How the University of Vermont Saved 6,500 MMBTUs per year with Removable Blanket Insulation UVM University Heights mechanical room with insulation jackets on gate valve bonnets (jacket material is PTFE-coated fiberglass with 15mm Pyrogel® insulation) Project Background In the spring of 2012, the University of Vermont (UVM) was referred by its distribution partner and steam specialist (Power & Process, Inc.) to insulation specialists Thermaxx LLC to help reduce energy inefficiencies by installing removable, re-usable insulation jackets on their steam equipment.The project initially began in The Simpson Hall mechanical room, which had some common opportunities for improvement in regards to insulation best practices. Straight pipes had been insulated during construction in the 1950s, but many

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