Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
The Art Institute of Chicago has over one million square feet of conditioned space that is cooled, heated, and humidified to tight tolerances year round. With this comes high energy use. McGuire Engineers (MEPC) was retained by the Art Institute of Chicago to study the chilled water system and determine if there were any opportunities to save energy, but not at the expense of the art. MEPC performed a study and produced a report that identified multiple cost saving measures, some of which were implemented immediately. Currently, MEPC is working with the museum to find creative financing strategies such as building manufactured based financing, to complete additional cost-saving energy projects.
SERVICES PROVIDED
Energy Study and Retro-Commissioning
ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
- Studied current cooling plant and design documents.
- Trended plant control points including chilled water temperatures, flows, pressures, and equipment run times and energy consumption.
- Identified multiple cost-saving measures and calculated paybacks.
- Made recommendations and prioritized projects.
- Sought out industry partners to implement work with possible financing.
