Infrastructure Improvements to Save Marietta $90,000 Annually
The project reduces the city's carbon footprint by about 490 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year, the equivalent emissions savings from planting 12,000 new trees.
The city of Marietta completed infrastructure upgrades at City Hall, the police and fire departments and municipal court buildings, which is expected to save about $90,000 annually in energy, operations and maintenance costs. Trane, a global provider of indoor comfort systems and solutions, provided high-efficiency heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) solutions combined with energy-saving advanced system controls for the upgrades. City leaders expect the infrastructure upgrades to save $71,000 in annual energy costs and reduce annual maintenance costs by $19,000. The $560,000 in HVAC infrastructure upgrades were funded through an energy efficiency and conservation block grant (EECBG) provided by the U.S. Department of Energy …
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