Andy Cohen knows commercial real estate.  And Andy Cohen knows the value of heating his properties efficiently.  As a general partner of a leading commercial property investment firm in western Massachusetts, Andy faced a dilemma…and an opportunity when a boiler in one of his building needed replacing just over two years ago.

“It was a big, old, dual fuel boiler. It was at the end of its life, and was operating so inefficiently, we knew we were wasting precious energy every time that old timer fired up.” said Andy.  Andy called Bay State Gas to explore his options. Bay State referred him to RISE Engineering, a subcontractor to the Bay State Gas, “Partners In Energy” program. RISE conducted a comprehensive energy assessment of the older building that was once a large retail store. And, Bay State Gas paid for the entire cost of the audit.

The engineers came back with an interesting recommendation.  Install a high-efficiency Viessmann system. “I wasn’t aware of Viessmann before they made their recommendation, but once I investigated the company and its products, it became clear that the system they were proposing would propel our heating solution into the twenty-first century.”  Andy exclaimed.

The Viessmann system was installed in the upper level of the property and incorporated three air handlers to effectively distribute the warm air.  The intelligent design allows for easy service and Viessmann’s concept of interchangeable parts provides the peace of mind that if any part fails, it can be sourced and installed quickly.  The result is no system down time.

What’s more, Andy’s installation qualified for a high-efficiency rebate under the company’s “Partners in Energy” program.  As a result, Bay State Gas provided Andy a rebate for one-third the total cost of the new system.

Viesmann's Vertomat, a high efficiency gas-fired condensing boiler, provided Andy Cohen with a heating solution geared to the demands of his property investment firm.