The Energy Efficiency Challenge

 

ASHE and the E2C Challenge

• Energy Star Challenge
• Energy Efficiency vs. Energy Conservation

Medical facilities and Energy End Use

• Medical Facilities and Energy Consumption
  • See attached pie chart & CDD&HDD Map
• Understanding Your Energy Cost
  • Energy Use Index (EUI)
    • Typical EUIs
    • Calculating your EUI
• You Cannot Manage What You Do Not Know
  • Portfolio Manager – Energy Star Rating
• Utility Providers in Colorado
  • Electric
  • Gas
• Cost of Energy
  • Demand - kW
  • Rate - kWh
• Energy Efficiency Incentives & Rebates
  • Local
  • State
  • Federal

Building Envelope

• Construction Types
  • Walls & roof
    • Insulation levels
  • Windows
    • U-values
    • Windows as solutions  not contributors
      • Finding the balance: Energy savings and occupant comfort
        • Daylighting
        • Solar gain
  • Air Infiltration
    • Air barriers
    • Moisture barriers

 

Operation and Maintenance  (O&M)

• Business Case
  • Best ways to spend your money
    • Low no cost O&Ms
• Strategic Energy Management Plan (SEMP)
  • Build your plan
  • Getting approval
  • Implementing your plan
  • Tracking your results
• O&M Problem Areas
  • Equipment Scheduling
    • Lighting
    • Plug and process loads
    • Fan systems
    • Chillers and boilers
    • Pumps
  • Sensor Errors
    • Calibration issues
    • Mixed air, chilled water, hot water
    • CO, CO2
    • Outside air, supply air
  • Simutanious Heating and Cooling
    • HVAC types
  • Outside AirLeakage
    • Economizers
    • Scheduling
    • Ventilation

Your Building; Your Solutions

• Getting upper management on board
• Staff Involvement
  • Education
• Budgeting and Paybacks
• Solutions for the Future

Case Studies

• Medical Center of Rockies
• Longmont Hospital Chiller Upgrade
• Denver Health Pavilion for Women and Children