Performance Contracting

Hazleton Area Schools

Hazleton Area SchoolsHazleton, Pennsylvania

CMTA is working with ICS to implement energy upgrades for a total of 1,714,667 square feet. This project will give the school district capital cost avoidance savings.

 

The Phase 1 scope includes:

  • Replacement of 2 cast iron boilers at Hazleton Elementary/Middle School with 3 gas-fired high-efficiency condensing boilers
  • Piping repairs for 3 schools
  • Pool equipment repairs for Hazleton Area High School
  • Replacement of 1 natural gas domestic hot water heater with 2 hot water heaters that have approximately 100 gallons of storage each
  • Installation of new Tridium JACE building automation systems for 9 facilities, as well as 5-year software maintenance agreements (SMAs)
  • Upgrades for security systems at 3 schools, including keypads, motion detectors and freezer/glass break alarms
  • Upgrades for fire alarm systems at 4 facilities, including a new Distributed Antenna System (DAS), Bi-Directional Amplification (BDA) system, and improved emergency responder radio communication
  • Roof repairs for 3 facilities

 

The Phase 2 scope includes:

Freeland Elementary & Middle School

  • Replace exhaust fans, relief hoods, and aging rooftop units
  • Replace makeup air unit and the kitchen exhaust fan
  • Replace failed unit ventilator and condensing unit
  • Install DDC controls on all replaced HVAC systems

Hazleton Area High School

  • Replace 81 hot water unit ventilators with chilled water and hot water unit ventilators (chiller to be added in the future)
  • Replace 39 VAV terminal units
  • Replace administration variable air volume rooftop unit
  • Replace the pool pump
  • Install DDC controls on all replaced HVAC systems

 

Phase 3 scope involves the following:

Arthur Street Elementary School

  • Add cooling to classrooms and corridors by installing new air-cooled chiller and extend piping throughout the building
  • Install new chilled and hot water fan coil units in corridors and classrooms
  • Replace air handling units that serve the auditorium, kitchen, cafeteria, gymnasium, administration and library
  • Install new dedicated outside air rooftop unit for improved ventilation efficiency
  • Replace exhaust fans and kitchen hood makeup air unit

McAdoo-Kelayres Elementary/Middle School

  • Add cooling to classrooms by relocating Arthur Street chiller and extending the chilled water piping throughout the building
  • Install new unit ventilators in classrooms
  • Valley Elementary/Middle SchoolReplace library and administration rooftop units
  • Add cooling to gymnasium by replacing rooftop units with packaged direct expansion/hot water rooftop units and upgrading electrical system
  • Replace 1 unit ventilator

Freeland Elementary/Middle School

  • Replace 1 unit ventilator

 

Other Scope

  • Roof repairs at Hazleton Area High School, Heights-Terrace Elementary & Middle School, and Valley Elementary & Middle School