Ministry of education coal boiler replacement programme

The Building Intelligence Group’s Programme Management Team is working with the Ministry of Education and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) to transition away from coal fired heating systems in schools to lower carbon emitting energy solutions. The programme encompasses 97 primary and secondary schools across Aotearoa and is on track for completion in 2025 and is estimated to reduce carbon emissions by around 34,500 tonnes over 10 years.

The new heating solutions are all about reducing carbon emissions and moving to more sustainable alternatives by replacing coal boilers with modern, energy efficient alternatives, which are better for the health of our tamariki in schools.

Our team provides a project guide to each school and agrees a project plan that minimises disruption to the school. TBIG has implemented a strict H&S plan to be managed by all contractors on all sites and managed through TBIG’s inhouse project controls system.

The national programme has now been underway since 2021 with 93 boilers replaced as of July 2023.

Partnering with TBIG has yielded outstanding results for the Ministry of Education’s coal boiler replacement programme. The team is solutions-focused, responsive, and adaptable to meet the programme’s changing needs. We value their attention to detail and ability to communicate effectively with schools.
Sarah Best, Acting programme manager, Ministry of Education.

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Boiler Transition Programme

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Department of Corrections

Our team gets results:

John Sheridan – Programme Management Lead / Project Director

Daniel Jakubcik – Senior Programme Manager

Greg Srhoj - Senior Programme Manager

Chanté de Goede - Assistant Project Manager

Nicola Barry – Programme Coordinator

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTONS BOILER TRANSITION PROGRAMME

TBIG’s Programme Management team were engaged by the Department of Corrections to lead a feasibility study into the transition of high emitting coal, diesel, and gas boilers across the Department of Corrections estate. The objective was to provide suitable options for lower emitting sources of energy for Space Heating and Domestic Hot Water to help assist the Department to meet the Government’s reductions target dates for Green House Gas emission, 21% reduction by 2025 and a 42% reduction by 2030.

Transitioning fossil fuelled boilers to lower emission energy sources forms a key part of a wider strategy to reach these targets. TBIG’s Programme Management team supported a collaborative approach to the feasibility studies development which were carried out across the Department’s seventeen sites across Aotearoa. TBIG led the feasibility studies and managed all governance and deliverables.

The feasibility studies have provided the preferred pathways inclusive of OPEX and CAPEX for each individual site to transition to a lower emitting energy source. The transition needs to be carefully planned and is intended to be delivered over a period of seven years and will achieve a significant reduction in carbon emissions across the Department’s estate.

Your team’s knowledge and experience were key in setting up our approach at the beginning, guiding us throughout the process and then ensuring we got a good product at the end.
okiwa short, manager delivery planning department of corrections.

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CLIENT

Our team gets results:

Ministry of education coal boiler replacement programme

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CLIENT

Our team gets results:

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTONS BOILER TRANSITION PROGRAMME

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