Energy efficiency upgrades include:

Replacement of over fifty

energy inefficient windows

and doors with Energy Star

qualified retrofits.

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Aspire of Illinois is a leader in services for

children and adults with developmental

disabilities and their families.

Whether helping a child take her first

steps or assisting an adult to find his first

job, their goal is always the same –

helping people with developmental

disabilities achieve their highest potential

where they live, learn, work or play.

Aspire is committed to assisting any

person in need of their services,

regardless of the severity of their disability

or their ability to pay.

Their offerings include children’s services

and community housing, as well life skills

and employment training.

Bellwood Community Employment Services

Aspire Children’s Services, Hillside, IL

Contact at (312)-603-8200

Cook County’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant

(EECBG) Program, administered through the Department of

Environmental Control in partnership with the Bureau of Economic

Development, has provided funding to over 70 Sub-Recipients to

complete a variety of projects aimed at reducing energy use,

operating cost and greenhouse gas emissions. The EECBG funds

provide County-wide economic, environmental and social benefits.

These retrofits will take

place at the following Aspire

locations:

Children’s Services Hillside, IL

Community Employment Services Bellwood, IL

Community Home Westchester, IL

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BenefitsBenefits

All savings are estimated using the EECBG Benefits Calculator and calculated using a 5 year period

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Type of Improvement

Annual Electricity Saved (kWh)

Annual Gas Saved (Therms)

Annual Greenhouse Emissions Reduced

(Metric Tons of CO2Eq)

5 Year Cost Savings ($)

Window Replacement

816 1,995 11.5 $10,400

Existing aluminum windows with poor thermal performance

Community Home window retrofit complete with exterior trim

New energy efficient windows being installed.

Contact at (312)-603-8200

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