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Schneider Electric addresses ongoing HVAC and controls complaints, says fixes underway; board urged for references
Summary
At the May 14 meeting Schneider Electric updated the board on a multi-year lighting, HVAC and building-controls project, apologized for comfort issues after a late-2024 control rollout, said a recovery schedule is on track and acknowledged two DIR investigations of subcontractors.
Schneider Electric representatives told the Mount Diablo Unified School District Board of Education on May 14 that work on a districtwide lighting, HVAC and controls contract is nearing closure but acknowledged significant occupant comfort complaints after a software rollout last fall and outlined corrective steps.
Schneider senior program manager Elliot Feldman, vice president Jordan Lerner and operations director Brandon Bedford reviewed the project timeline and scope, saying lighting upgrades (scope 1) achieved substantial completion in January 2024 and HVAC/controls upgrades (scope 2) were substantially complete subject to district review. Schneider said the controls portion fell behind schedule but that a “recovery schedule” is now on track for closure this summer.
Bedford apologized for comfort problems…
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