2010
has been a great year at Nelson Mechanical Design, Inc.
We have been involved in many great “green” projects,
we introduced to our customers some new high efficiency equipment,
and we were recently selected as “2010 Contractor of the Year”
by the prestigious Contractor Magazine.
Smart Grid on the Vineyard:
We partnered with GE/Smart Grid and the Vineyard Energy Project
to install communications modules on GE Smart Grid appliances in
50 island homes and link them together wirelessly to the home’s
network and a data storage device called a Nucleus. These 50 homes
will be able to use the GE dashboard on a personal computer to track
how much energy each appliance uses. This information will also
be sent to Vineyard Power to improve the efficiency of electricity
generation and use. We also installed the new GE Heat Pump Water
Heater in some of these homes.
Mansion House:
We partnered with Cape Light Compact and their agent RISE Engineering
to perform a “green” retrofit of this island hotel.
The end result was an annual reduction in their carbon footprint
by 62 tons of CO2 and their electricity use by more than 91,000
kWh. This project is featured in a cover story of the Winter 2010
edition of Green Mechanical Contractor magazine. (please visit our
website to see the article)
Cape Light Compact
Incentives:
Cape Light Compact has residential and commercial energy efficiency
rebate programs – qualifying commercial projects are funded
up to 80%. NMD has worked with CLC and their agent RISE Engineering
on “green” projects at the Mansion House and Tisbury
School. These projects save the customer money in both construction
and operation costs; for more information, please contact Meg at
our office to request a free energy audit from Cape Light Compact.
Air Source Heat Pumps and Geothermal:
Our air source heat pump and geothermal projects are still a top
seller, even in today’s construction market. Air source heat
pump systems can cut the heating/cooling costs in half and are often
times competitive in installation costs with traditional systems.
Geothermal systems can reduce operational cost by up to 60 percent.
There is a 30% tax credit with no cap for geothermal projects which
is makes them affordable.
GE Hybrid Hot Water Heater:
We are now offering the GE Hybrid Hot Water Heater for your home
or small business. These hot water heaters use heat pump technology
and an electric backup to potentially reduce your hot water heating
costs by half.
Fujitsu Heat Pumps: We have been selling Daikin air source heat
pumps for years and we now also offer the Fujitsu line as well.
The Fujitsu heat pumps are about as efficient, qualify for similar
tax credits, and are less expensive than their Daikin counterparts.
We still use Daikin air source heat pumps for larger jobs, due to
Fujitsu’s limitation in size. Either way, we have a great
air source heat pump system for your project.
Daikin Altherma:
Daikin air source heat pumps have been reducing heating and cooling
costs for years, but only for our warm air and AC customers. Daikin
is now offering an air to water heat pump that they call Altherma.
This unit will allow us to connect to your domestic hot water, radiant
floor warming, hydro air, or other hot water heating systems. Like
its air to air counterpart, Daikin Altherma will save up to 50%
on heating and cooling costs vs. traditional systems.
Our Office: Megan Lizotte, our office manager, is working hard to
keep all of our customers happy, and doing a great job. Please give
her a call with any of your questions about scheduling or billing.
Please note our new mailing address if you haven’t already.
Company Policy: Please E-mail and ask about our new company policy.
It was created to help clarify billing issues some of our customers
have raised. Please read this at your convenience and give us a
call with any questions or concerns.
Customer/ Company Information:
If you haven’t filled out a customer information form or think
that we do not have all of your important information, please fill
one out (included) and send it back to us. We have included our
emergency and non-emergency contact information for your records.
Thank you to all of our great customers
for another wonderful year. We hope you and yours have a great holiday.
We look forward to many more years of loyal service to you all!
Bill Healy – Apprentice | Megan Lizotte – Office Manager
| David Sprague – Owner/Operator | Brian Nelson –
Owner/Operator
32 Stoney Hill Lane Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 ~ 508 696 3120 |
