Construction
Helping clients implement decarbonization measures
GreenerU’s construction team helps institutions implement building-side energy conservation and decarbonization measures through turnkey design-build project delivery, which yields scheduling and cost efficiencies, while meeting or exceeding project performance requirements.
As project managers, we have a reputation for excellence, which we achieve through understanding our clients’ needs, clear communication, well-coordinated scheduling, minimal disruption in occupied spaces, maintaining high standards of safety, keeping spaces clean during construction, fully restoring spaces to pre-project conditions, providing customized training and references for new systems.
GreenerU’s construction team helps institutions implement building-side energy conservation and decarbonization measures through turnkey design-build project delivery, which yields scheduling and cost efficiencies, while meeting or exceeding project performance requirements. As project managers, we have a reputation for excellence, which we achieve through:
- Understanding clients’ needs
- Clear communication
- Well-coordinated scheduling
- Minimal disruption in occupied spaces
- Maintaining high standards of safety
- Keeping spaces clean during construction
- Fully restoring spaces to pre-project conditions
- Training the client on new systems
- Providing customized reference materials for users
- Providing full-system check-out and commissioning
Energy conservation measure implementation
GreenerU manages a range of energy conservation projects through turnkey design-build project delivery, deploying the most sensible and cost-effective solutions your campus needs. We have extensive experience managing LED lighting retrofits, controls, heat recovery, low-temperature hot water conversions, and building envelope weatherization projects.
- A $368,000 utility incentive helps Dean College overhaul lighting
- A 1950s-era building has a plumbing upgrade from the inside out
- Decarbonizing a medical school campus
Heating system electrification
Energy-efficient, fossil-fuel-free, clean heating and cooling options come in multiple forms, the most popular of which are air-source and ground-source heat pumps. These systems pull warmth or coolness based on the difference between outside or underground temperatures and indoor air temperatures. GreenerU carefully manages the multiple facets of heat pump installation, from updating electrical systems needed to run the units to working in occupied spaces with minimal disruption.
- Converting buildings to accept high-efficiency energy systems
- GreenerU helps the MSPCA use Massachusetts’ new Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard program
- MSPCA-Angell Animal Medical Center gets deep energy retrofits
Lab ventilation optimization
GreenerU ties together extensive experience working in laboratory environments with our proven approach to occupant engagement and behavior change. These components are balanced with the expertise of an environmental health and safety expert, who determines acceptable ventilation ranges in laboratory environments.
- Lab ventilation retrofits over 42 weekends
- Ithaca College is getting to carbon neutrality through lab efficiency
- Right-sizing laboratory ventilation at Smith’s Ford Hall
HVAC system replacements
On average, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) accounts for 40% of energy usage in commercial spaces. Replacing or right-sizing HVAC systems can significantly lower your energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions. Doing so can also help increase occupants’ comfort and provide better control of indoor climate in your spaces. GreenerU helps institutions electrify their systems, enabling a transition to cleaner energy sources.
- MSPCA-Angell Animal Medical Center in Jamaica Plain gets a deep energy retrofit with more than $500,000 in utility incentives
- A chiller way to cool a campus: GreenerU saves Smith money through a thoughtful approach to cooling
- Cheesesteak subs at Boston College: how a dining hall cut its carbon calories (and still makes 16,000 meals a day)
EV charger installation
GreenerU offers EV readiness assessments and will help you maximize your space, navigate your charging needs, and identify applicable financial incentives.
Contact us to talk about how our construction team can design-build your most energy-efficient decarbonized building systems.