Hillcrest High School
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The new high school HVAC wish list included: reliability, energy savings, installation ease, sufficient ventilation, quiet operation, and aesthetics while the typical budget restraints remained. 

The Bard 12 SEER "Quiet Climate" wall-mount and Q-Tec Heat Pumps resulted in comfortable students, optimized learning environments, and satisfied administrators.  (Click Here For More Details)

Newberry Elementary School
Newberry, South Carolina

For historic reasons, the thought of tearing down the eighty-year old building to build a new facility was not an option. The residents and alumni felt this building was a central part of the community.

The Bard Q-Tec Water Source Heat Pump allowed the project to retain its historic character while providing each class room quiet operation, ventilation, dehumidification, and energy savings.  (Click Here For More Details)

Tennessee Valley Authority
Nashville, Tennessee

Not all geothermal systems offer the same degree of operating savings.  A third party study compared the Bard QW series ground source heat pump with built-in energy recovery ventilators with the combination of another manufacturer's 3-ton console heat pump and separate ventilation air unit.  The results estimated that Bard would save $1,300/classroom on installation cost and would continued to provide operating savings of $493/classroom per year.  (Click Here For More Details)

Wilkes County Schools
Wilkes County, North Carolina

The challenge to handle the increasing student population required the addition of four new middle school buildings to the county wide facilities.

Utilizing Bard Q-Tec units helped Wilkes County Schools to finish under budget on their overall construction costs.  Savings were used to fund four computers in each classroom and three computer labs for each school.  (Click Here for More Details)