Cook County’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant

(EECBG) Program, administered through the Department of

Environmental Control, 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.

Blue Cap energy efficiency upgrades include:

Replacing windows and

doors;

Roof repairs;

Siding repairs;

Upgrades to Heating

Venti lation and Air Conditioning units and;

Replacement of hot water

heater

These upgrades will occur in

a total of seven buildings (5

residential, instructional and

main building).

Blue Cap is a Sub-Recipient of the

EECBG program and is an

organization that is dedicated to

serving infants, children and adults

with developmental disabilities

through community-based

educational, therapeutic, vocational

and residential opportunities. Located

in Blue Island, Illinois, Blue Cap

offers a wide array of services

dedicated to achieving personal

growth and dignity for individuals

with developmental disabilities and

their families in Chicago and over 30

suburban communities.

Instructional Building—Multi-Purpose Room

Instructional Building—Day Care Center and Program for Children with Developmental Disabilities

Replacement of

older HVAC units with more efficient

units that serve the multi-purpose room

and office area.

This is one of Blue

Cap’s residential

properties where a

high efficiency,

tankless, on-

demand water

heater was

installed.

Type of Improvement Electricity

Saved (kWh)

Gas Saved (Therms)

Greenhouse Emissions Reduced

(Metric Tons of CO2Eq)

Criteria Pollutants Reduced (Metric

Tonnes)

Annual Cost Savings ($) *

Residential Improvements 1296 1193.4 7.3 0.0148 $1,322.97

Commercial Improvements 4704.4 1797.3 13.8 0.2072 $2,267.69

Total 6000.4 2990.6 21.1 0.222 $3,590.66

* All savings are estimated using the EECBG Benefits Calculator