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By MIKE RANOAZZO
PROVIDENCE, RI The decision to add
computerized burner ignition controls at several US. Postal Service
facilities in Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts has cut boiler
energy consumption by 20 percent, yielding a payback of a year or less in
most of the buildings.
The project's success was recognized with an award from the U.S.
Department of Energy last year.
Recognizing the potential savings on natural gas and fuel oil bills
from using electronic technology to reduce fuel consumption.
New burner Ignition controllers installed
in 70
U.S. Postal Service facilities in
Rhode Island and Massachusetts
will yield a one-year payback.
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When a new school is built, Robert Lyons believes you have the
opportunity to make it the most efficient operation possible by using
state-of-the-art equipment and supplies, from the actual building
materials to the boilers. It should not be a surprise then that Lyons,
business manager for the Sandwich (MA) Public School District, is always
looking for ways to conserve money for the district's future.
Lyons found a way at Oak Ridge Elementary School, one of four schools
'n the district. The discovery occurred after he went in search of ways to
get more economical use out of the hot water heater and boiler systems at
the school.
Robert Lyons, business manager at Sanowich (MA)
Public School
District, looks over the "MICROtherm"
microprocessor which was
installed in Oak Ridge
Elementary School. According to Lyons, the
device
saved the school in fuel consumption.
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