Operations
Energy Management - Major Incentives
Multi-Tier approach – Capital Improvements, Behavior Modification, Administrative
Capital Improvements
- Energy efficient technologies incorporated into new construction:
High efficient lighting – T8/T5s, CFLs
- Lighting controls – occupancy sensors, timers, photocells
- Web based central energy management system for HVAC
- Heat recovery systems – free cooling, heat wheels, hot gas reheat
- Dedicated outside air ventilation systems – decouples ventilation from comfort HVAC
- High efficiency HVAC equipment
Retrofit Energy Improvement Projects:
- Re-commissioning/Building tune-ups
- Lighting
- Heat Recovery
- HVAC system optimization
Behavior Modification
- Location checklists
- Walk through audits
- Plug load reduction – computers, refrigeration, lamps, water coolers, etc.
- Best of class contests – high performing energy savers
- Energy awareness training for staff – what can you do on a daily basis to save energy
Administrative
- Summer shutdown procedures – isolate occupied areas, coordinate cleaning
- Cleaning procedures – area cleaning, group cleaning
- Utility bill accounting and verification
- Real time energy consumption analysis and reporting
- Utility rate analysis – can you save on a different rate
- Central HVAC temperature set point control and scheduling