Ameresco Inc., an energy efficiency and renewable energy company, has completed an energy conservation project with the Lynn Housing Authority & Neighborhood Development (LHAND).

U.S. Congressman John F. Tierney, Lynn Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy, LHAND Executive Director Charles Gaeta, LHAND staffers Paul Gaudet and Tim Leonard, and Ameresco Executive Vice President, David J. Anderson, commemorated the project during a ribbon-cutting ceremony today in Lynn.

The newly completed project provides a series of energy efficiency and crucial infrastructure upgrades to LHAND facilities, including water conservation, HVAC and insulation technology solutions. The upgrades are expected to save LHAND more than $600,000 per year.

"We are committed to enhancing the quality of our community and building stronger and healthier neighborhoods. This ongoing energy efficiency project does just this," said Charles Gaeta, executive director of LHAND. "Ameresco is a great partner and we are pleased to further improve the comfort and quality of life for our residents."

"This project further reaffirms our city’s commitment to providing decent, safe and affordable housing for Lynn residents," said Kennedy. "The city of Lynn commends LHAND and Ameresco for the important work they are doing on energy efficiency for the residents of Lynn. We are hoping to emulate this project in other areas around the city as well."

Ameresco upgraded a number of facilities across LHAND’s portfolio by replacing central heating systems that required continual boiler section repairs and underground piping that required continual heating plants; installing new baseboard heaters and thermostats; and installing insulation in attics, crawl spaces and walls to further enhance the new heating systems and recently installed ventilation systems.