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Rich Energy Solutions (RES) has completed more than 120 energy retrofit projects for Genesis Healthcare over the past eight years. Genesis Healthcare, based in Kennett Square, PA, owns, manages, and operates over 400 high-quality long-term care facilities across the United States. RES provided laundry, LED lighting, wireless controls, mechanical and ventilation solutions with an internal rate of return (IRR) that exceeded the company standards for all required capital expenditure projects.

Rich Energy Solutions discovered the antiquated pneumatic controls for the heating and cooling system were producing the same cost in summer and winter — effectively running both heating and cooling simultaneously in winter. RES converted the 'fresh air' chase in the building to a 'free cooling' chase by installing 6 louvers (6'×8') in the back of the building to displace 1,000 tons of cooling, creating an air-cooled economizer. The building was also outfitted with new boilers, pumps with VFDs, and over 5,000 Philips LED lights.

Rich Energy Solutions developed a multiple-phased approach to energy efficiency so the customer could use the energy savings and rebates to pay for future phases of the project. Phase 1: State-of-the-art LED lighting retrofit of common areas, back of house, and hotel rooms. Phase 2: Replacement of domestic water booster pumps with high-efficiency motors, VFDs, and controls; new high-efficiency condensing boiler; and renovation of 16 large air handling units for ballrooms and function areas. Phase 3 (in development): Occupancy-based guest room thermostats with a web-based tool to reduce energy costs and increase guest comfort.

Rich Energy Solutions designed, furnished, and installed a new web-based building management system to intelligently control the existing chillers, boilers, pumps, cooling towers, and air handling units for the casino floor. RES also installed more than 5,000 LED lights for the parking garage, back of house, and common areas, and provided custom 'green' wall wash LED lights for the exterior of the building.

The Historic Drake Building was owned by Forest City from Cleveland, Ohio, which was recently acquired by Brookfield — the largest multifamily property owner in the world. Rich Energy Solutions replaced 734 steam traps throughout the fully occupied building and updated every radiator with a thermostatic steam valve controller, increasing tenant comfort and greatly reducing energy costs. All common areas were upgraded with new state-of-the-art LED lighting, eliminating maintenance costs for 5 years and creating a standardized look throughout the building.

Rich Energy Solutions was asked to provide a price for LED lighting for Kingsbury Corporation, which produces thrust bearings for nuclear submarines for the US Military. During the survey, RES identified an opportunity to replace 4 gas/electric 25-ton rooftop units with new high-efficiency packaged units with economizers. RES also replaced over 300 existing 400-watt metal halide fixtures — which generated 120,000 watts of heat (408,000 BTUs) — with LED fixtures generating only 153,000 BTUs, reducing net heat gain by 255,000 BTUs and delivering a major secondary impact on air conditioning costs.