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Enhancing Energy-Efficient Operations in Building Management

This ongoing project assesses current practices in the energy-efficient operation of buildings. The goal is to ensure that significant energy-consuming devices operate using only the energy necessary for their intended functions. Key activities include identifying current participants, conducting interviews, collecting information on practices, and formulating recommendations for improvement. Findings reveal low management recognition of the value of energy efficiency, inadequate ongoing processes, and limited ability to measure performance. The project emphasizes developing a market for sustainable energy-efficient operation training and establishing performance verification protocols.

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Enhancing Energy-Efficient Operations in Building Management

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  1. Ongoing Operations Project: An Assessment of Current Practice in the Energy-Efficient Operation of Buildings

  2. Goal of Energy-Efficient Operation • To ensure that each significant energy-consuming device uses only as much energy as necessary to perform its intended current function.

  3. Ongoing Operations Outline of Activities: • Identify current participants in energy-efficient operation • Select a representative sample to interview • Collect information on current practices • Compile and report findings • Formulate recommendations for improving energy-efficient operation

  4. Interview Subjects • Persons Engaged in Building Management and Operations - 243 buildings - 44 million SF - $87.8 million/year energy expenditure • Building Categories State Government Large Office (managed) Corporate Office Educational: Post-Secondary Educational: K-12 Large Retail

  5. Interview Subjects • Persons Providing Services that Affect Building Operations Efficiency Recommissioning Energy Audit LEED EB LEED NC Test & Balance SEE (K-12 Schools) ReDirect (K-12 Schools/Offices)

  6. Findings • Low management recognition of value (risk) of energy-efficient operation • Approached as periodic projects, not an ongoing process • Priorities not based on understanding of risks, based on bias of provider

  7. Findings • Procedures seldom include actual measurement of performance over time of key energy consumers • Limited availability of proactive time • Processes that do exist are not institutionalized • No ability to supervise energy-efficient operation process (No shared vision of a process to sustain energy-efficient operation)

  8. Energy-Efficient Operation Process PROCESS SETUP ON-GOING MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

  9. Energy-Efficient Operation Process • Start-Up Activities • Allocate metered energy consumption • Define key operating variables • Establish performance verification schedule • Design method to measure actual performance • Define required performance • Design reporting protocol

  10. Recommended Next Steps • Create a market for Sustainable Energy-Efficient Operation Training for building owners and managers • Create a capability for Sustainable Energy-Efficient Operation Setup capability: Develop a template for Sustainable Energy-Efficient Operation Develop setup procedures Develop training and aids for setup providers Ongoing capability: Develop training and aids for building operators Develop training and aids for operations supervisors

  11. Recommended Next Steps • Methods National search for relevant similar practices Collaborative pilot projects

  12. Modes of Operation for Energy-Consuming Equipment in Buildings

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