noel on March 1st, 2010

I am worried now. A new report just came out showing that 85% of CMMS (Computerized Management and Maintenance System) software being purchased is not being used. This is software that is supposed to be used by facilities managers to streamline their work, but apparently without much eagerness.

An excellent commentary in [...]

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noel on February 21st, 2010

Some people in communications, and in the real estate and investment arena, have been making assertions that green buildings have economic benefits not worth the trouble and expense. This is to imply that improving energy efficiency and measuring the results is not worth the trouble. I say B.S.
I am not interested in [...]

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noel on February 7th, 2010

Let us go back to the tried and proven. The Bush sponsored tax cuts did not do what they were supposed to do. We forgot to take Teddys advice, as quoted below.
The tax cuts did not increase our national economic vitality one wit. They should be allowed to [...]

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noel on February 5th, 2010

The latest numbers are that US buildings consume $320 billion/year in energy. 2/5 of all the energy used in the US. And about 40% of the energy (costing $120 billion/year) is used in buildings for HVAC.
Some of the 2009 stats HVAC designs that I have incorporated recently into my [...]

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noel on January 11th, 2010

I am concerned about a terrible Lack of Confidence in our economy and society: We must keep our heads high and continue to strive. The terrible danger is fear. Fear is paralyzing.
I have spent many hours this month getting criticized and rejected for trying to get ‘er done. [...]

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noel on January 10th, 2010

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 [...]

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noel on December 2nd, 2009

This is a bit of deja vu about energy. Like the last energy crisis. But now they say it is different.
This New York Times article, “A Surplus of Energy That Might Even Last” is provocative.
It says this may be an inflection point in our economy and its dependence on energy. [...]

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noel on September 28th, 2009

This doesn’t need any explanation.
A picture is worth a thousand words.

Additional editorial on LEED and Energy Star marketability

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noel on September 19th, 2009

Corporate geothermal or (ground-coupled or pond-coupled ) HVAC systems are eligible for tax credits under the same law as renewable energy measures tax credits. Renewable energies (wind and solar) and combined heat-power systems get a 30% tax credit. A new geothermal /geocoupled heat pump investment will garner a 10% tax refund, [...]

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noel on September 17th, 2009

While I was thinking about how to calculate the tax benefits of upgrading and changing or upgrading HVAC systems, lighting and hot water heaters, I decided to see if anyone had made a calculator to analyze it already. Sure enough, General Electric had created this EPact calculator

I have not had the [...]

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