Hebrew Home at Riverdale

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