Energy Conservation
Energy-conscious design and conservation are the integral parts of every alternative
energy project developed by Flaenergy. Henry Healey, the corporations's president,
has identified and developed highly successful energy conservation projects
for commercial and industrial facilities for more than 25 years. A leading expert
in his field, he has served as a member of ASHRAE's National Task Group on Energy
Conservation and conducted hundreds of energy studies and audits that have led
to succesful (cost effective) energy projects. Energy Audits, studies and design
is performed by Flaenergy dba Healey & Associates an experienced Engineering
firm that has conducted hundreds of energy audits and studies on governmental,
commercial and industrial facilities saving clients hundreds of thousands of
dollars annually essentially providing return of all costs related to development
and implementation of the projects in less than 10 years. Mr Healey, president
of the firm has assembled a team of experts each of which has more that more
than 25 years of experience in conducting energy audits and developing successful
design of energy conservation projects for C&I type facilities. Mr. Healey
often serves as a consultant on ESPCs and UESC projects and identifies projects
for implementation. Clients served include Kennedy Space Center, DOD, Correctional
Facilities, Schools & Hospitals and Healthcare facilities as well as numerous
C&I Facilities. The information on this site focuses on Alternative Energy,
however the majority of the organizations work involves the development and
implementation of successful and cost effective Energy Audits and Conservartion
Projects.
Alternative energy projects begin with a review of the proposed
system which will utilize solar or other energy alternatives to
ensure the load--be it electrical equipment, heating or cooling
of space, water or processes--is as energy efficient as possible.
Conservation is the first step in all alternative energy
applications.
It is much more efficient and cost effective to reduce the load
before adding solar applications. The load for a photovoltaic
(PV) system required to collect environmental data at a TVA facility
in South Dakota, for example, was reduced 50 percent.
The energy conservation from reducing the load before adding the
solar system saved thousands of dollars alone. Similar
approaches are used in all applications--whether it is a PV
system for an Island Home or a sign or a solar thermal system for
an industry, business, or home.
Energy conservation in existing facilities helps control costs
and can be used to finance equipment replacements. Flaenergy
routinely assists commercial, industrial and institutional
facility managers control cost and replace old inefficient
equipment in a cost effective manner. But, we will not compromise safety
for conservation. Flaenergy has dramatically changed its recommendations
on hot water storage tank temperatures because of concerns over
Legionella.
We recommend all facility managers keep up with and consider such concerns.
Flaenergy designs energy conservation projects for commercial and
industrial facilities such as schools and hospitals. A sampling
of our projects are illustrated below. If you would like more
information, please e-mail us!
Hospital Saves $100,000 In Utility Costs With ICP
| Holmes
Regional Medical Center has reduced their annual utility
budget by more than $100,000 after installing a variety
of energy conservation projects. Healey & Associates,
working closely with hospital personnel, identified
several energy projects that would effecively upgrade and
improve existing systems. Under the Institutional
Conservation Program through the state, the hospital
received a grant to improve its current system's
efficiency and reduce its operation budget. Through the
program, eligible institutions can receive up to 50
percent of the funding needed to conduct energy studies
and implement energy conservation measures that will both
improve the facility and reduce the operating budget.  "When we can improve the
efficiency and reliability of our equipment with outside
funding, it helps us control healthcare costs. Hospital
energy costs range from $2 to $5 per square foot-- that's
a lot of money when you look at the size of hospitals.
It's beneficial for us to reduce these costs as much as
possible. It's a matter of survival,"said Glen
Anderson, former director of plant operations at Holmes Regional
Medical Center.
Anderson added that the hospital has continued to work
with Healey & Associates and has another $550,000
grant for equipment that "will save even more."
The new grant was a direct result of the high quality
Energy Conservation Study Healey &
Associates did for the hospital.
Healey & Associates provided the design and
construction oversight to ensure the successful
implementation of the energy projects. Ensuring that the
installation of energy projects complies with the design
is extremely important, according to Henry Healey,
president of the firm. We are implementing these projects to
cut costs, they must operate as intended by the design
professional to be successful. Monitoring of the
installation helps ensure successful products," he said.
"We have to be on top of these projects from
start to finish to be sure they are installed as designed
or we won't see the savings we expect," he said. We
take real pride in our work and achieving the cost
reductions we predicted."
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