FROM THE EDITOR:
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the October 13th edition of the Energy Management e-newsletter. Although the announcement was made almost a month ago now, the biggest news in my mind of the past month was REALpac's announcement of an aggressive national target for energy consumption in office buildings. Rather than talking about reductions in terms of percentages, they've come up with a simple goal - 20 equivalent kilowatt hours per square foot by 2015. The "20 x '15" goal - easy to remember, and relatively easy to calculate. Best of all, it's being championed by both BOMA Canada and the Canada Green Building Council. To read the article on it, click here. For a video from the launch of the program, click here. This may be a difficult type of goal to translate into other sectors, but it's worth considering how it can serve as a basis for considering the energy management challenges in industry in general.
As always, I welcome your comments on anything you read here.
Regards,
Rob Colman
Editor, Energy Management
www.energymanagementcanada.com
rcolman@clbmedia.ca
COLUMNS:
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Monitoring and Verification: No Smoke and Mirrors
By Peter Rowles
Here's a big challenge for energy managers: how do you measure and verify something you can't see? The task of convincing today's skeptics that your actions have created energy use and cost savings can be a daunting one. Hopefully this article, prepared with the assistance of Rafael Corral, Certified Monitoring and Verification Professional (CMVP) at Energy Advantage, will shed some light on this topic. more...
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Hot Water Heating Renewal Series: Condensing Boilers
By Alan Sutton
Traditional boilers in North American heating plants are "non-condensing", which means that they discharge flue gases at a high enough temperature that all water vapour is carried out of the flue (and up the chimney, in a tall building). The water vapour is discharged with the other flue gases and never has a chance to condense to a liquid and damage anything. Of course, the hotter the flue gases, the more heat is thrown away and the less efficient the appliance. more...
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FEATURES:
REALpac announces ambitious national target for energy consumption in office buildings
On Friday, September 18th, following extensive research and consultation, the Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac) announced the 20 by '15 national energy consumption target for office buildings. 20 by '15 is one of the most aggressive office building energy performance targets in the world and, if achieved, would make the commercial office building sector in Canada a leader in conservation efforts. What is particularly remarkable about this concept is that not only is it relatively easy to calculate, but BOMA Canada and the Canada Green Building Council both endorse it. more...
Why do steam traps fail?
By Bruce Gorelick and Alan Bandes
Properly functioning steam traps open to release condensate and automatically close when steam is present. Failed traps waste fuel, reduce efficiency, increase production costs and compromise the overall integrity of the steam and condensate systems. Traps should be tested on a regular basis — or the neglect may be quite costly. more...
Ontario government announces details of feed-in tariff program, including domestic content rules
Local and international environmental and renewable energy groups congratulated the Ontario government on September 24th for four new programs that aim to make the province a global leader in clean, green, renewable energy. The aim of the new regulations introduced is to create thousands of jobs in the new green economy under Ontario's Green Energy Act. more...
Ontario school boards focus on energy savings through OPA pilot project. Their data may help other sectors.
By Melanie Franner
In 2008, the Ontario Ministry of Education launched its Energy Conservation Initiative, with the goal of reducing energy consumption across the education sector by 10 per cent over the first five years. With approximately 5,000 schools and administrative buildings across 72 district school boards, the collective energy bill for the 2009-2010 fiscal year is projected to be $459 million. To achieve this goal, the Ministry is working closely with the education sector and partners to identify ways to support the boards with better energy management practices. more...
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