Creating a Strategic Energy Reduction Plan

CEM Offermann

• Publisher: River Publishers
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781482228847
• eBook ISBN: 9781000355864
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Industrial Management
• Index: Business

This book outlines a simple and easy-to-follow process for auditing building operation to identify and reduce energy consumption. It explains the operational and cost-based opportunities, assessing the current conditions, analyzing the opportunities, and reporting the findings and documenting the plan. The book discusses the different building components and systems and how they affect energy efficiency and describes the operational energy efficiencies that can be gained by implementing no cost changes or alternate maintenance activities already funded. Capital improvement opportunities, and evaluating Return on Investment and life cycle replacement of equipment are also covered.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Part I Operational and Cost-Based Energy Management Strategies
• Chapter 1 Efficient Building Operation
• Chapter 2 Mechanical Systems
• Chapter 3 Basic Facility Power Consumption
• Chapter 4 Additional Facility Power Consumption
• Chapter 5 Cost-based Financial Evaluation
• Chapter 6 Cost-based Facility Opportunities
• Part II Accessing Current Conditions
• Chapter 7 Building Energy Audit
• Chapter 8 Building Occupancy Profile
• Chapter 9 Checklist
• Part III Energy Audit Forms and Preparation
• Chapter 10 Energy Audit Report Preparation
• Part IV Reports and Proposals
• Chapter 11 Survey Analysis Report
• Appendix
• Index