Case Study: University of Alabama at Birmingham achieves $60,000 annual energy savings with Datacor Fathom

University of Alabama at Birmingham saves $60,000 a year with Datacor

The University of Alabama at Birmingham sought to optimize its extensive chilled water system to support future campus growth and improve its energy efficiency. Their challenge was to model the complex, multi-branched network and determine the most efficient operational strategy, as the existing fixed pressure set point was not energy optimal. They engaged Bernhard TME Engineering, who utilized Datacor's Fathom pipe flow modeling software for the analysis.

Using Fathom, the Datacor product, the engineering team identified the most hydraulically remote building, which was forcing the entire system to operate at unnecessarily high pressures. The solution involved adding a booster pump to that specific building. This intervention, guided by the modeling, resulted in annual energy savings of $60,000 for the university and provided a valuable model for all future campus expansion planning.

University of Alabama at Birmingham