Training
Descriptions:
BOC 102 – Energy Conservation Techniques
| Credits: |
1 |
| Total: |
10 hrs |
| Lecture: |
6 hrs |
| Project: |
3 hrs |
| Class Exercise: |
1 hr |
Prerequisites: BOC
101 or equivalent.
Learning Outcomes/Competencies:
At the completion of the Energy Conservation Techniques course,
a participant will be able to:
- list major energy loads in commercial buildings.
- convert energy units to BTUs and calculate energy use index
for your building.
- identify and prioritize conservation opportunities.
- identify opportunities to improve operation and maintenance
procedures.
- successfully complete the take-home facility project assignment.
Texts: STUDENT
HANDBOOK: BOC 102 – Energy Conservation Techniques, plus
course handouts
Special Equipment: None
Evaluation:
a. Facility project assignment 50%
b. Written test 50%
BOC 102 – Energy Conservation Techniques: Course
Outline
1. Energy
Management
a. Energy
management activities
b. Management basics
c. Energy conservation opportunities
d. Energy management strategies
2. Fuels
and Utilities
i.
Energy charges v. demand charges
ii.
Demand measurement
iii.
Power factor
b. Natural gas
c. Fuel oil
d. Steam
3. Fuel
Comparison Methods
a. Fuel
switching
b. Terminology
4. Energy
Accounting
a. Collecting and organizing utility data
b. Calculating the Energy Use Index
c. Charts and graphs
d. Analyzing consumption & evaluating trends
e. Benchmarking tools: Energy Star™
5. Energy
Conservation Opportunities
a. Potential savings
b. Consumption profiles
c. Identification of Opportunities
i. Problem Areas
ii. Energy Accounting
iii. Remodels and Additions
d. Types of Opportunities / Common measures
i. Operations
ii. Maintenance
iii. Electric Demand Reduction
iv. Replacements/Upgrades
v. Retrofits
vi. Excess Use
vii. Heat Recovery
6. Basic
Test Instruments
7. Operation
and Maintenance
a. Occupancy profiles
b. Operation of systems
c. Operational checklists
d. Facility maintenance
e. Establishing a maintenance program
f. Maintenance checklists
8. Energy
Management Planning/Strategies
a. Setting Goals
b. Monitoring Progress
9. Pulling
It All Together
a. Review facility systems
b. Apply utility analysis results
c. Identify operation, maintenance, and conservation priorities
Facility
Project Assignment:
A. Calculate
gross square footage (From floor plan of 101)
B. Collect
2 years of energy consumption data - All fuels
C. Graph
consumption and calculate Energy Use Index
D. Pie
chart of annual energy and dollar amounts
E. Write
short synopsis of utility analysis, which should include:
i. Rolling
12 month trend analysis of each utility
ii. Seasonal/monthly
trends
iii. Quantify
seasonal and base loads, BTU, $
F. List
major systems in seasonal and base loads
G. Review
equipment list from 101
H. Apply
utility analysis results to facility systems
I. Develop
preliminary energy management plan and conservation goals
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