800.424.9144 www.willdan.com Goals and Challenges The main challenge at Bates County Memorial Hospital was that the building’s mechanical and control systems had aged well- beyond their useful life and could no longer be maintained. Despite the fact that a major hospital addition was constructed in 2002, most of the independent infrastructure systems dated back to the 1960-1970s. Importantly, the hospital had no comprehensive plan or strategy as to how to address the replacement and optimization of these systems for the long-term. At one point, the hospital administration attempted to improve the energy efficiency of the hospital’s infrastructure through a traditional performance contract, but their Energy Star ® rating was still a disappointing 37 even after they had complete

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