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Daviess County – Cross Dock Warehouse

Cross Dock Warehouse – Daviess County

DAE designed lighting, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems for Daviess County warehouse facility in Washington, Indiana.

Daviess County wanted to install energy efficient lighting, HVAC and building envelope systems at their new maintenance and warehouse facility. Daviess County wanted a lighting level of at least 35 foot-candles and uniform space (heating) temperatures.

DAE recommended (74) T5 fluorescent (6 lamp) lighting and (1) 1,250 MBtuh air rotation unit to illuminate and provide space heating. DAE design will provide light levels of 40 foot-candles with a +/-2 F temperature difference between floor and ceiling. ARU use high velocity fans to circulate stratified air at the ceiling back to the floor and thereby recovering heat from lighting. The air rotation unit fans will also provide free cooling in the spring and fall.

Daviess County requested DAE provided construction management during equipment installation.

Daviess County’s new HVAC system will reduce heating costs by 15% and reduce cooling costs by 10% compared to standard efficiency air-conditioning units.

Fire Station No. 4 (New Construction)

Kokomo, Indiana

Kokomo Fire Station No. 4

The City of Kokomo has provided fire protection since 1867 and has grown to more than 100 fire fighters staffing six stations. The City of Kokomo needed an additional fire station located south and west of city limits. The City of Kokomo wanted to build a fire station with low operation costs without sacrificing comfort to the fire fighters who occupy the station continuously.

The new facility was to house (6) dormitory rooms, with the ability to grow to (8); and (2) apparatus bays.

DAE recommended a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system with high efficiency, T5 and compact fluorescent lighting, HVAC (95% AFUE, 16 SEER) units, radiant tube heaters (garage 90% AFUE) and condensing (90% AFUE) gas hot water heater. The facility also includes high efficiency light emitting diode (LED) site lighting and water saving toilets and urinals.

It costs the city about $1 million a year to staff one fire engine 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The new Fire Station #4 will use 25% less energy and cost only 6% more than a fire station built to Indiana Building Code.

– Mayor Greg Goodnight (Kokomo)

Citizens Gas – Renovation of HQ, Gas Operations, Dispatch & Engineering

Indianapolis, Indiana

DAE provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing construction management in renovation and construction of three (3) Citizens Energy Group facilities:

Corporate Headquarters
Gas Operations
Dispatch and Engineering

Installed T8 fluorescent and lighting emitting diode interior and exterior lighting and control system, energy efficient roof-top units and variable refrigerant flow heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, domestic hot water and fire protection system.

Indiana State Library – South Building (Energy Audit)

An energy audit of the South Building identified eleven energy conservation measures. DAE recommended generating chilled water on-site, night setback, limiting steam efficiency motors, lighting upgrades, occupancy sensors in restrooms and offices, and power factor correction. The energy cost payback and return on investment to implement these measures are 3.8 years and 26.1%, respectively, which resulted in a 28.8% reduction in energy costs. Click here to read more about DAE’s Energy Audit Services.