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Summary
Material from a recent conference details new tools for reducing energy costs in buildings, developing distribution generation strategies, and using the latest security measures in any type of facility. Papers are in sections on energy management, geoexchange, energy service, combined heat and power/cogeneration, renewable energy technology, environmental technology, facilities security, and plant and facilities management. Specific topics include natural gas purchasing strategies, solar electric technologies and applications, indoor air and environmental quality, and electric power system design with probabilistic risk assessment. There is no subject index. The book is distributed by Marcel Dekker. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Table of Contents
Introduction | p. xi |
Contributors | p. xii |
Acknowledgements | p. xiii |
Section 1 Energy Management | |
Chapter 1 High Frequency Metal Halide Ballast | p. 3 |
Chapter 2 Energy Efficiency of Rotary Dryers in Manufacturing Plants | p. 7 |
Chapter 3 Energy Information and How to Turn It into Knowledge | p. 15 |
Chapter 4 Results from the Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) Steam Tool Benchmarking Support Project | p. 19 |
Chapter 5 The Industrial Partnership of ENERGY STAR | p. 27 |
Chapter 6 Is Commissioning Once Enough? | p. 29 |
Chapter 7 Central Plant Retrofit Considerations | p. 37 |
Chapter 8 Exhaust Air: Control it and Save Money | p. 43 |
Chapter 9 Making Buildings Work...A Case Study of an Innovative Cold Air Retrofit | p. 49 |
Chapter 10 Technology Demonstration: Magnetically-Coupled Adjustable Speed Drive Systems | p. 53 |
Chapter 11 ADD CHP-Accelerated Development and Deployment of Combined Cooling, Heat and Power at Federal Facilities | p. 63 |
Chapter 12 Investment Grade Audits...Fact or Fiction | p. 71 |
Chapter 13 Advanced Tools for Energy Auditing | p. 77 |
Chapter 14 Air Force Performance Contracting in the US and Overseas | p. 83 |
Chapter 15 Operations and Maintenance for Federal Buildings: Capturing the Potential | p. 91 |
Chapter 16 FEMP's O&M Best Practices Guide: A Guide to Achieving Operational Efficiency | p. 97 |
Chapter 17 Building Continuous Commissioning Guidebook | p. 103 |
Chapter 18 Software Maintenance: A Must for Energy Management Programs | p. 111 |
Chapter 19 If Buildings Were Built Like Cars-The Poential for Information and Control Systems Technology in New Buildings | p. 115 |
Chapter 20 Maximizing Revenue Potential Through Remote Automation Systems | p. 127 |
Chapter 21 Strategy for Developing 10-Year Energy Management Plans at US Army Forces Command Installations | p. 129 |
Chapter 22 Real-Time Risk Management in the Energy Market: Goals and Challenges | p. 141 |
Chapter 23 Army's Sustainable Design and Development Program for Military Facilities | p. 145 |
Chapter 24 Successful Development and Privatization of Energy Plants Through Enhanced Leasing | p. 147 |
Chapter 25 Assessment of Non-Electric Cooling Alternatives to Reduce the Electric Demand on New York's Power Grid | p. 153 |
Chapter 26 Hybrid Plant Expansion: A Case Study at SJSU | p. 165 |
Chapter 27 Variable Air Volume and Ventilation (VAV[superscript 2]) | p. 169 |
Chapter 28 The Changing Role of the Energy Manager | p. 173 |
Chapter 29 Heat Recovery Strategies for Low Temperature Heat Sources | p. 177 |
Chapter 30 Delivering Energy Efficiency Services to Wisconsin's Industries: Actions, Experiences and Results from the Focus on Energy Program | p. 191 |
Chapter 31 Energy 101: Ten Ways to Reduce Facility Energy Costs or What to Look at First | p. 201 |
Chapter 32 Leveraging Power: How to Use Energy Management Systems to Track Power and Negotiate Better Prices | p. 209 |
Chapter 33 Energy Management Challenges in the Water/Wastewater Industry | p. 217 |
Chapter 34 Working Overseas on Energy Management Projects: Cultural and Financial Considerations | p. 225 |
Chapter 35 Achieving Energy Efficiency in Buildings that Utilize Subsidized Electrical Energy | p. 237 |
Chapter 36 Demand Exchange Trading Floor (Dex): A New Opportunity for End Users and Utilities Under a Regulated Environment | p. 245 |
Chapter 37 Fitting Flexible Wind Speed Models: A New Approach | p. 249 |
Chapter 38 Prospective FORSCOM Energy Intensities | p. 271 |
Section 2 Geoexchange | |
Chapter 39 Geothermal Heat Pumps--A Case Study of Federal Agencies Leading by Example | p. 283 |
Chapter 40 Water+ Geothermal Heating and Cooling from Municipal Water | p. 297 |
Section 3 Energy Service | |
Chapter 41 Investment Grade Energy Audit | p. 305 |
Chapter 42 A Contractor's Real World Performance Contracting Experiences | p. 311 |
Chapter 43 A Discussion of the Economic Aspects of Implementing Energy Conservation Opportunities | p. 315 |
Chapter 44 Use of Measurement and Verification Systems for Continuous Commissioning | p. 329 |
Chapter 45 Using Advanced Metering to Measure and Verify Savings on Energy Projects | p. 333 |
Chapter 46 Market-Based Energy Procurement | p. 337 |
Chapter 47 Utility Deregulation: How to Make It Work for You | p. 343 |
Chapter 48 Measurement and Verification of a Utility's Energy Management Program | p. 357 |
Chapter 49 The Energy Engineer's Guide to Performance Contracting Opportunities | p. 367 |
Chapter 50 The Effect of Building Geometry on Energy Use | p. 371 |
Chapter 51 Performance Contracting: Tips to Get What You Need and and Avoid What You Don't | p. 379 |
Chapter 52 The City of Calgary Fire Stations | p. 387 |
Section 4 Combined Heat & Power/Cogeneration | |
Chapter 53 Enabling Distributed Generation and Demand Response with Enterprise Energy Management Systems | p. 393 |
Chapter 54 Natural Gas Purchasing Strategies: Making Sense of It All | p. 401 |
Chapter 55 The Rapidly Approaching Market for Fuel Cell Power Generation | p. 407 |
Chapter 56 Lessons Learned from World's Largest Fuel Cell Installation: Connecticut Juvenile Training School | p. 411 |
Chapter 57 Steam Turbine Versus Pressure Reducing Valve Operation | p. 415 |
Section 5 Renewable Energy Technology | |
Chapter 58 Solar Electric Technologies and Applications | p. 423 |
Chapter 59 Solar Heating for Emergency Diesel Generators | p. 429 |
Chapter 60 Policies and Incentives for Biomass Power to Become a Real Player In the Competitive Electricity Market | p. 437 |
Chapter 61 Using Facility Intelligence to Manage Energy Costs at Multiple Sites | p. 441 |
Chapter 62 Evaluating Building Performance Using Interval Meter Data | p. 447 |
Section 6 Environmental Technology | |
Chapter 63 Indoor Air & Environmental Quality (IA&EQ): Investigation Introduction (Including Toxic Mould) | p. 459 |
Chapter 64 Updates on Legislation and Insurance Activity in the Nation for Mould, Asbestos, and Lead | p. 465 |
Chapter 65 Buildings for a Livable Future | p. 471 |
Chapter 66 Sustainable and High Performance Building Design, Construction and Operation: An Engineer's Perspective | p. 475 |
Chapter 67 The High Performance School, Sustainable, Obtainable and Cost-Effective | p. 479 |
Chapter 68 The Energy Manager's Role in Sustainable Design | p. 485 |
Chapter 69 Benefit-Cost Analyses of Sustainable Building Features | p. 489 |
Chapter 70 Fast and Innovative Delivery of High Performance Building: Design-Build Delivers with Less Owner Liability | p. 497 |
Section 7 Facilities Security | |
Chapter 71 Reducing the Vulnerabilities of Department of Defense Utilities and Energy Use | p. 507 |
Chapter 72 Energy Security and Small-Scale Generation: Some Things Never Change | p. 511 |
Chapter 73 Highly Reliable Electric Power System Design with Probabilistic Risk Assessment | p. 513 |
Chapter 74 Massachusetts and Energy Security: What One State Is Doing to Enhance Security Through Distributed Generation | p. 517 |
Chapter 75 Renewable and Distributed Energy as a Security Tactic | p. 523 |
Section 8 Plant & Facilities Management | |
Chapter 76 Energy Management of Wake County Schools: A Growing Demand | p. 529 |
Chapter 77 From Tick Tock to the Superhighway to Save Energy Dollars | p. 533 |
Chapter 78 Power Quality Solutions to Mitigate the Impact of Voltage Sags in Manufacturing Facilities | p. 537 |
Chapter 79 Powering the Digital Revolution: Electric Power Security, Quality, Reliability, and Availability in the Digital Age | p. 547 |
Chapter 80 How Enterprise Energy Management Systems Help Maximize Reliability | p. 559 |
Chapter 81 Building Business Partnerships with Your Electric Utility: A Power Quality Perspective | p. 565 |
Chapter 82 Energy and Cost Savings Through EMS Optimization | p. 573 |
Chapter 83 Striving for Cost-Effective Energy Information Solutions: Emerging Web-Based Technologies Provide Hope! | p. 583 |
Chapter 84 A New Approach to Maintaining Chiller Efficiency | p. 589 |
Chapter 85 Information Technology Basics for Energy Managers--How a Web-Based Energy Information System Works | p. 595 |