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Mendham Township Schools Cut Energy Costs by 30% |
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BROOKSIDE, NEW JERSEY, Aug. 14 -/E-Wire/--
Mendham Township, a New Jersey school district, has recently achieved a 30% reduction in their annual energy costs. During the next one to three years, this number is expected to increase to 35-40% as program recommendations focusing on short-term capital projects have been approved. This resulting savings is 3 times some recently reported efforts in the region.
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Pamela Ranco, The Mendham Township School Business Administrator, initiated the program along with the former Superintendent of Schools Christine Johnson, the Mendham Township School Board, and Operations Committee Chair, George Davie.
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The board carefully considered a variety of available options for their Schools Energy Savings Program™. They chose Energy Design Solutions because of their innovative solutions and also because they are paid from savings achieved. EDS has become the only vendor that is paid from revenue they create.
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“Enrolling the Mendham Township School district in a performance-based Schools Energy Savings Program TM with the nationally renowned firm Energy Design Solutions was the key,” states Pam Ranco, Business Administrator, “they welcomed our leadership and active participation, and we pay EDS a percentage of the savings that is created in comparison to our base year usage. There is no risk in fixed or hourly fees, and that’s especially important since we have such a large financial responsibility to our community.”
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Energy Design Solutions, which maintains offices in the NY area, offers a national Schools Energy Savings Program™ specializing in both institutional and commercial facilities.
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EDS earns their fee only when savings are achieved. Jim Downs, President of Energy Design Solutions, is committed to “finding practical, measurable solutions for saving energy.” Downs maintains a state-of-the-art energy efficient home and is currently proceeding with plans to complete a “Net Zero” office building.
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EDS says that their innovative solution for school buildings relies on their proprietary software and engineering experience, including a day-to-day “hands-on” approach, working closely with the school personnel at all levels to achieve success. Program savings to date have been accomplished through sound management and scheduling of Building Management systems, along with trouble-shooting and repair of certain vital building control components.
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Energy Design Solutions readily gives kudos to Business Administrator Pam Ranco and the Mendham Township Facilities Managers, Frank Criscuollo and John Ragusa, who together have created one of the most energy efficient schools in the state of NJ.
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Mendham believes that the key to their Energy Cost Management is that EDS “keeps score.” Pam Ranco adds, “We realized that unless we make the Energy Savings Program™ a permanent part of our business of running the school and keeping on track, we will never achieve long-term sustained results. Our main goal is to reduce our consumption and keep energy demand as low as possible and then seek alternative energy options when they become economical.”
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Not only has Mendham Twp. achieved a 30% savings, most initial recommendations were paid out of their existing maintenance budget and will be paid back during the first year of the program. The district has recently approved, and is starting to implement, short term capital expenditures that will payback within the next 2 or 3 years. Not only are they saving money, but many have noted that climate comfort during the day has actually increased.
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Regarding the schools environmental responsibility, Ranco states, “We are educating our children to conserve and recycle, and we realized we could do more to set an example.”
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Energy Design Solutions may be visited on the web at www.EnergyDesign.org or by email at info@energydesign.org. School systems and businesses alike may enroll risk free.
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Contact Info: Pam Ranco,
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Business Administrator,
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Mendham School District,
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Mendham Township, NJ
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email: pranco@mendhamtwp.org
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Bill Lytle, Brand Champs
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email: bill@brandchamps.com
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732-356-7035
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Website : Mendham Township Schools
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Mendham School District |
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08-14-2008 |
/CONTACT:
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Pam Ranco,
Business Administrator,
Mendham School District,
Mendham Township, NJ
email: pranco@mendhamtwp.org
Bill Lytle, Brand Champs
email: bill@brandchamps.com
732-356-7035 |
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http://www.mendhamtwp.org
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