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The top two tenant complaints are “too hot and too cold, according to BOMA surveys. This is also a reason why tenants move out. Building systems need to be tuned up. Regular recommended service makes sure that individual units run correctly, but often does not address the total picture. Not only do machines and “gizmos” [...]
I have been working 6 days a week this summer, helping to push some projects to completion. I am now frequently on-site at the Bethesda National Military Medical Center in Maryland, to oversee testing on many M/E/P/Data/Comm systems being installed in 700,000 sf of new clinic, lab, and patient care space, as well as over [...]
A review of Building Commissioning: A Golden Opportunity for Reducing Energy Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions By Evan Mills, Ph.D. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for: CEC (PIER) July 21, 2009 This white paper contains some compelling arguments in favor of re-commissioning. Money and energy are two items. A building is a kind of organism. We [...]
Alright, I will get off my high horse now and back on my regular horse. Back on the subject of energy and high performance buildings. Recently I have had the good fortune of connecting with some very good people and I am busy again at my profession. I am working with a great commissioning team [...]
This Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory report, Building Commissioning: A Golden Opportunity for Reducing Energy Costs and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions should inform the skeptics about the efficacy of this process for buildings. Regular tuneups for your car are the norm, so the same should be for your building. I quote: “This report responds to a widely held [...]
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Trends: Read the chart on your buildings energy usage. Monthly charts can usually be found on the monthly utility bills. Usually, your utility company can provide a history of usage. The hourly or daily usage charts can reveal patterns of usage which can be reveal whether your building is running at its best. What does [...]
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The guys over at Autodesk made this cute animation to drive the point home The Buildings Sector accounts for about 40% of U.S. Energy, 72% of Electricity, and 34% of Natural Gas use. Building energy costs totaled $390 billion in 2006. The Buildings Sector accounts for about 40% of U.S. Energy, 72% of Electricity, and [...]
I would like to share this 2006 excerpt from the Building Design and Construction magazine white paper on the bottom line of building commissioning. To put some solid numbers on benefits of commissioning, Evan Mills, PhD, and colleagues at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Portland Energy Conservation, and Texas A&M University (Energy Systems Laboratory) reviewed published [...]
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