CITY OF SAVANNAH
Grant: $1,118,300 - Department of Energy - Sep. 28, 2009
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Award Description: The City of Savannah is in the process of relocating its existing Information Technology (IT) datacenter from the Broughton Municipal Building to the Civic Center. The move will provide a number of major benefits, including enhanced energy efficiency and reducing the susceptibility of our computer network and critical hardware from hurricanes and other disasters. Our new datacenter will save the City of Savannah several hundred thousand dollars a year in energy costs, and will be better positioned in the Civic Center ?our Emergency Operations Coordinating Center- to meet our technology needs during major disasters. The move includes new hardware, such as a high-efficiency chilled water air handling system for cooling IT equipment. Technology upgrades will more than double the City?s datacenter efficiency from its current rating of 35.6% to an efficiency rating of 73.7%. If our application is successful, we will be allocating $353,000 of our EECBG funds to the datacenter project. This number will cover the cost of the new power and cooling system; the energy efficiency-related portion of the project. The total cost of the datacenter relocation and technology upgrade is approximately $970,000. Once the relocation is completed and all technology upgrades are installed, the City of Savannah will have one of the greenest datacenters in Georgia. The Visitor Center at Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (MLK) is part of the Central of Georgia Railroad Passenger Station (1860-76), and is approximately 40,000 square feet. The historic brick structure is comprised of an adjoining Head House and Train Shed; housing the Savannah Area Visitor Information Center, Savannah History Museum (SHM), administrative offices for the Coastal Heritage Society(CHS), as well as three retail facilities and two food establishments. This project supports the implementation of the Visitor Center Master Plan which will improve energy efficiency, the interior of a historic structure, visitor comfort, accessibility and service delivery. Prior to full implementation of the Master Plan, stabilization of the exterior is needed. To date, a new roof has been added to the structure, and window repairs and masonry repointing are currently underway. EECBG funding would support the replacement of the HVAC systems which addresses both shell stabilization and implementation of the Master Plan. This project will support the City of Savannah?s Thrive initiative to reduce the organization's carbon footprint 15% by 2020. It will also support a strong community-based partnership with the Savannah Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), CHS and SHM. This project will build on previous energy studies for the structure and will also provide a showcase for the use of technology to promote energy efficiency in a historic structure and museum environment. Once the Visitor Center Master Plan is fully implemented, the facility will highlight the use of energy efficient technology and serve as a hub for Savannah's new green tourism industry.
Project Description: The Visitor Center at Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (MLK) is part of the Central of Georgia Railroad Passenger Station (1860-76), and is approximately 40,000 square feet. The historic brick structure is comprised of an adjoining Head House and Train Shed; housing the Savannah Area Visitor Information Center, Savannah History Museum (SHM), administrative offices for the Coastal Heritage Society(CHS), as well as three retail facilities and two food establishments. This project supports the implementation of the Visitor Center Master Plan which will improve energy efficiency, the interior of a historic structure, visitor comfort, accessibility and service delivery. Prior to full implementation of the Master Plan, stabilization of the exterior is needed. To date, a new roof has been added to the structure, and window repairs and masonry repointing are currently underway. EECBG funding would support the replacement of the HVAC systems which addresses both shell stabilization and implementation of the Master Plan. This project will support the City of Savannah?s Thrive initiative to reduce the organization's carbon footprint 15% by 2020. It will also support a strong community-based partnership with the Savannah Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), CHS and SHM. This project will build on previous energy studies for the structure and will also provide a showcase for the use of technology to promote energy efficiency in a historic structure and museum environment. Once the Visitor Center Master Plan is fully implemented, the facility will highlight the use of energy efficient technology and serve as a hub for Savannah's new green tourism industry.
Jobs Summary: construction/facility maintenance (Total jobs reported: 20)
Project Status: Not Started
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