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Monitoring-Based Commissioning for New and Existing Buildings
The key advantage of monitoring-based commissioning is the availability of a constant stream of data to inform decision-making. When faced with dynamic facility operations, it is essential to know how your building’s systems are responding to changing conditions.
Industrial Retro-Commissioning Generates Significant Energy Savings
Industrial facilities often focus on capital-intensive projects, such as equipment replacement, or the installation of devices or widgets to improve their energy performance instead of looking at the operations of the energy-consuming systems as a whole.
Introduction to Commissioning
Designers are the architecture and engineering professionals that decide how a building is to be constructed and how a proposed system will be integrated into the building. The contractors are the workers doing the actual physical construction: pouring concrete, wiring new system controls, installing new heat exchange components,
The Need for KPIs and Production Data in Energy Monitoring Systems
Have you ever woken in the middle of the night in a cold sweat wondering if your plant is using more energy than it should, putting you at a disadvantage as compared to your competition? E
Energy Terminology 101: The Basics of Energy Usage and Production
If you’re new to the world of energy production and usage, some of the scientific and engineering terminologies can feel a little intimidating. Knowing the basics will help you navigate opportunities for improving your energy efficiency, and guide your decision making. Our experts at Veregy have set out to answer your questions and define common energy terminology.
Achieving Resiliency: Why Every Business Needs an Energy Security Plan
The US Military is setting a strong example of building energy security on the installation-scale by employing more energy efficient systems, creating renewable energy generation sources, and building out energy storage on-base.
Three Best Kept “Secret” Energy Savings Programs for Manufacturers
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently concluded a study showing that the average cost of saving a kilowatt-hour of electricity was $.025. So, whether an industrial plant is paying $.05, $.10, or $.25/kWh, it makes a lot of sense to pursue energy efficiency opportunities.
What is Zero Net Energy?
Ultimately, your organization needs to make decisions that benefit the financial bottom line, and Zero Net Energy can be a great way to mitigate future energy costs. Choosing to build for Zero Net Energy can seem more expensive up front, but depending on conditions like climate and available space for solar, Zero Net Energy can be done for little or no additional cost.
Understanding Three Types of ASHRAE Audits and When You Need Them
The first level of ASHRAE energy audit is a simple audit, often called a preliminary or walkthrough audit. A Level 1 audit includes a basic on-site survey of your current energy usage and minimal interviews with key facility personnel. A simple audit also includes a review of past energy bills and other operational costs related to the overall energy usage.
How to Get a Job in Energy Efficiency
Following my graduation from the undergraduate mechanical engineering program at Carnegie Mellon, I was essentially told that the world was my oyster – carpe diem, go do things with your life now!
