# St. Johns University Receives High Performance Energy Efficiency NYSERDA Award

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2012/05/st-johns-university-receives-high-performance-energy-efficiency-nyserda-award/
- Published: 2012-05-01T00:00:35-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

NYSERDA Funding for St. John’s D’Angelo Center Helps Reduce Energy Costs by Nearly
a Quarter Million Dollars

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded
St. John’s University a High Performance Building Plaque for designing and constructing
its new student/university center with features that cut energy costs by nearly 
$245,000 annually.

The University’s D’Angelo Center, which opened on the Queens, NY, campus in 2009,
received more than $480,000 in support from NYSERDA which leveraged nearly $1.5 
million in private investment. The facility’s many “green” features include advanced
lighting systems, demand-control ventilation, district cooling and high-efficiency
displacement heating ventilation and air-conditioning. These [energy](https://greenlivingguy.com/2021/03/giving-your-home-an-eco-friendly-makeover-5-energy-saving-tips-for-green-living/)
efficiency measures enhance comfort and efficiency by minimizing energy consumption
and demand on the grid.

NYSERDA awards High Performance Building Plaques to hospitals, colleges and universities,
schools, businesses and other organizations that construct or substantially renovate
buildings that perform at least 30 percent above the state’s Energy Conservation
Construction Code. The D’Angelo Center is rated to perform 43 percent above code.

The five-story, 127,000-square-foot D’Angelo Center is a hub of campus activity.
The building includes high-tech classrooms, student meeting and social spaces, multipurpose
rooms, a cafeteria and a boardroom.
 “It is a pleasure to work with the NYSERDA 
staff and their technical assistance providers,” said Brij Anand, Vice President
for Campus Facilities and Services at St. John’s. “Their professional services and
wide breadth of knowledge have helped St. John’s University increase its energy 
efficiency and achieve its carbon emissions reduction goal (PlaNYC – Mayor Bloomberg
Challenge) of 30 percent by year 2017.”

The challenge to design for energy efficiency was met with smart engineering by 
AKF Group LLC. Their work will help the university to cut its annual energy consumption
by an estimated 1,092,274 kilowatt hours, equal to the amount of electricity consumed
by 159 single-family homes in one year.

> “Energy efficiency improvements to the D’Angelo Center at St. John’s will have
> a far-reaching effect on sustainability,” said Francis J. Murray Jr., President
> and CEO of NYSERDA. “This award recognizes the university’s commitment to reducing
> energy use and, thereby, positively impacting the environment.”

NYSERDA’s New Construction Program assists organizations with incorporating energy
efficiency measures and sustainable building practices into the design, construction
and operation of new or renovated buildings. [Green building](https://greenlivingguy.com/2018/09/communities-living-in-danger-chemical-disasters-see-ruling-as-important-victory-for-health-and-safety-allowing-177-million-americans-sleep-easier/)
incentives also are available to customers pursuing LEED certification. These measures
are designed to save energy through reduced electricity demand and operating costs.

For existing facilities, NYSERDA incentives can be used for lighting retrofits, 
upgrades to motors systems,[ energy](https://greenlivingguy.com/2022/08/10-largest-wind-project-development-2022/)
management systems, heating and cooling systems and other operations. Assistance
also is available for energy audits to help identify cost-effective opportunities
to increase energy efficiency, develop greenhouse gas emission inventories and more.

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