This case study was written by Richard Brown of Thermaxx Jackets
Located in Washington D.C. is a non-profit hospital licensed by the District of Columbia Department of Health and Human Services. The hospital specializes in surgery, orthopedics, and oncology services. The hospital’s energy management team is responsible for the utility spend and construction projects for the hospital, while driving energy saving projects in an effort to reduce operating costs.
An initial Energy Heat Loss Survey was conducted by Thermaxx Jackets Regional Manager, Richard Brown. What Thermaxx found was several areas within the hospital where gas therms could be saved, starting with the Central Plant Boiler room. For this project we installed insulation blankets in the main boiler plant and mechanical rooms on several floors.
Thermaxx manufactured and installed removable custom insulation blankets on specialty valves, steam stations, pumps, and an old exposed linear ft of pipe in these rooms. The result of this action was a success as Thermaxx calculated an annual savings of just over $25k. This project was also eligible for an energy incentive award from a local utility.
Annual savings and CO2 reduction:
- Total project cost: $50k
- Utility Incentive Award: 65% of total project cost
- Total Annual Savings: $25k
- 5yr Savings: $106k
- CO2 Greenhouse Reduction (Metric Tons/yr.): 118.0
- CO2 reduction of 118 pounds (0.059 Tons) for every MMBtu of natural gas saved.
- Pre Therms: 23,094
- Post Therms: 1993
- Therms Saved: 21,101
- Payback period: 16 months
For more information on Thermaxx Jackets removable insulation, contact us. You can also schedule a no obligation heat loss survey for your facility here.
Richard Brown - Regional Sales Manager of Thermaxx
Richard joins ThermaXX with over 20 years of Sales and Project Management Experience in Construction Contracting industry. A native of Pittsburgh PA, Richard began his career after Attending Washington Adventists University in Takoma Park MD with Johnson Controls as a Sales Engineer. Then forward joining Schneider Electric Critical Systems Group where he managed a 20 million dollar a year Building HVAC Controls integration project for Amazon in Northern VA. Thereafter he joined Spirax Sarco as a Sales Engineer covering the DC metro area. Richard is an active member of ASHRE and often attends network meetings and seminars.
