In 2018, the City of Arvada had a strategic goal to meet the Better Building Challenge for 2020, which was to show a 20% reduction in energy usage for all 18 of its facilities. At the time, the City was tracking at 8%. To meet the target, the City had to address the gorilla in the room, the most energy-sucking facility on its portfolio, the 120,000 square foot performing arts center. In 2018, Ameresco and the City of Arvada partnered to implement many creative energy-saving measures and infrastructure improvements. It took creative design and thinking to make significant upgrades to city facilities to include renewable energy improvements, tariff rate changes, and new equipment for the City to meet the target to reduce 20% energy by 2020. This $4.2 million project was backed by the State of Colorado Energy office–guaranteeing savings and energy reduction. The City will see a return on investment within 12 years and has already been tracking above projected milestones.
Our Senior Project Development Engineer, Erin Ells, is the featured speaker on the 800-Pound Gorilla Back In Its Cage session on August 28th from 3:00 pm – 3:50 pm.
