Charlie Schreier, MS, P.E. received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from UD. He oversees our efforts with AEP. He is also the project manager for the evaluation of the EECBG program for the Ohio Office of Energy. He has worked as a project engineer on multiple commercial and industrial energy audits, LEED® commissioning projects, and much of our statistical regression work. E-mail him at cschreier@gosustainableenergy.com.

How The Culture Of Inefficiency Is Outfoxing LEED®, ASHRAE, And Efficiency Programs

Peter Kleinhenz, MS, P.E. John Seryak Charlie Schreier, MS, P.E. Greg Raffio, MS, P.E. Franc Sever, MS

November 9, 2012

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How many energy-efficient or certified buildings are not living up to the label? Very, very many, if this Ohio commissioning/auditing firm’s experience is close to typical. They report on common weaknesses in efficiency strategies and on real-life patterns of upgrades gone wrong across an array of equipment types. While flaws in well-intentioned processes remain, a more careful investment of human energy can still yield the desired reduction in building energy.

Adiabatic humidification systems have opened up a whole new way of saving energy, and making buildings more efficient and comfortable. Moving to new technologies can give many of us pause and fear from the unknown. Having key partners in the process can really help move the project along successfully. The New York City based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) introduced adiabatic humidification into their new Clinical Laboratory Medicine building in 2017, and again in its newest Outpatient Ambulatory Care Center just finishing construction.

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