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ENERGY CONSERVATION IN EXISTING BUILDINGS

October 31, 2011

By Scott Gray, LEED AP, LC and Carl C. Schultz, P.E.

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The building design and construction industry has been guided and encouraged by Federal legislation and private programs to reduce energy consumption in new buildings and major renovations with initiatives such as EPACT 2005 and USGBC’s LEED®. But what about existing buildings not slated for significant capital improvements?

Public Art Gallery AHU Trend Analysis

January 13, 2012

By Rebecca Thatcher Ellis, P.E.

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The $4,000/yr problem was not on display for, or even noticeable by, visitors and staff.

Single-Zone AHU Trend Analysis

On to a new case after solving a museum mystery …

February 1, 2012

By Rebecca Thatcher Ellis, P.E.

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In this column, I will describe the “issue” disclosed through analysis of the trend graph included in my January 2012 column. I will also introduce a new system and show its trend graph, leaving it up to the reader to discover the operational “issue” illustrated in the graph. The answer will be given at the start of next month’s column.

Single-Zone AHU Trend Analysis – Cooling

February 27, 2012

By Rebecca Thatcher Ellis, P.E.

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How would you know if you were getting the right result via the wrong sequence of events?

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Energy Retro-Cx

Based on Cx-3 ATC/FPT and TAB-3 software

June 1, 2013

By Howard McKew, P.E., C.P.E.

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MONTH 3- The Energy Conservation Opportunity: Water-Source Heat Pump System Application - Solution Implementation and Monitor, Measure, and Benchmarking

NEBB schedules retrocommissioning seminar, exam

May 31, 2013

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The NEBB will hold a technical retrocommissioning seminar and exam July 17-20 in Portland.

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