In late 1996, Japak issued an ESPC request for proposal. The Trane Company was selected as the most qualified performance contracting provider and quickly began the PACT process of developing solutions to meet the goals of Shades of Green. The Trane Company identified more opportunities for savings and demonstrated the team's qualifications and commitment to the project. Trane provided the building systems expertise necessary to develop a solution that balanced energy conservation with guest comfort. The resort had been purchasing chilled water from the local utility serving Walt Disney World.
Chilled water is our most expensive utility.
Trane installed additional distribution and capacity for cooling planned for future expansion. Reduce Energy Consumption Additional utility savings is being achieved through a high efficiency lighting retrofit and guest room occupancy sensors installed in each room to provide temperature setback and reduced fan runtime. Additional utility savings are being realized through low flow shower heads provided by the American Standard Plumbing Products Group. Improved Guest Comfort Humidity control is critical to providing a comfortable environment for buildings in Orlando. With Trane engineering expertise, a solution was created without significant impact on the system's energy consumption.