Brady Upgrades to Save UNCW Nearly $9 Million

WILMINGTON, N.C. (February 22,2011) — Sustainability at its best will be showcased at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23, when University of North Carolina Wilmington Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo tours $4.5 million of mechanical and electrical upgrades that will save the state of North Carolina $8.9 million. The tour will begin in Alderman Hall, room 215.

Chancellor DePaolo will tour the newly renovated campus facilities, which include upgrades such as energy-efficient boilers and solar tubes, with Jim Brady, president of Brady Services (www.bradyservices.com), the energy solutions provider who serviced the upgrades. In July 2010, Brady, a Trane^® franchise that provides high-efficiency HVAC systems and comprehensive building solutions for commercial and industrial facilities in N.C., began the upgrades at UNCW as part of a performance contract.

The UNCW performance contract, the first in the 17-campus UNC System to include day lighting as an energy savings strategy, guarantees at least $333,000 in annual energy savings, a total of $8.9 million over the 20-year life of the agreement.

Trane Comfort Solutions Inc. assumes the financial risk of the project, enabling UNCW to use future energy savings to pay for up-front costs and eliminating the need to use capital improvement budgets to upgrade systems. The agreement guarantees that if energy savings projections are not achieved, Trane will write the university a check for the difference. Energy savings audits and financial reconciliation will be conducted annually.

The unique day lighting solar tubes added to Randall Library will be toured, along with additional upgrades designed to increase energy efficiency and/or reduce water consumption including HVAC upgrades, automated lighting, added connections to central plants and more.

Brady Services provides administrative and engineering support, as well was management of the installation of the energy conservation measures. Brady Services, a N.C. company, provides sustainable, comprehensive building solutions for commercial and industrial facilities. For more information, visit www.bradyservices.com or call 1.800.849.1915.