UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
The goal of the proposed project is to install a geothermal heat pump system to provide heating and cooling to the planned 184,533 SF, multi-story, 500-bed new apartment-style student housing to be constructed at the University at Albany's Uptown campus. The proposed geothermal heat pump system will provide approximately 315 tons of cooling and 4,263,000 Btu/hr of heating. The project also includes ongoing maintenance, operations and continuous commissioning to optimize system performance and ensure that the system operates per original design intent such that estimated energy and cost savings are realized. The proposed geothermal heat pump system is estimated to reduce annual electricity usage by 400,000 kilowatt-hours and annual heating fuel usage by 12,000 MMBtu resulting in annual utility cost savings of approximately $135,000. The recurring utility cost savings will help the University offset the cost of retaining at least 2 to 4 of its facility management staff at a time of severe operational budget cuts. In addition, the system will reduce the new building's carbon footprint by approximately 1,600,000 lbs of CO2 per year. It is estimated that the cost to offset 1.6 Million pounds of CO2 is approximately $10,000 per year. The project will also create 6-7 engineering jobs worth $650,000 and 16-38 construction jobs worth $1.5 Million.The project will drive the need for specialized and skilled workers in the design and construction community and lead to investment in the training and education of the local workforce.
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
EE0003009 |
Funding Agency |
Department of Energy |
| Total Award Amount |
$2,786,250 |
Project Location - City |
Albany |
| Award Date |
01/29/2010 |
Project Location - State |
NY |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
12222-1000
|
| Jobs Reported |
4.12 |
Congressional District |
20 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
|
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
|
Recipient Name
|
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
131944832
|
| Recipient Address |
1400 WASHINGTON AVE M S C 203 |
| Recipient City |
ALBANY |
| Recipient State |
New York |
| Recipient Zip |
12222-0001 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
20 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
Geothermal Heat Pump System for New Student Housing at University at Albany |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
No |
| Project Activities Description |
None of the above, unknown or unclassified |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
The University continued to collect trend data from the Siemens Energy Management System on the geothermal heat pump system. The electrical meters associated with the Student Housing project were installed and reports for collecting 15-minute interval data were setup. The trend reports and electric interval data reports are transmitted on a weekly and monthly basis to CDH Energy Corporation, a DOE Consultant.
The University has retained the services of Genesys Engineering, the original commissioning agent on the project, for the next 3 years to assist with post-occupancy consistent commissioning. A post-occupancy commissioning kick-off meeting was held in March. The University has assembled a team consisting of building operators, building management system (BMS) operator, controls vendor (Siemens), University architect and construction manager, University Energy Officer and Sustainability Director to assist the commissioning agent and ensure continued optimized performance of the building and the GSHP system.
Based on metered usage from Dec 2012 to March 2013, the actual energy usage of the building and the geothermal heat pump system is within 2% of the modeled energy usage. The University hosted DASNY Sustainability Director for a tour of the building. |
| Jobs Created |
4.12 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
The total hours to date on the project is approximately 29,990. This includes 25,700 hours of construction labor for LeChase General Contractor and its subcontractors including M Sullivan, DiGesare, Gomez, Toughner and American Auger. The total hours also includes 2,690 hours of design and engineering labor from PS&S and Pathfinders; 570 hours of labor from Respec, Contech and Aquifer for test wells; 960 hours of commissioning labor from Genesys Engineering, 30 hours of building management system programming from Siemens and 35 hours of University personnel time for grant management. This equates to a cumulative FTE of 8.24 of which 50% is DOE share. |
Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
89-0331 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
01/29/2010 |
| Award Number |
EE0003009 |
| Order Number |
|
| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
89 |
| Funding Agency Name |
Department of Energy |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
89 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
Department of Energy |
| Amount of Award |
$2,786,250 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$2,684,040 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$2,699,681 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$0 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
Not Reported |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
Z99 |
| Activity Description |
None of the above, unknown or unclassified |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
3 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$5,989,262 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
Sub-award 127205-027 OT - GENESYS ENGINEERING PC
| Sub-Award Amount |
$93,496 |
| Sub-Award Date |
05/11/2010 |
| Sub-Awards Disbursed |
$88,716.64 |
| Project Location - City |
Kingston |
| Project Location - State |
NY |
| Project Location - Zip Code |
12401-5025 |
| Project Location - Congressional District |
19 |
| Sub-Recipient DUNS Number |
170949973
|
| Sub-Recipient Address |
629 5TH AVENUE |
| Sub-Recipient City |
PELHAM |
| Sub-Recipient State |
New York |
| Sub-Recipient Zip Code |
10803-1251 |
| Sub-Recipient Congressional District |
16 |
Required To Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Sub-award 158490 - LECHASE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC
| Sub-Award Amount |
$5,709,436 |
| Sub-Award Date |
11/29/2010 |
| Sub-Awards Disbursed |
$5,709,436.00 |
| Project Location - City |
Schenectady |
| Project Location - State |
NY |
| Project Location - Zip Code |
12305-1004 |
| Project Location - Congressional District |
20 |
| Sub-Recipient DUNS Number |
036519767
|
| Sub-Recipient Address |
300 TROLLEY BLVD |
| Sub-Recipient City |
ROCHESTER |
| Sub-Recipient State |
New York |
| Sub-Recipient Zip Code |
14606-4209 |
| Sub-Recipient Congressional District |
25 |
Required To Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Sub-award 149200 - PAULUS, SOKOLOWSKI AND SARTOR, LLC
| Sub-Award Amount |
$186,330 |
| Sub-Award Date |
11/17/2009 |
| Sub-Awards Disbursed |
$186,329.86 |
| Project Location - City |
Warren |
| Project Location - State |
NJ |
| Project Location - Zip Code |
07059-5626 |
| Project Location - Congressional District |
07 |
| Sub-Recipient DUNS Number |
053504825
|
| Sub-Recipient Address |
67B MOUNTAIN BLVD EXT |
| Sub-Recipient City |
WARREN |
| Sub-Recipient State |
New Jersey |
| Sub-Recipient Zip Code |
07059-5626 |
| Sub-Recipient Congressional District |
07 |
Required To Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
42º 40' 38",
-73º 49' 18" |
| Congressional District |
20 |
| Address 1 |
2 University Place |
| Address 2 |
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| City |
Albany |
| County |
Albany |
| State |
NY |
| Zip |
12222-1000 |
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