BOSTON — Key energy issues, such as energy management, efficiency, automation, and more, took center stage as the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) presented its AEE East Energy Conference & Expo, March 20-21 in Boston.

The industry standard commissioning process includes development of a systems manual to supplement the equipment O&M manuals provided by equipment manufacturers. The systems manual is intended to document at least the following information about each commissioned system:

Documentation is a constant throughout the commissioning process, theoretically starting with the owner’s project requirements and ending with the commissioning report.

Weil-McLain® has developed its new Stainless Steel Vertical Firetube (SVF) featuring a thermal efficiency up to 97.1%. Available in 750 and 1,100 models, the SVF line features a clover-shaped stainless steel fire tube heat exchanger for corrosion resistance, a new and bold exterior look, and simple, user-friendly controls to make installation and operation easy.

Last month, this column presented monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) as a subset of ongoing commissioning of buildings that have previously been commissioned or retro-commissioned.

What would happen if your engineering team stepped into another firm’s facilities with the goal of identifying energy inefficiencies?

While monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) is a relatively new term in the mainstream commissioning dictionary, its practice has been part of some commissioning programs for more than 10 years.

Behind every good man, there’s a great woman. Or, so the saying goes. In HVACR engineering; however, the numbers insist that mantra simply is not true.

As the old guard retires, it’s time to reinforce the crucial benefits of commissioning.

Tear down the walls that stop you from asking questions and gaining knowledge.