City program to reduce energy costs benefits The Rose
Excited about savings at The Rose are, from top left, Baker Goldsmith and Lisa Lin, with the city of Houston; Ivy Guice, HARC; Joel Braceworth, Colliers Property Management; Danny Earp, Oates Industries, Inc.; Bernice Joseph, The Rose; J.J. Vickers, Colliers Property Management; Pam Lyle, The Rose; Monica Neukomm, Department of Energy; Dorothy Gibbons, The Rose.
Posted: Sunday, November 25, 2012 4:00 am
A nonprofit devoted to breast health care in Houston is saving money through energy efficiency, and that translates into saving lives.The Rose, which provides mammography, diagnostics and access to treatment to all women, regardless of their ability to pay, expects to save between $34,000 and $38,000 annually after making $202,535 in improvements at its southeast Houston location.“We will be able to cover the medical costs of 340-380 women each year as a result of those savings,” said Dorothy Gibbons, The Rose CEO and co-founder. “Everything we do is for our women. So we were first in line when we discovered the potential funds available through the Energy Efficiency Incentive Program (EEIP). We are incredibly grateful for the community support that helped make these upgrades possible.”
The EEIP is an initiative of the city of Houston’s Green Office Challenge, which recognizes innovative ways -- such as retrofits and new operation methods -- to reduce utility costs and greenhouse emissions in office buildings.
To date the city has committed approximately $2 million to the program from its Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG), provided by the Department of Energy. Eligible businesses and building owners applied for funding to make permanent energy efficiency improvements, to reduce utility expenses and to cut greenhouse gases.
The Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) manages the EEIP for the city. When HARC opened up opportunities to apply for grants earlier this year, The Rose was the first to apply and later became the first nonprofit to receive EEIP funding.
The $81,014 award covered a portion of the costs for improvements such as upgrading interior and exterior lighting, installing variable speed controls on the chilled water pump and air handler fans, replacing the roof, upgrading the direct digital control system, sealing leaks in the supply air ducts, repairing outside air dampers and fans, and installing occupancy sensors for lights. These measures are expected to achieve a 22 percent energy savings and an annual cost savings between $34,000 and $38,000.
The highest ticket items included $98,073 for roof repairs, $38,087 for interior light replacement and $19,500 for upgrade to the DDC Control System. In October, The Rose became the first entity in the program to complete the upgrades.
In recognition of the completion of the upgrades and with a nod toward October being breast cancer awareness month, representatives from the DOE, the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), Colliers Property Management Services and Oates Industries, Inc. participated in a recent tour.
“The city of Houston and the Houston Advanced Research Center are thrilled that an organization that helps detect breast cancer and save the lives of so many women in the Houston area, was the first recipient of this funding. The group’s innovative upgrades will result in substantial savings, will improve the environment, and will allow the nonprofit to redirect those precious dollars back to their first priority – savings lives,” noted Ivy Guice, director of Business Affairs at HARC. “It’s truly a win, win, win.”
The Rose, Houston's leading nonprofit breast healthcare organization, has served more than 355,000 patients since 1987. For more information, visit www.TheRose.org.
The EEIP is an initiative of the city of Houston’s Green Office Challenge, which recognizes innovative ways -- such as retrofits and new operation methods -- to reduce utility costs and greenhouse emissions in office buildings.
To date the city has committed approximately $2 million to the program from its Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG), provided by the Department of Energy. Eligible businesses and building owners applied for funding to make permanent energy efficiency improvements, to reduce utility expenses and to cut greenhouse gases.
The Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) manages the EEIP for the city. When HARC opened up opportunities to apply for grants earlier this year, The Rose was the first to apply and later became the first nonprofit to receive EEIP funding.
The $81,014 award covered a portion of the costs for improvements such as upgrading interior and exterior lighting, installing variable speed controls on the chilled water pump and air handler fans, replacing the roof, upgrading the direct digital control system, sealing leaks in the supply air ducts, repairing outside air dampers and fans, and installing occupancy sensors for lights. These measures are expected to achieve a 22 percent energy savings and an annual cost savings between $34,000 and $38,000.
The highest ticket items included $98,073 for roof repairs, $38,087 for interior light replacement and $19,500 for upgrade to the DDC Control System. In October, The Rose became the first entity in the program to complete the upgrades.
In recognition of the completion of the upgrades and with a nod toward October being breast cancer awareness month, representatives from the DOE, the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), Colliers Property Management Services and Oates Industries, Inc. participated in a recent tour.
“The city of Houston and the Houston Advanced Research Center are thrilled that an organization that helps detect breast cancer and save the lives of so many women in the Houston area, was the first recipient of this funding. The group’s innovative upgrades will result in substantial savings, will improve the environment, and will allow the nonprofit to redirect those precious dollars back to their first priority – savings lives,” noted Ivy Guice, director of Business Affairs at HARC. “It’s truly a win, win, win.”
The Rose, Houston's leading nonprofit breast healthcare organization, has served more than 355,000 patients since 1987. For more information, visit www.TheRose.org.
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