ARC Awards recognize organizations' excellence in RTU efficacy.
Press Release Summary:
Organizing partners of Advanced Rooftop Unit (RTU) Campaign (ARC) announced award winners for excellence in RTU efficiency. Combined, recognized organizations achieved estimated energy savings total over 100,000,000 kWh and $10 million per year. Recipients were U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. General Services Administration, Pizzagalli Properties, and Elman Investors; Walmart Stores Inc; U.S. Navy Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam; Whole Foods Market; Target; and adidas.
Original Press Release:
Advanced Rooftop Unit Campaign Awards Organizations for Excellence In RTU Efficiency
ATLANTA – Today, the organizing partners of the Advanced Rooftop Unit (RTU) Campaign (ARC) announced the award winners for excellence in RTU efficiency. ASHRAE, RILA and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Alliance and Federal Energy Management Program launched the campaign in 2013, and since then over 190 partners have driven reduction in heating and cooling costs of commercial buildings by upgrading over 40,000 RTUs. As a result, this has saved 4 trillion BTUs of energy and $37 million annually.
The following organizations were recognized for leadership and excellence in commercial building RTU efficiency. Combined, their estimated energy savings total over 100,000,000 kWh and $10 million per year from efficient RTU replacements, retrofits and quality management.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. General Services Administration, Pizzagalli Properties, and Elman Investors: Highest number of high-efficiency RTU installations by a government organization, 66 RTUs, with an estimated savings of 289,300 kWh/year worth $41,200 annually
Walmart Stores Inc: Highest number of high-efficiency RTU installations by a commercial company, 10,032 RTUs, with an estimated 89,000,000 kWh/year worth $8.9 million annually
U.S. Navy Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam: Highest number of advanced RTU control retrofits by a government organization, 30 advanced controls retrofits, with an estimated savings 272,000 kWh/year worth $116,000 annually
Whole Foods Market: Highest number of advanced RTU control retrofits by a commercial organization , 107 advanced controls retrofits, with an estimated savings of 836,000 kWh/year worth $85,000 annually
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. General Services Administration, Pizzagalli Properties, and Elman Investors: Highest number of RTU installations that meet/exceed RTU challenge specification, 66 RTUs, with an estimated savings of 289,300 kWh/year worth $41,200 annually
Target: Largest efficiency gain for a single building RTU replacement project, 60 percent installed efficiency gain with 41 percent (108 tons) capacity reduction
Target: Largest efficiency gain for a multi-building RTU replacement project, average of 50 percent installed efficiency gain at 40 stores with a range of capacity reduction of 8 to 41 percent, with an estimated savings of 12,729,000 kWh/year worth $1.3 million annually
adidas: Most innovative RTU management approach by a participating partner; changed equipment replacement strategy from “replace upon failure” to “proactive replacement” for over 300 stores, starting off with an estimated 25 RTU replacements on 10 stores saving 131,000 kWh/year worth $13,143 annually.
ARC is a national initiative to promote market adoption of high-efficiency rooftop unit (RTU) air conditioners. By replacing RTUs more than 10 years old with high-efficiency units and retrofitting other eligible RTUs to high-efficiency units with advanced controls, buildings can reduce annual cooling and ventilating energy consumption 20 to 50 percent and energy costs by up to $3,700 per RTU. Using national averages, this equates to a national savings potential of $6.7 billion dollars and 670 trillion Btu annually.
ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. The Society and its more than 50,000 members worldwide focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration and sustainability. Through research, standards writing, publishing, certification and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow’s built environment today. More information can be found at www.ashrae.org/news.
