Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE:AMRC), a leading energy
efficiency and renewable
energy company, announced today that the U.S. Department of the
Interior (DOI) has awarded Ameresco an Energy Savings Performance
Contract (ESPC). The contract, valued at $77 million over the 20-year
term, is designed to provide for the implementation of water
conservation and energy efficiency measures, and ongoing energy
management services to the DOI headquarters building in Washington, D.C.
“Ameresco is excited to serve the Department of the Interior in leading
by example at its headquarters building in the nation’s capital,” said
Nicole Bulgarino, Vice President and General Manager of Federal
Solutions at Ameresco. “This project will support the Department in
meeting its sustainability goals through innovative water saving
measures and ongoing services that are expected to save energy and
optimize building operations for the next two decades.”
Through the comprehensive ESPC, Ameresco will install a combination of
measures to reduce energy and water consumption within the seven-story,
1.3 million square foot headquarters building. The project is designed
to reduce domestic water consumption by 70 percent through the
installation of new plumbing fixtures and the harvesting of groundwater
that is currently collected under the building and discharged to storm
drains. Ameresco will treat and store the harvested groundwater in a
re-purposed chilled water storage tank for non-potable uses including
irrigation, cooling tower makeup water supply, and toilet and urinal
flushing in bathrooms.
The energy efficiency project is expected to reduce electricity
consumption by 31 percent and to reduce steam utilization by 12 percent.
These reductions will be accomplished by the installation of over 9,400
solid state/light emitting diode (LED) technology fixtures. They will be
controlled by a new advanced lighting control system that will be
integrated into the building automation system to control space lighting
in offices based upon occupancy.
A new open-protocol direct digital control (DDC) system also will be
installed to optimize the overall energy performance of the building
through building-wide control of heating, ventilating, and
air-conditioning (HVAC). To improve the envelope of the building,
Ameresco will install over 500 new windows with between-glass blinds to
reduce heating and cooling losses to the outside environment.
The ESPC is expected to result in first year savings of more than $3.2
million and to provide for $87 million in energy and cost savings during
the 18-year performance period and two-year implementation period of the
contract. Overall, the ESPC will reduce the Department’s greenhouse gas
emissions by 24 percent and it will support the Department in meeting
Federal sustainability requirements, including several of those outlined
in the March 19, 2015, Executive Order – Planning for Federal
Sustainability in the Next Decade.
About Ameresco, Inc.
Founded in 2000, Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading independent
provider of comprehensive services, energy efficiency, infrastructure
upgrades, asset sustainability and renewable energy solutions for
businesses and organizations throughout North America and Europe.
Ameresco’s sustainability services include upgrades to a facility’s
energy infrastructure and the development, construction and operation of
renewable energy plants. Ameresco has successfully completed energy
saving, environmentally responsible projects with Federal, state and
local governments, healthcare and educational institutions, housing
authorities, and commercial and industrial customers. With its corporate
headquarters in Framingham, MA, Ameresco has more than 1,000 employees
providing local expertise in the United States, Canada, and the United
Kingdom. For more information, visit www.ameresco.com.
The announcement of a customer’s entry into a project contract is not
necessarily indicative of the timing or amount of revenue from such
contract, of the company’s overall revenue for any particular period or
of trends in the company’s overall total construction backlog.
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