Advancing beyond local chapter recognition, the following two Elara projects have been selected to receive a Region VI ASHRAE 1st Place award:
- Hilton Washington Hotel & Conference Center High Pressure Boiler Conversion/Upgrade (Washington, DC)
- 3833 North Broadway Urban Geothermal – New Construction (Chicago, IL)
These projects represent Elara Engineering’s fifth and sixth ASHRAE recognitions in Region VI which spans across portions of six US states (IL, WI, IA, MN, MO, ND).
As both projects continue to progress for potential International/Society level recognitions, we once again congratulate our dedicated and talented experts on their achievements. We particularly recognize Don McLauchlan, Jay Parikh, and Chad Von Holten for their contributions to the Hilton Washington Hotel & Conference Center project and Don McLauchlan, Dustin Langille, Bhupendra Tailor, Nick Capretta, Mark Rockwood, and Adam Sanders for their contributions to the 3833 North Broadway project.
We again thank the owners, managers, and staff of these now Regional winners for their commitment to sustainable, energy efficiency projects and for their trust and confidence in Elara Engineering to successfully complete their projects.
Hilton Washington, DC Hotel High Pressure Boiler Plant Conversion/Upgrade
- $56,000 in utility incentives
- Energy opportunities identified by Elara Energy Audit and Engineering Analysis
- Boiler conversion from medium to low pressure, burner upgrades, and DA tank modifications in lieu of replacement due to space constraints
- Required collaboration with local authorities to gain required project approvals
- Significant energy savings and reduced operating costs due to elimination of stationary engineers required for high-pressure steam plants
- Full project details can be found here.
3833 North Broadway Urban Geothermal New Construction
- New construction 8-story mixed-use building with 134 residential units, an indoor heated parking, retail spaces, and shared amenity areas
- Geothermal heating and cooling, solar PV, exhaust air heat recovery, shower drain heat recovery, sidewalk snowmelt and demand control strategies
- Actual EUI: 21 kbtu/ft²
- Full project details can be found here.
