Energy Audits and Improvements for Commercial Buildings

THE INTUITIVE GUIDE TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS

Energy Audits and Improvements for Commercial Buildings provides a comprehensive guide to delivering deep and measurable energy savings and carbon emission reductions in buildings. Author Ian M. Shapiro has prepared, supervised, or reviewed over 1,000 energy audits in all types of commercial facilities, and led energy improvement projects for many more. In this book, he merges real–world experience with the latest standards and practices to help energy managers and energy auditors transform energy use in the buildings they serve, and indeed to transform their buildings.

Set and reach energy reduction goals, carbon reduction goals, and sustainability goals Dramatically improve efficiency of heating, cooling, lighting, ventilation, water and other building systems Include the building envelope as a major factor in energy use and improvements Use the latest tools for more thorough analysis and reporting, while avoiding common mistakes Get up to date on current improvements and best practices, including management of energy improvements, from single buildings to large building portfolios, as well as government and utility programs

Photographs and drawings throughout illustrate essential procedures and improvement opportunities. For any professional interested in efficient commercial buildings large and small, Energy Audits and Improvements for Commercial Buildings provides an accessible, complete, improvement–focused reference.

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Overview

Chapter 3: Field Guide

Chapter 4: Envelope

Chapter 5: Lighting

Chapter 6: Heating

Chapter 7: Cooling and Integrated Heating/Cooling Systems

Chapter 8: Heating and Cooling Distribution

Chapter 9: Ventilation

Chapter 10: Identifying Heating and Cooling Equipment

Chapter 11: Controls

Chapter 12: Water

Chapter 13: Electric Loads (Other than Lighting)

Chapter 14: Gas Loads (Other Than Heating and Domestic Hot Water)

Chapter 15: Advanced Energy Improvements

Chapter 16: Estimating Savings

Chapter 17: Financial Aspects of Energy Improvements

Chapter 18: Reporting

Chapter 19: Sector–Specific Needs and Improvements

Chapter 20: Project Management

Chapter 21: Operation, Maintenance, and Energy Management

Chapter 22: Portfolio Programs

Chapter 23: Resources

Appendices

IAN M. SHAPIRO is the founder and co–owner of Taitem Engineering in Ithaca, NY, an award–winning consulting firm he started in 1989. He has been a visiting lecturer at Cornell University, Tompkins–Cortland Community College, and Syracuse University, and is the co–author of Green Building Illustrated along with Francis D.K. Ching. His research and writing covers a range of topics including heating and cooling systems, building envelope, water conservation, and indoor air quality. He is a frequent contributor to ASHRAE Journal.