Honeywell Implements Energy Efficiency Program at Fort Jackson

The U.S. Army has contracted Honeywell to implement an energy-efficiency program at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. Funded by a $5-million performance contract for capital improvements, as well as $1.6 million in services for the next 20 years, the project will improve facility infrastructure and demonstrate the U.S. Army’s support of LEED principles. It is estimated that nearly $2 million in utility and operating costs will be saved per year. Carbon dioxide emissions are expected to be reduced by over 35.7 million pounds per year and energy consumption will be reduced by over ten percent. Fort Jackson is the largest and most active Initial Entry Training Center for the Army, training 50 percent of all new soldiers each year. As part of the contract, Honeywell will recommission all building control systems at the 10 million-sf post as well as performing a comprehensive assessment of facilities to identify needed improvements. The process will be documented, measured, and reported for accreditation under the LEED-EB Operations and Maintenance building certification standard. In addition, Honeywell will install its Enterprise Buildings Integrator (EBI), a control platform that will allow engineers at Fort Jackson to monitor facility performance and manage energy use across the post. Honeywell expects to complete the construction phase of the program by 2008. As part of the services contract, Honeywell will provide ongoing maintenance, performance measurement, and verification as well as coordinating tenant metering and billing on behalf of the base.