CLINTON, Iowa – June 18, 2012 – Interstate Power and Light Company, an Alliant Energy company, recently helped the Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC) build a new office and daycare facility in Clinton. The building for ASAC New Directions showcases the latest in energy conservations techniques.
The new building incorporates insulation techniques, building techniques, and geo-thermal heating to lower energy bills by about 48 percent.
“We are very appreciative of Alliant Energy’s support for this project. Making the building as energy efficient as possible was extremely important in making this project affordable to operate for all of the non-profit agencies sharing this space. So far, we are extremely pleased with the energy efficiencies and particularly the Geo-thermal heating and cooling,” said John Garringer – Executive Director of ASAC, Inc.
A typical building of this size, without the energy-efficient technology would spend about $83,009 a year in energy costs. This technology will lower the schools average annual bill down to $43,405. In addition to the energy savings, this project qualified for an incentive of $71,674 through Alliant Energy’s Commercial New Construction Program.
“The Commercial New construction program gets customers to think about energy efficiency from the very beginning of the project,” said Nicole Dunkel, Alliant Energy key account manager. “By starting from scratch, designers can use the planning to their advantage.”
“Alliant Energy’s participation in this project was a very key reason the project came together and we want to recognize that support as publically as possible,” said Garringer.
Alliant Energy offers the Commercial New Construction program to assist owners and design teams in evaluating potential energy conservation strategies for new and renovated building projects. The customer, project design team and utility personnel work together from the start of the conceptual design. They use building performance simulation modeling to identify and implement cost-effective energy efficiency approaches that improve the overall energy efficiency of a building. To qualify, the enhancements must create energy savings at least 15 percent greater than projected energy use though building standards required through the Iowa building code.
The Commercial New Construction program can be utilized for new commercial buildings and major remodeling projects. It is available to Alliant Energy retail electric and gas customers located in its Iowa service territory. For more information on Alliant Energy’s Commercial New Construction program, visit www.alliantenergy.com/newconstruction or call 1-866-ALLIANT (1-866-255-4268).
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