ecosave, it completed an energy-reducing Ecosave Services Agreement (“ESA”), which generated enough energy savings to fund Ecosave’s upgrade to the HVAC and lighting systems for the Resnick Pavilion, Stolz Pavilion, and Jacob Reingold Building.

THE SOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTED AT HEBREW HOME INCLUDE:

  • Lighting equipment upgrade with high-output LEDs
  • Replacement of 245 dual-temperature fan coil units
  • Energy recovery wheels
  • New campus-wide Building Automation System (BAS)
  • Change rooftop unit heating from gas to using waste hot water from the combined heat and power unit
  • Demand ventilation provided to air handling units including Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) on supply and extract fans to match output with carbon dioxide levels within the building
  • Demand ventilation on kitchen extract fans to match output with optical and heat sensors mounted within existing kitchen hoods
  • Installation of new electric and steam smart sub-meters to help identify further savings and track consumption
  • Utility Management services provided through EcosaveWatch for the duration of the Service Period
  • Comprehensive equipment maintenance service provided for the duration of the Service Period to ensure savings are sustained

Project Details

Building Type
Senior Living
Location
Bronx, NY
Industry
Healthcare, Senior Living
Solutions
Building Automation, Energy Efficiency, Energy Generation, Energy Management and Monitoring, HVAC, Lighting

Project Results

$6.1 M Upgrade Value funded by Ecosave
Inclusive of grants & incentives
$770 K Annual Savings
$684 K Annual Service Fee Paid by Client
32% Annual Energy Savings
15 YRS Service Contract

Lighting

  • Lighting equipment upgrades with high-output LEDs

HVAC

  • Replacement of 245 dual temperature fan coil units and implementation of energy recovery wheels
  • Transition of rooftop unit heating from gas to waste hot water from the combined heat and power unit
  • Implementation of on-demand ventilation for air handling units including Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) on supply and extract fans to match output with carbon dioxide levels within the building
  • Implementation of on-demand ventilation from kitchen fans to match output with readings from optical and heat sensors mounted in existing kitchen hoods

Building Automation

  • Installation of a new campus-wide Building Automation System (BAS) and new electric and steam smart sub-meters to help identify further savings and track consumption

Ecosave Services

  • Utility Management services provided through EcosaveWatch for the duration of the Service Period. Comprehensive equipment maintenance services provided for the duration of the Services Period to ensure savings are sustained

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