Ameresco secures $72M to improve EPA energy efficiency

Courtesy Ken Lund via Flickr The Amaresco contract includes the historic William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, named in honor of former President Bill Clinton, which operates as the EPA headquarters.

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By Sam Bonacci

Framingham-based Ameresco has received a $72.2-million contract to improve the energy efficiency of four federal buildings in Washington, D.C., including the headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The contract, which was announced Tuesday and was issued by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), is designed to provide facility-wide energy and water conservation measures. The contract includes the historic William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, named in honor of former President Bill Clinton, which operates as the EPA headquarters.

“This project pioneers in the area of deep energy retrofits and will enhance the overall sustainability and functionality of these large federal buildings in Washington, D.C.,” Nicole A. Bulgarino, senior vice president and general manager of federal solutions at Ameresco, said in a statement.

Ameresco, an energy-efficiency company, will also address the headquarters buildings of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Twenty-four energy conservation measures will be implemented across 3.2 million square feet, including the installation of 35,822 high-efficiency LED lights and smart building controls across all buildings, installation of double pane windows and groundwater harvesting for cooling tower use.

The various measures will reduce total water consumption of the federal buildings by 54 percent and will reduce total energy consumption by 40 percent, according to Ameresco. As a result of the project, GSA is expected to save more than $120 million over the 22-year term of the contract. Greenhouse gas emissions are expected to be reduced by 17,578 metric tons annually, the equivalent of removing 3,082 cars from the road or planting 403,041 trees.

Construction for the project is set to begin this year and be completed by 2019.