The Rich Services design team offers the expertise you need, all in one place. We can guide you through the entire decision-making process, significantly reducing costs associated with architecture and engineering fees. Our designers can make educated recommendations that will not only reduce your installation costs, but also the costs of operating and maintaining your systems for years to come. Read the following case studies to see how Rich Services can improve your bottom line:

Design / Build with Value Engineering

A. New Construction Project
Shore Toyota – Mays Landing, NJ

Overview – Prepared proposal for plumbing, HVAC and mechanical project using owner’s bid documents. Discussed budget concerns with owner and proposed value engineering suggestions to redesign systems to best serve the new facility and meet owner’s desired budget. Developed, engineered and installed the following mechanical systems for 30,000 square feet of Sales, Office and Vehicle Service Areas.

1. Plumbing Systems
a. American Standard commercial plumbing products.
b. Emergency eye wash stations.
c. Oil and Sand Interceptor systems.
2. Trane HVAC Rooftop Equipment
a. Showroom with exposed spiral ductwork.
b. Office area with multi-zone ducted systems.
3. Compressed air and distribution system for 15 service locations.
4. Rooftop ventilation systems for service and office areas.
5. Underground vehicle exhaust and ventilation systems.

Project Outcome

B. Renovation and Alteration
Berkley Condominium – Atlantic City, NJ

Scope of Work - Boiler and Hot Water System Renovation for 160 unit 22 story building

Overview – Met with owner to review annual operating expenses, fuel costs, breakdown maintenance, general condition and lifecycle of 31 year old mechanical equipment. Developed engineering study with Concord Building Solutions and gave the owner a proposal that included in-kind equipment replacement energy costs, new equipment costs, energy savings and energy rebates that qualified for New Jersey Smart Start programs. The owner agreed to replace all boilers, heat exchangers, controls and piping.

1. Demo of 16 Hydrotherm boilers installed in 1974 located in rooftop mechanical room. Existing cast iron boilers with a 75% efficiency rating and Hydrotherm tube bundle heat exchangers for domestic hot water.

2. Furnished and installed four new 1,000,000 BTU Hydrotherm state-of-the-art high efficiency boilers. These new boilers deliver 20-100% modulation with a 94% efficiency rating. That’s right 4,000,000 BTU’s at 94% efficiency.

3. Remove heat exchanger used to produce hot water for swimming pool and install one Laars Teledynne high efficiency pool heater.

4. Furnished and installed two 2,000,000 BTU plate and frame heat exchangers for domestic hot water system connected to existing 2,000 gallon storage tank.

5. Provide variable frequency drive (VFD) for main corridor HVAC system and CO detector with thermostatic controls to maximize energy savings during off peak hours.

6. Developed hot water piping system with 3-way valves to take 2000 gallon domestic water storage tank off line during winter months when occupancy is only 30%. Using the building piping as the storage system for domestic hot water reduced costs an additional 10%.

Project Outcome

*This does include additional savings for breakdown maintenance

Actual savings exceeded projected goals – “We saved more money than we anticipated. We have asked RICH Services to analyze our other mechanical systems to see if we can save money on these items as well.”
Tony DeGrosa Manager of the Berkley Condominium

Projected ROI is now 1.8 years!

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