Retrofitting a school district for the 21st century. At no cost to taxpayers.
Impossible? Not for Michigan’s Houghton-Portage school district that wanted to create a 21st century learning environment for students and faculty, without burdening taxpayers. To meet this challenge, Johnson Controls developed a retrofit plan guaranteeing energy and operational savings that could be put towards a better use…running the school district. How was this accomplished? Through retrofits and upgrades to the lighting, HVAC and water systems. The energy efficiency improvements alone generated $110,000 in operational savings in the first year. And, over the next 20 years, will deliver $3 million in total savings. Best of all, since the project was entirely funded through a bond referendum, Houghton-Portage was able to put the savings where they could make a difference…its learning environment.
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