THE OPPORTUNITY
Columbus Regional Hospital needed improvements to their building to reduce energy and operation expenses. The hospital’s leadership also wanted a partnerthat had extensive experience and the ability to provide an innovative solution ahead of schedule and under budget.

THE RESULTS
Energy Systems Group developed and implemented an innovative solution that exceeded the staff’s expectations and addressed the long-term needs of this 500,000 square-foot hospital with a $1.3 million project. The ESG team focused on measures to upgrade the steam, cooling and pumping systems to dramatically improve the operation of the hospital support systems. The benefits to Columbus Regional Hospital included:

• Guaranteed Energy Savings to Fund Primary Mission of Patient Care
• Upgraded HVAC Systems to Increase Facility Life-Span
• New Boiler Systems to Improve Hospital Heating
• Change From High Pressure to Low Pressure Steam to Increase Safety and System Effectiveness
• Improved Patient & Staff Comfort & Working Environments

The ESG team was also able to leverage the design to upgrade the pumps and motors for the cooling system to gain added energy efficiency and consumption reduction.