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by Courtney Iseman
November 2, 2009
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Michael Shilale Architects, LLP is pleased to
announce two NYSERDA awards for our client, the
North Rockland Central School District (NRCSD). The first is
a $25,000 grant to evaluate energy conservation
opportunities. The second grant is $185,000 to
install two 25 kilowatt solar power arrays on the
North Rockland High School and the Fieldstone
Secondary School. Both grants come from the $79
million stimulus package that NYSERDA had announced
this summer.
Jim Johnston, NRCSD’s Assistant
Superintendent for Business states, “We are pleased
to have MSA help us secure these two important
grants. Their school district and alternative energy
experience has proven valuable to us. MSA , is
our district architect, and as a local firm, gives
us the attention and expertise necessary to allow us to implement over $7 million of
capital improvements at no cost to our taxpayers
through an Energy Savings Performance Contract.”
MSA is proud to have helped NRCSD apply for the
NYSERDA grant, and also to have helped the district
benchmark their buildings and decide what
improvements would be best to make. MSA does this
with an energy audit. This is an evaluation in which
MSA can tell your school how much energy the
building is using and why, and what can be done to
use less. For example, MSA is currently working on a
boiler replacement project after discovering an
unnecessarily large use of energy by the school’s
existing boiler system. By using boilers that are
98% efficient, modular and can shut themselves down
when the building is not in use, the energy saved is
substantial – and these savings are a big help to
districts.
In addition to having such an energy audit
performed, your district can also receive this help
with NYSERDA’s application process. There are two
different types of applications that NYSERDA offers,
the PON 004 and the PON 1613. In NRCSD’s case, grant
money was awarded from the PON 004 to fund energy
conservation measures and window improvements, while
PON 1613 supplied funding for the two 25 kilowatt
solar panel arrays on the roofs of two schools in
the district.
If you are looking to make improvements to your
district’s school buildings, an energy audit is the
place to start. The timing has never been better,
either: in 2010, it is mandatory for every district
to perform a RESCUE report, or a close inspection of
building conditions. MSA can perform the RESCUE
report along with an energy audit, so not only will
you comply with the New York State SED standards,
but you will also receive a detailed understanding
of your building’s energy use and what improvements
you can make. Going forward, MSA can help you apply
for a NYSERDA grant to make those improvements at no
cost to your taxpayers, just like our client
received with the $200,000 grant!
Michael Shilale Architects, LLP
(MSA), an eight person architectural engineering
firm founded in 1991, is committed to protecting and
preserving the environment through their design
work. We help our clients solve their building
problems, protect their assets and investments,
build under budget, and realize their vision. MSA
serves a municipal, commercial, residential and
educational client base, including Rockland, Orange,
Sullivan, Ulster and Nassau counties, in New York,
as well as Bergen, Passaic, Hudson and Essex
Counties in New Jersey. For more information, please
call 845-708-9200, or visit their website at,
www.shilale.com |
