"ESG provided us an opportunity to improve our schools, reduce our long-term expenses and maximize our existing funding. This is a wonderful means to continue to provide quality education for our community and to support our goals of maximizing resources to facilitate learning."
Brian MitchellAssistant Superintendent
of Business and Finance
INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Independence, Missouri
School Leaders Leverage Performance Contracting Partnership To Reduce Long-Term Expenses and Improve Facilities
THE OPPORTUNITY
Improve energy efficiency, reduce operation costs, modernize athletic facilities, and enhance classroom learning environments for this school district serving more than 12,000 students and staff. And do this with a self-funding program requiring no new sources of taxpayer dollars.
THE RESULTS
Leveraging a team of experts and Energy Savings Performance Contracting process, ESG developed and implemented an $8 million modernization and facility improvement program for 22 facilities that significantly reduced energy consumption while enhancing the learning and working environments. Some of the benefits included:
- Financing Package Preserving Existing Budgets
- Upgraded HVAC, Lighting, and Electrical Systems to Extend Building Life
- Guaranteed Energy Savings Decreasing Operational Costs and Business Risks
- Dedicated On-Site Technical Resource Manager to Maximize Program Success
- Improved Student and Staff Classroom Learning Environments
By leveraging the benefits of this plan, ESG also provided added benefits to Independence by:
- Installing New Athletic Fields That Maximize Availability While Minimizing Costs
PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
Services provided by Energy Systems Group to Independence Public School District:
Arranged Financing and Bonds
Guaranteed Energy Savings
Project Management
Turnkey Implementation
Engineering, Development and Design
Measurement and Verification Services
Ongoing Staff Training
Strategic Energy Master Planning™
Lighting Systems
- New lighting retrofit upgrades including occupancy sensors
- Upgraded emergency lighting systems
- New chilled water distribution and control system improvements
- New boiler systems and associated distribution system improvements
- New computerized maintenance management system
- Upgraded building automation systems and controls
- Comprehensive improvements to Bridger Natatorium
- Artificial athletic field implementation at Truman & William Chrisman High Schools
- New ceilings and sound system applications
