ABSTRACT

Designed to serve as a comprehensive resource for performing energy audits in commercial facilities, this revised practical desk reference for energy engineers has been updated and expanded. All focal areas of the building energy audit and assessment are covered, with new chapters on water efficiency and feedback and behavior in energy management. Updated topics include compressed air, computer modeling, data center efficiency, measurement and verification, lighting, laundries, HVAC economizer savings and building vacancy along with manufacturing unit operations and calculating savings from automatic controls.

section Section I|350 pages

Specific Information

chapter Chapter 1|6 pages

Benchmarking

chapter Chapter 2|16 pages

Analyzing Energy Use Graphs

chapter Chapter 3|44 pages

Energy Saving Opportunities by Business Type

chapter Chapter 4|36 pages

Manufacturing and Unit Operations

chapter Chapter 5|51 pages

ECM Descriptions

chapter Chapter 6|8 pages

Utility Rate Components

chapter Chapter 7|40 pages

Automatic Control Strategies

chapter Chapter 8|21 pages

Building Operations and Maintenance

chapter Chapter 9|120 pages

Quantifying Savings

chapter Chapter 10|4 pages

Sustaining Savings

section Section II|585 pages

General Information

chapter Chapter 11|64 pages

Mechanical Systems

chapter Chapter 12|14 pages

Motors and Electrical Information

chapter Chapter 13|21 pages

Combustion Equipment and Systems

chapter Chapter 14|41 pages

Compressed Air

chapter Chapter 15|21 pages

Fan and Pump Drives

chapter Chapter 16|17 pages

Lighting

chapter Chapter 17|26 pages

Envelope Information

chapter Chapter 18|3 pages

Domestic Water Heating

chapter Chapter 19|6 pages

Weather Data

chapter Chapter 20|4 pages

Pollution and Greenhouse Gases

chapter Chapter 21|31 pages

Formulas and Conversions

chapter Chapter 22|90 pages

Water Efficiency

chapter Chapter 23|32 pages

Using Feedback for Energy Management

chapter Chapter 24|207 pages

Special Topics