Cost & Operation Solutions
PARTIAL LISTING OF PROJECTS DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION, MAJOR REPAIR & REPLACEMENT COSTS OR SOLVE OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS IN BUILDINGS
- Conceptualized, designed and installed a modification to a Hi-Rise Coop Apartment House circulating water system for heat and air conditioning to reduce operating pressures in order to reduce or eliminate burst pipes and fan coil units.
- Provided an on-line monitoring system and used detailed comparative analysis to assured newly installed heating and air conditioning equipment was operating properly.
- Provided specialized casualty services to increase insurance claim payments for various flood and water damage casualty loses
- Conceptualized, designed and installed a very low cost emergency electrical generator system for a Hi-Rise Coop Apartment House as apart of an emergency readiness plan
- Conceptualized and provided design and construction oversight for the raising of an existing elevator to provide a roof landing
- Conceptualized, designed and installed a low cost riser shut down system for Circulating Water in Hi Rise apartment houses to allow for managed economical repairs
- Studied and solved long standing Hot Water Distribution Problem in high rise apartment house
- Conceptualized, managed the installation of and commissioned replacement boilers and oil tanks in various buildings
- Conceptualized and analyzed the switch from Con Edison system to fossil fired heating and cooling equipment
- Utilized specialized vibration analysis equipment to determine the location of a noise generating construction defect in a Hi Rise Apartment House that eluded detection for 15 years
- Provided construction management services to turnaround a significantly over budget water proofing project and deliver it on budget
- Developed and implemented financial programs sensitive to 80/20 income restrictions in Coop Apartment Houses
- Negotiated and procured unsecured project financing and new mortgages for Coop and Condo’s at fees lower than traditional brokers and with better terms
- Operational Analysis, Western Electric Building, 222 Broadway consisting of on-line monitoring by an offsite central host computer
- Electrical profile of 825 3rd Avenue office building to manage and reduce energy consumption.
- Operational testing of the conversion of a Constant Volume Perimeter Induction Air Conditioning System to Variable Air Volume at 605 3rd Avenue
- Design of an operational test of the conversion of an interior RH-RC Air Conditioning system to a variable volume system at 605 3rd Avenue.
- Installation of the Lamb Patented Chiller Control at the Excelsior House, Manhattan. Average savings at 31% of air conditioning energy, or approximately $70,000 annually – cost: $7,500
- Air conditioning equipment survey at 39 Broadway
- Design and installation of a waste heat recovery system for domestic hot water production at 360 Lexington Ave., a 120,000 square foot office building. Payback in less than 10 months
- Installation of the Lamb Patented Chiller Control System at 360 Lexington Ave., a 120,000 square foot office building, saving 60,000 in cooling energy. Cost: $15,000
- Financial and technical examination and review of a co-generation plant at St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y.
- The special application of insulation to columns and ground floor areas to enhance the thermal characteristics of a 150,000 square foot office building, 866 2nd Avenue.
- The design and installation of all equipment to convert a constant flow variable temperature hot water heating system at a 150,000 square foot office building, 866 2nd Avenue.
- Engineering study of the energy consumption and heating condition at 866 2nd Ave., an office building. Savings of approximately 30% were realized with improvement in comfort.
- Electrical and mechanical survey at Lincoln Center.
- The installation of an electrical demand limiting system at Berkey Photo Film Processing.
- The installation of a humidification system for film processing at Berkey Film Processing.
- The design and development of construction specifications for the retrofit and chilled water, condenser water, and secondary water pumping systems for a reduction in pumping horsepower at a one million square foot office building in Manhattan.
- An energy engineering analysis of secondary water pumping energy requirements at a one million square foot office building
- Design and implementation of a cost reduction program consisting of comprehensive energy management at the Burlington House, a 1.5 million square foot office building in Manhattan. The purpose was to fully instrument the complex and establish an on-site monitoring and management system to be maintained by the building ownership.
- Energy conservation study of 104 W. 40th St., at 175,000 square foot office building. The -purpose was to totally examine the building and develop ways to reduce operating costs.
- HVAC survey and examination at a small office building in Manhattan, 267 Broadway.
- Installation of the Lamb Patented Control Module at Crittenton Hospital in Rochester, Michigan. Savings of over $27,000 per year. Cost: $20,000.
- Installation of the Lamb Patented Control Module at the Museum of Modern Art. Savings of approximately $17,000 per month, or $40,000 annually, at the then current costs for steam. Cost of installation $15,000.
- Installation of the Lamb Patented Control Module at Bloomingdale’s, White Plains. Savings of approximately $5,000 per month at 10¢/KW.
- Installation of the Lamb Patented Control Module at EUE Screen Gems, New York City. Savings of $59,581 annually. Cost of installation $10,000.
- Installation of the Lamb Patented Chiller Control at 825 3rd Ave. Savings of approximately $15,000 per month. Cost $15,000.
- Installation of an energy control system at the Abbey-Victoria Hotel in Manhattan. Savings of approximately $35,000 a year. Two year payback period
- Induction unit air pattern tests at a one million square foot office building in Manhattan.
- The design and implementation of a full and comprehensive energy management program consisting of remote monitoring at 299 Park Avenue. Savings of over $150,000 per year, 14% on steam, 4% on electric.
- Fire and life safety system analysis at 500 Fifth Ave.
- The design and implementation of a full and comprehensive Energy Management Program consisting of a remote monitoring system at 900 3rd Ave. $100,000 per year savings
- Energy engineering study of heat loss in perimeter duct work in an office building on Park Avenue, 1,000,000 square feet.
- Energy engineering study of steam riser energy losses in a 1.5 million square foot office tower.
- Energy engineering study of sun control film taking into account building shadows on a 1,000,000 square foot office tower in New York City.
- Energy engineering study of heat losses through ventilation shafts in a high rise office tower.
- Installation of the Lamb Patented Chiller Control in an apartment house on 44th Street in Manhattan. Savings of over $30,000 per year at 1984 steam rates.
- Energy engineering report for electrical cost estimates at a computer facility in a high rise office building.
- The design and installation of an Energy Monitoring System at a university campus.
- The design and installation of a Remote Monitoring and Analysis System on a thermal storage system for a one million square foot office tower.
- The development of a control module for a thermal storage system for a one million square foot office building.
- The design and implementation of a full and comprehensive energy management program at 100 Church St., New York yielded a 20% decrease in steam consumption.
- Lecture on time-of-day electrical billing.
- Energy engineering study on heat recovery for a 200,000 square foot office building, 950 Third Avenue.
- The design and implementation of a full and comprehensive Energy Management System utilizing remote monitoring and analysis for 950 Third Avenue.
- The design and implementation of a full and comprehensive Energy Management System utilizing remote monitoring and analysis for 522 Fifth Avenue, a 477,000 square foot office building, yielding a 10% reduction in steam and a 1% reduction in electric of $46,000 annually.
- Energy engineering study of domestic hot water heating in a one million square foot office building, 40 Wall Street.
- Control and design renovation at 1 Astor Place, New York, a 1.5 million square foot office building. Savings: 19% of steam, $64.000.
- Electrical load analysis of a one million square foot office tower.
- Energy engineering report of sun control film.
- Energy engineering report on night lighting vs. warm-up costs in a high rise office tower.
- Energy engineering study on an improved design for domestic hot water heating in a high rise office tower.
- Energy engineering study on secondary water pumping at a one million square foot office building, 299 Park Avenue.
- Thermographic studies of heat losses in an office building.
- Live video studies of physical energy surveys.
- General mechanical and electrical energy surveys.
- Workshop presentation to State of New Jersey, Dept. of Energy – "Controls as a Means of Conserving Energy."
- Installation of an electrical power management system for Guardian Life Insurance.
- The design of a solid state control system, as a replacement of an IBM computer system for Guardian Life Insurance.
- Lecture – "How the Corporate Real Estate Executive Can More Effectively Plan for Energy Management within Commercial and Industrial Buildings" to NACORE.
- Design and installation of a multiplex remote energy control system for St. John’s University.
- Design and installation of heating controls.
- Energy engineering study to reduce ventilation work at a 200,000 square foot office building.
- Design of construction specifications for a heat recovery system at a 200,000 square foot office building.
- Energy engineering study for 201 and 205 E. 42nd Street.
- Steam turbine chiller operational analysis.
- Design of a specialized mechanized cap on a fire tower in a high rise office tower.
- Design testing of packaged air conditioner in variable air volume application.
- Energy engineering study on chiller turbine speed control.
- Energy engineering study on electric vacuum pumps vs. steam ejectors.
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