EPC 01 - College of Veterinary Medicine

College of Veterinary Medicine – EPC Project 01 (U11026)

With a contract valued at $21.26M, the Veterinary Medicine project marked the university’s foray into energy performance contracting. The project provided a long-term financing solution for modernizing the facilities and their energy infrastructure. It eliminated $25M in deferred building maintenance while improving air quality, lighting, occupant comfort, and more reliable heating and cooling. Today, the project continues to avoid more than $1M in estimated energy costs annually. The project also eliminated approximately $25M in deferred maintenance on various buildings in the complex.

The Veterinary Medicine Complex underwent a transformation over 18 months as part of an innovative partnership between F&S and Energy Systems Group (ESG), a leading energy services company (ESCO) contracted to develop and implement a comprehensive energy-savings performance project.

The Vet Med ESCO project achieved energy and cost savings by improving energy infrastructure and technology and by modernizing facilities. The changes improved facilities, benefit the campus bottom line, and make the campus more earth-friendly.

The Vet Med Complex is located on the south-end of the campus and consists of the Basic Science Building (BSB), the Teaching Hospital (VMTH) and the Clinical Skills Learning Center (CSLC). The Teaching Hospital is comprised of two buildings joined together; the Small Animal Clinic (SAC) and the Large Animal Clinic (LAC). These four buildings along with the Chiller Plant occupy just over half a million gross square feet.

Notable energy conservation measures

• Cooling Tower Modifications
• Fume Hood Conversions
• Demand Control Ventilation
• Variable Air Volume Retrofit
• Roofing
• Ward Displacement Ventilation
• Insulation
• Lighting Retrofits
• Room Occupancy Sensors
• Steam Trap Replacement
• Coil Cleaning
• Air-Handling Unit Upgrades/Replacements
• Motor Upgrades
• Doors/Weather-stripping
• Demand-Based Chilled Water System

Carbon Footprint Reduction

Energy consumption at the University of Illinois Veterinary Medicine Complex is projected to drop by nearly 32%, and our carbon footprint will be reduced by more than 339 million pounds of carbon dioxide over the 18 year term of the project. This is equivalent to one of the following environmental benefits: