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Higher Education

Rockland Community College

    Outcomes
  • Asset renewal
  • Improved resiliency
  • Improved learning experience
  • Energy cost savings

Resiliency and sustainability

The Rockland Community College (RCC) campus, part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, was struggling with aging infrastructure that was burdensome to maintain and was overly dependent on costly natural gas.

Ecosystem’s outcome-based design focused on improving existing equipment and operations, achieving energy savings, and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, while keeping the college’s future growth in mind. Approaching the campus as a whole, the project emphasized measures that bring the most value to the College’s operation as an educational institution serving 7,000 students and a cultural center for Rockland County. Not only does RCC save $558,000 annually in energy costs, but the campus benefits from greater operational efficiency and an enhanced learning environment.

The RCC-Ecosystem partnership is an important aspect of the campus community’s commitment to environmental sustainability and substantially reduces the environmental footprint.


Customized Performance Measures

Combined heat and power (CHP)

Chiller and boiler plant upgrades

Interior and exterior lighting upgrades

Building Management System (BMS)


‘‘Since we finally got the boiler to work in the right way for the first time in ten years, we have had no cold complaints.’’

-James Fiske, Facilities Operator

Project Period
2016-2019
Incentives
$1.1M
Energy Bill Reduction
44%
Investment
$8.4M
Annual Savings
$558,000
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A Partner for Your Decarbonization and Energy Initiatives Higher education is challenging the status quo with ambitious goals around asset renewal, GHG reduction, resiliency, and OPEX savings. To achieve these goals,  forward-looking campuses are taking action to advance the energy transition, demonstrating a resolute commitment to carbon neutrality and the…
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