Energy in Action! — energy managers
The Forgotten Costs of Deferred Maintenance
Posted by Patty Thumann on
In a single year, across ninety-one buildings, we found several million wasted kilowatt-hours, hundreds of thousands of therms of natural gas that did not need to be burned, and no small quantity of good old number two heating oil that was not helping anyone do anything. Ninety-one buildings. One year. That is the sample this article draws on, and every ratio you are about to read comes from it.
Understanding Continuous Building Systems Commissioning
Posted by Brian Thumann on
Explore the Energy Savings, Operational Improvements, and Uptime Benefits Continuous Building Systems Commissioning refers to the ongoing process of monitoring, evaluating, and optimizing building systems to ensure energy efficiency and operational performance. Unlike traditional commissioning, which focuses on ensuring equipment works as designed at post-installation, continuous building systems commissioning is a proactive, ongoing data driven approach aimed at improving performance over the entire lifespan of a building. The essence of continuous building systems commissioning lies in its frequentative process, where anomalies or inefficiencies are identified, investigated, and resolved continuously - thereby maintaining and enhancing the building's energy efficiency profile and...