For a proper energy audit or study, it is important to look at more than just equipment. This is for two main reasons: Accuracy of savings estimates. Better savings opportunities. Accuracy of Savings Estimates A favourite energy conservation measure (ECM) of energy engineers is slowing
What is a Utility Bill Analysis, and why is it important? For the purpose of energy audits and studies, a Utility Bill Analysis (UBA) is a statistical analysis of your bills, looking for trends and breaking out into different components (heating, cooling, baseload, etc.). Done
Although the saveONenergy program is winding down, that doesn’t mean that incentives have gone away entirely. Depending on your building size & type, and your company size & type, you can receive incentives on energy audits up to 100% of the audit cost to a
On March 21st, Ontario Energy Minister Greg Rickford presented the replacement to the previous provincial government’s “Fair Hydro Plan” with the “Fixing the Hydro Mess Act”. Among other things, the act makes changes to the previous government’s Conservation First Framework. The current Ontario government will
The Building Manager’s Guide to Developing a Strategic Energy Management Plan (SEMP) Recently, I had the pleasure of presenting a seminar at PMExpo in Toronto. The goal of my presentation was to help Building Managers understand the need to develop a comprehensive Strategic Energy Management Plan.
As an engineering consulting firm that performs energy audits, our job is to help our clients understand how their building uses energy and steps they can take to improve their energy consumption. It is important to be able to convey our findings to our clients
The title “Project Manager” is used frequently across the Engineering disciplines. Unlike a Professional Engineering licence, the title is an un-regulated one and most anyone can assume the role. In light of this the Project Management Institute (PMI) aims to set a high standard with
Global Adjustment In 2005, the Ontario government established a line item on electricity bills called Global Adjustment (GA). The intent of GA was to account for differences in the Hourly Ontario Energy Price (HOEP) and the contracted electricity rates that the Ontario government pays to
I have recently been involved in a pool dehumidification project to size and select a new dehumidification unit for a pool in the Toronto area. It was a small indoor pool, around 1000 SFT in size, used by tenants for recreational purposes. The Pool house
Thermo-electric refrigerators (figure 7) due to their high cost and low efficiency are far less commonly used then vapor compression or gas cycle. However they do have their advantages, the adaptability and lack of moving parts/circulating fluid make it ideal for small lightweight applications. As
