Modular Insulation System
Presented by: Matt Lampron
Business Development Mgr
Date: October, 2014
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Modular Insulation System
Today’s Presentation
 Ever Green: The Evolution of
Established Insulation Technology
 Energy Savings in Institutional
Facilities
 AMI’s new “Green-Up Project”
Approach (slide #15)
 Carbon Reduction Case Studies
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Modular Insulation System
Institutional Facilities
Bare Components—
Here, There, Everywhere!
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Unintended heat loss
Unsafe working conditions
Impacts carbon footprint
GHG emissions
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Modular Insulation System
Why Insulate Components?
 Saves Energy
 Always recommended as per:
 DOE
 ASHRAE Handbook of
Fundamentals, Ch. 23
 Components have large surface
areas – more than they appear! Lots
of energy loss occurs!
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Why Are Mechanical Room
Components Left Bare?
Costly & Problematic
 Custom-made covers are expensive
& labor intensive
 Hard to replace
 Overlooked in construction budgets
 Designed for industrial use
 Over-engineered for institutional
HVAC systems
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Modular Insulation System
A New “Green” Solution
 Ever Green is a patented modular
insulation system in “kit” form
 Customized on site
 Installs in minutes
 Saves energy immediately
 Quick payback
 Prevents unwanted heat in/above
space
 First layer of Ever Green reduces
about 88%of the heat loss.
 GHG reductions —up to 8%
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Modular Insulation System
What Makes it Green?
 All natural binders on filler insulation –
stays flexible!
 Silicone coating is solvent-free, solidsbased system
 Truly re-usable with Velcro straps –
no hog rings, wires, etc.
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Modular Insulation System
Advantages
 Easy to install—
Cut. Wrap. Strap.
 Flexible – even after heat-up
 Adaptable – ideal for odd shaped
and “very hot” components
 Valve bodies, bonnets & stems
 Flanges
 Pressure regulators
 Strainers
 Removed & reinstalled by either
contract labor or facility personnel
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Modular Insulation System
Designed for District Energy
Heating Systems
 Temps to 500°F
 Water and oil repellent
 Meets 25/50 fire/smoke rating per
ASTM E-84
 Meets ASTM C1695-10 for indoor
applications
 R-value – 3.1
 Engineering specifications available
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Modular Insulation System
Example of a Big Saver
 Montana State Capitol System
 Retrofit mechanical rooms
 3500 bare components
 Calculated savings – “8% of their
total natural gas used to heat their
buildings annually.”1
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National Insulation Association - Field Study –State of Montana
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Modular Insulation System
How many
mechanical
rooms—
and how many
hot, bare
fittings
are in your
facility?
Institutional Mechanical Room – 1 Room’s Bottom Line!
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Modular Insulation System
Insulating Mechanical Rooms
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Significant energy savings and…
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GHG reductions that can be calculated
and counted – up to 8%
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Modular Insulation System
Typical GHG Savings/Yr/Room
Facility
Bates College
City of Lewiston
CMMC
Tons/Year
20
7
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MIT
122
NYU
75
UM-Orono
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Harvard
50
Total
311
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Modular Insulation System
…Now in more
than 100
facilities…
Cut ‘n Wrap—Nationwide
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State of Montana
Morton Salt
Cornell University
Reichold Chemical
Owens Corning Asphalt Plants
Jackson Laboratory
State of Maine
University of California
University of Arkansas
Texas State University
US Veterans Administration
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Modular Insulation System
AMI’s GREEN-UP Project
Services
 Provide estimate (using EG
Calculator) on turn-key basis
 Provide funding process assistance
if needed
 Oversee installation
 Provide final engineering report
with BTU, $ and CO2 savings
 Provide written project summary
 Provide follow-up services as
required
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Chilled water
or dual
temperature
lines
Hot
mechanical
service lines
Industrial
elevated
temperature
lines
Let’s Get An
Estimate Started!
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CASE STUDY
Bates College
Situation:
230°F Steam
1 Mech. Room
65 Components
97°F Air Temp
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Installation took several days
Air temp dropped 17°
48,500 Btu/hr heat load reduction
$4000/yr in energy savings
20 tons/yr in CO2 reduction
Payback < 1 year
Before
After
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CASE STUDY
Lewiston Armory
Situation:
Boiler Room
230°F Steam
21 Bare Pipe
Components
 20,000 Btu/hr heat load reduction
 $1,363 savings in annual energy
savings
 7 tons/yr in CO2 reduction
 Payback < 1 year
Before
After
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CASE STUDY
Central Maine Medical Center
Situation:
Centralized steam
230°F
Bare components
in mechanical room
that was
mechanically
cooled.
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10 components insulated
33,390 Btu/hr heat load reduction
$3900/yr in energy savings
23 tons/yr in in CO2 reduction
Payback < 1 year
Before
After
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CASE STUDY
New York University
Situation:
Purchase Steam
430°F
Insulation contractor
concerned about
high room temp
in mechanical
room
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12 butterfly valves insulated
Installation Time: 15 minutes/valve
110,000 Btu/hr head load reduction
$13,000/yr in energy savings
75 tons/yr in in CO2 reduction
Payback < 6 months
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After
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CASE STUDY
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Situation:
Central steam
430°F
3 Mech. rooms
High room temps
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Insulation contractor performed work
74 components  2 insulators  2 days
Less than ½ man-hour per component
$21,000/yr in energy savings
122 tons/yr in in CO2 reduction
Payback < 6 months
Safe room temperature
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After
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CASE STUDY
Harvard University Steam Tunnels
Situation:
Bare gate valves
bonnets & stems…
High temps in
steam tunnels…
Insulation needed
to be easy to
remove/reinstall…
 Insulated gate valve bonnets and
stems
 51,000 Btu/hr — heat load reduction
 $6,000/yr in energy savings
 35 tons/yr in in CO2 reduction
 Payback < 3.6 months
Before
After
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SUMMARY OF
CASE STUDIES
Energy Savings
Short Payback
 $49,000 – value of energy saved
 Payback – averaged 7 months
 300 tons/yr – reduction greenhouse gasses
 Equivalent to 2700 barrels of oil saved
 Equivalent to 115,000 gallons of fuel oil saved
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SUMMARY OF
CASE STUDIES
Save Energy
Reduce Emissions  Case studies demonstrate ease and
speed of on-site fitting, cutting,
Reduce Room Temp
fabrication & installation
Improve Safety
 Bare components = opportunities for
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Energy savings
Reduced CO2 emissions
Room air temp reduction
Improved safety
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