Chicago’s Retrofit Program Saves Energy In Existing Buildings

From an NRDC report:

Dozens of the city’s most recognizable buildings have pledged to reduce their energy consumption by 20% over five years as part of Retrofit Chicago Commercial Buildings.

Program participant buildings offer incredible diversity; ranging in age from 3-125 years old and includes cultural institutions, tourist attractions, hotels, university facilities and some of the city’s most iconic office towers designed by architects from Burnham to Van der Rohe.

To achieve those goals, buildings get access to incentives and technical expertise from an array of experts including program partners NRDC and ComEd.

And according to NRDC’s evaluation, it is working well, with the participating buildings already cutting energy usage by 7% in less than two years, putting them on target to fulfill their goals.

Those savings lead to significant positive impacts, including $2.5 million in annual avoided energy costs and the elimination of over 28,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions (comparable to removing 5800 cars from the road annually).

Source: http://electricalcontractor.com/?p=15403

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