by Thomas Schubert, PE, Electrical Engineer Almost everyone in the building design industry has worked with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), a green building certification program. When it comes to new construction, the credit with the largest potential points is the building’s total energy usage (LEED v4 EA Credit: Optimize Energy Performance). Even […]
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By Timothy A. Warren, PE, LEED AP BD +C Continuing our conversation on industrial energy reduction that started here, we will discuss energy reduction for compressed air and pumping systems. Compressed air. This is probably the most expensive form of energy used in an industrial plant because of its poor efficiency – with an efficiency […]
By Timothy A. Warren, PE, LEED AP BD+C The variety of systems and user requirements associated with manufacturing facilities present many challenges, one of which is energy reduction. With these challenges there is opportunity to be creative to find economical and efficient systems that will serve companies well for many years. Design professionals have a […]
by Scott D. Butcher, FSMPS, CPSM A few weeks ago, as part of our regular lunch & learn programming, we had speakers from Johnson Controls Inc. talking about Demand Response and JCI’s GridConnect platform. Demand Response creates an opportunity for purchasers of electricity to cut energy use in exchange for cold, hard cash when the […]
by Scott D. Butcher, FSMPS, CPSM Adapted from a presentation at the Central Penn Business Journal’s Real Estate & Development Symposium. Our finale of The Energy Symphony concludes with the topic of preservation and recycling. Most of us recycle aluminum cans, paper, and plastic and feel good about ourselves. But if you really want to […]
by Scott D. Butcher, FSMPS, CPSM Adapted from a presentation at the Central Penn Business Journal’s Real Estate & Development Symposium. Whether you are building new or undergoing a major renovation, this should be music to your ears: embrace Whole Building Design. This approach to project delivery integrates the project team from the very early […]
by Scott D. Butcher, FSMPS, CPSM Adapted from a presentation at the Central Penn Business Journal’s Real Estate & Development Symposium. Here’s a great idea for improving your building’s energy efficiency, particularly if your building is of some size: hire an experienced professional to conduct an energy audit. They will: Analyze utility data & costs […]
by Scott D. Butcher, FSMPS, CPSM Adapted from a presentation at the Central Penn Business Journal’s Real Estate & Development Symposium. The next movement is all about being a star – an Energy Star. This program of the Environmental Protection Agency was originally created to reduce air pollution, but has now become the most recognizable […]
by Scott D. Butcher, FSMPS, CPSM Adapted from a presentation at the Central Penn Business Journal’s Real Estate & Development Symposium. Did you know that occupants control as much as 70% of a building’s energy consumption? If you want to make your building more energy efficient, educate the building’s occupants about how to be smarter […]
by Scott D. Butcher, FSMPS, CPSM Adapted from a presentation at the Central Penn Business Journal’s Real Estate & Development Symposium. “Call Me, Maybe” may have been omnipresent during the summer of 2012, but the title of this movement of our Energy Symphony is “Call Mac, Maybe.” Why? Because maybe you should change your buying […]
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