Case Study: Maryland Historical Society achieves carbon reduction and water conservation with Veolia North America’s Green Steam

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The Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore’s oldest cultural institution housed in the historic Enoch Pratt House, relies on Veolia North America’s Baltimore district energy system for reliable heating and domestic hot water. Facing the challenge of preserving a historic facility while reducing its carbon footprint, conserving water and keeping more than 80,000 annual visitors and students comfortable, the museum needed a sustainable, dependable thermal-energy solution.

Veolia North America provides renewable “Green Steam” from a waste‑to‑energy plant to power onsite heat exchangers and hot water tanks and, beginning in 2014, the museum began piping the steam condensate into an outdoor reflecting pool instead of draining it. The approach—part of a 30+ year district-energy relationship delivering roughly 2.5 million lbs of steam annually—has helped MdHS avoid about 386,000 lbs of carbon since 2013 (equivalent to removing ~41 cars), and saves over $2,200 a year in sewer and water charges.

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