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Mark, I am pleased to see that a fellow Oklahoman has invested a great deal of thought into taking control of your facilities lighting and related energy cost. Your oblivious correlation between the need for lighting and the wasted energy on lights that are non-essential from a practical use stand point...

Energy efficient lighting alternatives have existed for years. The amount of carbon emissions that can be eliminated from the environment, through utilizing lighting efficiency, is enormous. Let’s consider street lighting as an example, 100-400 watt HID fixtures are commonly used as illumination...

Nominations are now open for the 2010 BetterBricks Awards! The BetterBricks Awards salute the individuals leading the way for high performance commercial buildings with an emphasis on energy efficiency. From the building owners who pay for them, to the designers and engineers who design them, to the...

Mark, It’s great to see someone who has solutions for outdoor lighting reduction. Outside lighting has always been a gray area due to the compromising security of Facility employees. There is another solution together with creating zones as you did that will dramatically increase your savings....

The basic's first are great. The ones we forget first. You may want to also consider installing soem type od add on fresh air tempering equipment, you can normally reduce from 50% or more the cost of bringing in the fresh air by some very simple and basic not expensive equipment, which will reduce...

Recent dramatic changes in the marketplace have resulted in new and growing concerns for building owners: Soaring energy costs are causing operational costs to climb. Growing awareness of environmental concerns is putting pressure on building owners. Attracting good tenants (and talent) is becoming more...

There is a lot of talk today about Green Building and being more efficient with the design of our buildings to use less energy resources. Being an efficiency freak by nature, I think it is long overdue that we use a little American intellect to conserve energy. Of course, the best way to conserve building...

Download a PDF of the page Introduction Creating a best-practice operation-and-maintenance (O&M) program increases the efficiency of facility staff, improves building operational practices, and reduces utility costs. The O&M process helps sustain a building's profitability by reducing costly...

Introduction Activities that improve a building’s energy performance fall into four general categories: enhanced O&M building tune-up commissioning capital projects Best-Practice O&M Program discusses elements of enhanced operation and maintenance (O&M). This document describes the...

Technologies to: Reduce fuel (any type on any type of equipment) 10% - 35%, NOT magnets, NO maintenance ever, CARB Exec. Order, EPA performance results, Alliance to Save Energy published paper (Sept/2006) and approval from FAA (along with Purdue Univ) to test and install on an aircraft. www.energy-group...

High performance schools don't have to cost more. The key is to bring your school's administrators and occupants (students and staff) and your design and construction team together early and create a plan for your high performance school. Please note, the links in this article take you to case...

Download a PDF of this interview Note: The tools and resources discussed in this interview can be found under the Hospital & Healthcare section of the BetterBricks website. Mike Hatten is an internationally known engineer, recognized for his expertise in building energy efficiency and is a principal...

Mechanical equipment in buildings, such as boilers, air-handling units, and motors varies greatly in age, size, type, model, fuel used, and condition. Operating and maintaining that equipment properly ensures that it uses energy as efficiently as possible. Our objective is to present the following types...

When it comes to energy use, grocery stores have traditionally been the hungriest of energy hogs. How else can you chill the ice cream, bake the bread and light the shopping aisles, you ask? Actually, a growing number of newly constructed supermarkets are emerging leaner and more efficient than ever...

By Brad Weaver, Northwest Energy Consulting Occupants in one part of the buildings complain that they are too cold. In another part of the building they are too hot. You, the building engineer get blamed for it all. You know there's a problem, a symptom, but you don't have a clue as to its cause...