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About energy benchmarks for energy modeling. There appear to be several separate national energy codes, several California standards, and a growing number of benchmark levels. (ASHRAE/ANSI 90.1, CalGreen, California Title 24, CEC, HERS, Energy Star ratings, etc) The situation is confusing a lot of folks. Blame the engineers AND politics. Politics is in everything these [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 this months Engineered [...]
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