Volume 5: Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance

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Volume 5: Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance

Short-Term Energy Monitoring for Commercial Buildings 5.1
J. Douglas Balcomb, Jay D. Burch, and Robert Westby, National Renewable
Energy Laboratory
Kris Subbarao and C. Edward Hancock, Macrodyne Energy International

Investigation into Operation and Maintenance Practices 5.13
Nancy Benner, Deborah Dodds, and Tudi Haasl, Portland Energy Conservation,
Inc.
Tracy Narel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mark Bailey, U.S. Department of Energy

Facts and Fiction of HVAC Motor Measuring for Energy Savings 5.17
William D. Biesemeyer and Jeffrey Jowett, Arizona Department of Commerce
Energy Office

Building Commissioning: The Path to Nirvana or the Woods of Ichabod Crane? 5.25
Diana Bjornskov, Nancy Benner, Deborah Dodds, and Tudi Haasl, Portland
Energy Conservation, Inc.

ACT ² Agricultural Irrigation Pumping Demo 5.37
Kent G. Bouma, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Commissioning the ACT² Project Pilot Demonstration 5.47
Grant J. Brohard and George R. Hernandez, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

The Long Term Thermal Performance of Radiation Control Coatings 5.59
Aaron R. Byerley, Mercer University
Jeffrey E. Christian, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Can You Achieve 150% of Predicted Retrofit Savings? Is It Time for
Recommissioning? 5.73
David E. Claridge, Jeff Haberl, Mingsheng Liu, John Houcek, and Aamer Athar,
Texas A&M University

How Much Does Commissioning Cost and How Much Does It Save? 5.89
Deborah Dodds and Tudi Haasl, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.
Cathy Chappell, ADM Associates, Inc.
Christie Kjellman, Southern California Edison Company

Infiltration and Ventilation Measurements on Three Electrically--Heated Multifamily
Buildings 5.97
Paul W. Francisco and Larry Palmiter, Ecotope, Inc.

Commercial Building/System Characteristics Sensitivity Analysis 5.105
Dianne M. Griffiths, SBW Consulting, Inc.
Kenneth J. Anderson, PacifiCorp

Short-Term Measurements to Support Impact Evaluation of Commercial Lighting
Programs 5.113
Peter C. Jacobs, Stuart S. Waterbury, and Donald J. Frey, Architectural
Energy Corporation
Karl F. Johnson, Electric Power Research Institute

Energy-Efficient HVAC Systems in Office Buildings--With Emphasis on Air
Distribution Systems 5.123
Lennart Jagemar, CASU-CADDET Analysis Support Unit

Adjusting Airflow in Office Buildings According to Outdoor Temperature 5.133
Per Levin, Royal Institute of Technology
Per Wickman, AIB Consulting Eng.

Are Heating-System Retrofit and Tune-Up Programs Really Increasing the Efficiency
of Oil-Fired Systems? 5.143
William P. Levins and Mark P. Ternes, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Identifying and Implementing Improved Operation and Maintenance Measures
in Texas LoanSTAR Buildings 5.153
Mingsheng Liu, John Houcek, Aamer Athar, Agami Reddy, David Claridge,
and Jeff Haberl, Texas A&M University

Restaurants--Opportunities for Energy Efficiency 5.167
Karen C. Miller, University of Florida
Alexander Othmer, University of South Florida

The Business of Running Buildings: Whose Business Is It? 5.175
Tracy Narel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Tudi Haasl, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.

Advantages of Staged Implementation of Efficiency Upgrades 5.181
Christopher O'Brien and Drury B. Crawley, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency

Automating the Commissioning Process--Information Management in Building
Design Through Occupancy 5.193
Patrick O'Neill and Kathleen Radke, Honeywell Technology Center

A Commissioning Cost-Effectiveness Case Study 5.201
Janice C. Peterson and Tudi Haasl, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.

Case Study in Building Commissioning and Savings Verification Applied to a 311,000 ft²
Office Tower Retrofit 5.209
Howard S. Reichmuth, Lambert Engineering
Kevin C. Fish, Microgrid, Inc.

A Novel Method for Resetting Duct Static Pressure for Variable Air Volume Systems 5.219
Robert J. Rose and William L. Kopko, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Measured and Predicted Energy Savings from an Industrialized House 5.225
Armin Rudd, Srinivasa Katakam, and Subrato Chandra, Florida Solar Energy
Center

Powered Attic Ventilators, Another Applied Building Science Nightmare and Treasure
Trove 5.233
John J. Tooley Jr., Natural Florida Retrofit
Bruce Eugene Davis, AEC Applied Building Science Center

Commissioning Through Digital Controls and an Advanced Monitoring System--A
Project Perspective 5.237
Paul C. Tseng, Dale R. Stanton-Hoyle, and William Withers, Montgomery
County Government

Commercial Building Performance Evaluation System for HVAC Diagnostics and
Commissioning 5.249
Stuart S. Waterbury and Donald J. Frey, Architectural Energy Corporation
Karl F. Johnson, Electric Power Research Institute

Performance of Energy Management Systems 5.257
Greg Wheeler, Oregon State University

Capturing Lost Opportunity in the High-Tech Building Market Through
Commissioning 5.267
Paul Williamson and Bill Koran, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.
Glen Wallace, United Energy Engineers, Inc.
Walt Stamper, ShinEtsu America, Inc.

Cost-Effective Commissioning: Getting the Job Done Within Utility Guidelines 5.275
Rachel A. Yoder, Pacific Power
Michael B. Kaplan, Kaplan Engineering

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