9449 Penfield Ct.
Columbia, Maryland
21045 USA
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410.964.3513
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410.964.8275
e-mail: [email protected]
Energy and Operations Survey
The Energy and Operations Survey is designed to deliver an opportunity to protect your assets and
reduce operating costs. All three phases of the survey are interlinked to produce the maximum
operating cost reduction with the minimum of expenditures. Many of the ideas generated are low
cost/no cost projects that produce big results.
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Asset Evaluation - The evaluation of your Preventive Maintenance program and a survey
of your equipment will reveal the quality of the current program and the current
conditions. The result of this survey will be recommendations that, if implemented, can
extend the life of the HVAC and electrical equipment by 5 to 10 years. A multi-year
capital plan will be developed so that you can budget and prepare for capital needs. An
asset evaluation is critical whether you do your maintenance in-house or it is outsourced as
the quality of either type of program can be reduced if reviews are not conducted.
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Operations Review – The results of the operations review is two-fold: 1) To reduce
operating and capital costs by through a process of operations improvement and 2) To
reduce energy costs via improved preventive maintenance, operator training and changes
to the control systems.
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Energy Audit – Energy is the second highest (right behind labor) cost of operating today’s
complicated buildings. The energy audit will identify opportunities to reduce costs
through low cost/no cost projects as well as projects that require capital to get greater
savings. If sources of funding are a problem, there are numerous solutions that can be
brought to the table.
EESI wants to be your outsourced partner for your energy and engineering needs. The optimum
approach is to match this service based upon the time and talent available from your in-house
personnel. Although I am very flexible for pricing of these projects to meet your preference, I
generally determine the scope of work and present a fixed fee plus expenses proposal. That way, you
know going in what your exposure will be.
Since I custom tailor my approach to each client’s needs, I would welcome the opportunity to meet
with you, determine your needs and present a proposal to meet them.
Energy and Operations Survey Items
Typical of Detailed List Developed for Each Property
Your list would reflect Your Needs
1.
HVAC
A.
Cooling towers
B.
Chillers
C.
Boilers
D.
Common area units
E.
Tenant maintenance programs. Management program
F.
Vacant space turnover of HVAC system program
G.
No reported overall cooling complaints.
H.
Water treatment program
2.
Electrical
A.
Interval data and load profile from utility (on disc)
B.
Rate analysis
1).
Int. rates to utility
2).
Get all rates
C.
Generators
1).
Capacity test if required
2).
Size and load
D.
Tenant Items
1).
Are tenants being billed directly by the utility
2).
Check for tenants utility meters in landlord name
3).
Look at one or two rooms to convert to master meter
4).
Get data on utility usage
3.
Maintenance
A.
Water treatment review
1).
Maintenance records and bills are on site
2).
Do analysis of costs
B.
Preventive Maintenance program
C.
Skills analysis
D.
Resources (labor)
E.
Review equipment maintenance and condition
F.
Electrical maintenance
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4.
Energy efficiency
A.
HVAC Systems
B.
Lighting
C.
Develop improvement program, identify cost and savings
5.
Energy Management System
A.
Lighting
B.
HVAC System
C.
Metering
D.
TOD data printout
E.
Evaluate condition and quality of “end device” that is being controlled (i.e.
economizers)
F.
Evaluate software and energy management strategies
G.
Develop improvement program, identify cost and savings
6.
Gas
A.
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Determine if gas is supplied to any tenant and verify landlord recovery, if applicable
Water
A.
Determine if water is supplied to any tenant and verify landlord recovery, if applicable
B.
Identify water conservation opportunities
Commissioning and O&M Programs
EESI will perform walk-through systems reviews and preliminary energy surveys for each major
building. Based upon this work and the utility information gathered, the buildings will be prioritized
for re-commissioning, O&M programs and energy management improvements. A schedule, vendor
evaluation and selection criteria, capital budgets and a savings tracking program will be implemented.
A. Commissioning
A good re-commissioning program is the basic building block that needs to be in place to obtain the
maximum benefits of Energy Management and Utility Deregulation efforts. By fine tuning the
buildings for optimum operations, the existing systems can often generate five to ten percent
additional savings.
B. Operations and Maintenance
The Goals of a good O&M Program (in order of importance) from an owner's standpoint:
GOAL #1
"NO COMPLAINTS" - A good O&M Program (primarily through
Preventive Maintenance), will help to maintain comfort, reliably.
GOAL #2
"NO CAPITAL" - A good Preventive Maintenance Program will
prolong the life of systems and reduce the need for future major capital.
GOAL #3
"LOW OPERATING COSTS" - Preventive Maintenance contributes to
lower energy costs due to clean coils, filter changes, optimized controls,
etc.
EESI will develop a comprehensive Operations and Maintenance program and manual. This will
include all of the buildings maintained inhouse and will serve as the model for those locations with
contracted maintenance.
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