Washington County, Ohio Partners With Veregy On “Project Of The Century”
To reduce operating costs and enhance the working environment, Washington County partnered with Veregy to implement an Energy & Facility Improvement Project in the historic Courthouse, County Home, and Children’s Services Building. The nearly $14.2M project includes HVAC, building automation, LED lighting, water conservation, and building envelope, among other upgrades at all three buildings. Additionally, Veregy is completing a fit-out of the Courthouse Annex space which will be used as the County Prosecutor’s Office and create an additional source of revenue for the County. An estimated $7M is being pumped back into the local economy due to the project’s 98% local subcontractor participation.Â
“This is really our project of the century. These, as I said, are upgrades that have been overlooked for decades, and, now, with Veregy’s help…we’re not just catching up, but we’re setting a new standard here in Washington County and for the neighboring counties.”
– Kevin Ritter, President, Washington
County Board of Commissioners
Benefits for Washington County:
- Guaranteed energy savings of $251,500 over 5 years
- Stimulation of local economy through 98% local subcontractor participation
- Increased comfort within facilities for staff and community members
- Generation of revenue through new shelled office space in the Courthouse Annex
- Enhanced indoor air quality and building health
- Increased reliability of mechanical and controls systems
- Engagement and buy-in from key county stakeholders
- Greater control and visibility, into building systems and energy consumptionÂ
Scope of Work:
- Install non-proprietary building automation system (BAS)
- Replace various pieces of HVAC equipment at all three buildings including AHUs, water source heat pumps, cooling tower, boilers, variable frequency drives, etc.
- Needlepoint bipolar ionization to improve indoor air quality
- Retrofit existing fluorescent lighting and screw-ins with LED
- Replace restroom water fixtures with more efficient systems
- Weatherstrip various interior/exterior doors and windows
- Replace end-of-life roof on County Home
- Fit-out 4400 SF Courthouse Annex for use as Prosecutor’s Office
- Integration of new BAS with FMX CMMS
- User-friendly graphical interface for controls
- EnergyTracer utility monitoring and analytics software
- Gridcap automated electrical demand management software
- Facility Conductor for remote monitoring and technical services
If you have any questions regarding the project, please contact Brian Gifford at bgifford@veregy.com.Â
