Track: Commissioning: Optimizing New and Existing Buildings and their Operation
Sponsor: 7.9 Building Commissioning, 7.6 Building Energy Performance
Chair: Wade H. Conlan, P.E., Member, Hanson Professional Services, Orlando, FL
Optimization of the building systems through the Retro Commissioning Process starts well before the CxP interrogates the BAS system and doesn't end when the report is issued. This seminar starts by working through the creation of an energy roadmap for your building or campus to plan your savings. A case study on a 30,000 ton chiller plant serving a campus expands on that optimization process and shows real implementation and results of the RetroCx process. Finally, the seminar discusses the process on finding, and more importantly, implementing energy savings measures with buy-in from the Owner and Operators.

1. Campus Energy Management: You Need a Plan
Nathaniel Boyd, P.E., CPMP, Member, Hanson Professional Services, Orlando, FL
Taking on an energy management program of a large campus or portfolio of properties can be a daunting task. Rather than "putting out fires" by approaching projects independently, this study analyzes a strategic, deliberate approach to achieving institutional energy cost reduction through a repeatable, stepwise roadmap plan that involves financial planning, needs assessments, prioritization and implementation of audits, retro-commissioning and measures. Setting up your plan allows you to actually predict the impact of the optimization process.

2. How to RetroCommission a 30,000 ton Chiller Plant
Lee Riback, Member, McKinstry, Dallas, TX
Seriously, how do you approach RetroCx of a 30,000 ton chiller plant? We will take a deep dive into a University of Arizona campus chilled water plant that includes 22 chillers and 300 ice storage tanks. The discussion covers the process and findings of the work which includes the load management and chiller staging to improve plant efficiency. It also covers the field modifications completed at the plant to implement the RetroCx measures. Finally it discusses the OnGoing Monitoring based Cx that has further optimized the plant.

3. Taking the "Retro" out of Retro-Commissioning
Benjamin Skelton, P.E., CPMP and BEMP, Member, Cyclone Energy Group, Chicago, IL
How you look for optimization opportunities and present the value takes special care to ensure buy-in from owners and operators. This study focuses on how to hunt down measures, present them with confidence, ensure successful implementation and verify results. Specific examples from large commercial buildings are presented.

Presented: June 27, 2017, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Run Time: 90 min.

This is a zip file that consists of PowerPoint slides synchronized with the audio-recording of the speaker (recorded presentation), PDF files of the slides, and audio only (mp3) for each presentation.