Since launching The Energy Institute in 2009, Build with Purpose has worked with nine organizations helping them to improve the energy efficiency of their facilities.
- Academy Charter High School , Lake Como, NJ
- Ethical Community Charter School, Jersey City, NJ
- Greater Brunswick Charter School, New Brunswick, NJ
- Learning Community Charter School, Jersey City, NJ
- New Jersey Audubon Society
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Jersey City, NJ
- PleasantTech Charter School, Pleasantville, NJ
- Pride Academy Charter School, East Orange, NJ
- St. John the Baptist Church, Jersey City, NJ
Academy Charter High School, Lake Como, NJ
In 2009-2010, Build with Purpose worked with Academy Charter High School in Lake Como, NJ to conduct an investment grade energy audit and assessment of their facilities. The school received $4,432 in state incentives to cover the cost of the investment grade energy. Build with Purpose continues to work with the school to implement energy efficiency improvements that that are expected to yield annual energy savings of about $13,000. The school is eligible to receive $43,256 in state incentives from the NJ Office of Clean Energy towards the cost of implementing the energy improvements.
- Total cost for improvements – $72,093
- Total State Incentives – $47,688 ($43,256 for energy improvements; $4,432 for energy audit)
- Estimated energy saved per year – 78,487 kWh
- Estimated annual energy savings – $ 13,122
Ethical Community Charter School, Jersey City, NJ
As part of the campus for The Ethical Community Charter School in Jersey City, Build with Purpose worked with Mount Carmel Church to complete an energy assessment and install energy improvements to the school facility that are expected to yield annual energy savings of over $10,000. The church received over $13,000 in state incentives from the NJ Office of Clean Energy towards the cost implementing the improvements to the school facility.
- Total cost for improvements – $21,741
- State Incentive – $13,044
- Estimated energy saved per year – 70,162 kWh
- Estimated annual energy savings – $ 10,149
Greater Brunswick Charter School, New Brunswick, NJ
From 2009 – 2011, Build with Purpose worked with Greater Brunswick Charter School in New Brunswick, NJ to complete an investment grade energy audit and assessment of their 21,000 square foot facility and install energy improvements that are expected to yield annual energy savings of about $6,500. The school received nearly $13,000 in state incentives from the NJ Office of Clean Energy towards the cost of implementing the energy improvements and to cover the cost of the investment grade audit.
- Total cost for improvements – $13,486
- Total State Incentives – $12,930 ($8,092 for energy improvements; $4,838 for energy audit)
- Estimated energy saved per year – 22,305 kWh
- Estimated annual energy savings – $ 6,532
Learning Community Charter School, Jersey City, NJ
From 2009 – 2011, Build with Purpose worked with Learning Community Charter School in Jersey City, NJ to complete an investment grade energy audit and energy assessment of their 72,000 square foot facility and install energy improvements that are expected to yield annual energy savings of about $24,000. The school received nearly $47,000 in state incentives from the NJ Office of Clean Energy towards the cost of implementing the energy improvements and to cover the cost of the investment grade audit.
- Total cost for improvements – $48,986
- Total State Incentives – $46,897 ($29,392 for energy improvements; $17,505 for energy audit)
- Estimated energy saved per year – 144,057 kWh
- Estimated annual energy savings – $ 24,010
NJ Audubon Society
During 2010-2011, Build with Purpose worked with the NJ Audubon Society to conduct energy assessments of eleven buildings at five of their nature centers across the state of New Jersey. With energy improvements complete on all buildings assesses, the organization could see annual savings of over $18,000 in energy costs. The organization is eligible to receive over $72,000 in state incentives from the NJ Office of Clean Energy towards the cost of implementing the energy improvements.
- Total cost for improvements – $120,533
- State Incentive – $72,320
- Estimated energy saved per year – 50,098 kWh
- Estimated annual energy savings – $ 18,087
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Jersey City, NJ
In 2010, Build with Purpose worked with Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church to complete an energy assessment of the church and install energy efficiency improvements that are expected to yield annual energy savings of almost $14,500. The church received over $3,000 in state incentives from the NJ Office of Clean Energy towards the cost of implementing the energy improvements.
- Total cost for improvements – $5,421
- State Incentive – $3,253
- Estimated energy saved per year – 34,762 kWh
- Estimated annual energy savings – $ 14,495
PleasantTech Charter School, Pleasantville, NJ
In 2009-2010, Build with Purpose worked with PleasanTech Charter School in Pleasantville, NJ to conduct an investment grade energy audit of their facilities. The school received $11,358 in state incentives to cover the cost of the investment grade energy. Build with Purpose will continue to work with the school to implement energy efficiency improvements that that are expected to yield annual energy savings of about $10,500. The estimated state incentive for improvement is about $15,000.
- Total cost for improvements – $25,840
- Total State Incentives – $26,862 ($15,504 for energy improvements; $11,358 for energy audit)
- Estimated energy saved per year – 49,914 kWh
- Estimated annual energy savings – $ 13,122
Pride Academy Charter School, East Orange, NJ
In 2010-2011, Build with Purpose worked with Pride Academy Charter School to complete an energy assessment of their school facility and install energy efficiency improvements that are expected to yield annual energy savings of $2,325. The school received over $6,000 in state incentives from the NJ Office of Clean Energy towards the cost of implementing the energy improvements.
- Total cost for improvements – $10,257
- State Incentive – $6,154
- Estimated energy saved per year – 12,788 kWh
- Estimated annual energy savings – $ 2,325
St. John the Baptist Church, Jersey City, NJ
In 2010, Build with Purpose worked with St. John the Baptist Church to complete an energy assessment of the church and install energy efficiency improvements that are expected to yield annual energy savings of over $7,000. The church received about $2,400 in state incentives from the NJ Office of Clean Energy towards the cost of implementing the energy improvements.
- Total cost for improvements – $4,040
- State Incentive – $2,425
- Estimated energy saved per year – 33,525 kWh
- Estimated annual energy savings – $ 7,198
