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<div>I started working as a energy auditor in a comapny a couple of months back. We do a lot of energy auditing here for big commericial as well residential buildings. I thought it would be great to see the excel calculations you are talking about. It would great if you could share them. </div>
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<div>Let me know.</div>
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<div>Thank you.</div>
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<div>Pranita.<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Paul Diglio <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paul.diglio@sbcglobal.net">paul.diglio@sbcglobal.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<td valign="top">Mike:<br><br>I perform energy audits of large commercial and industrial sites.<br><br>I develop energy efficiency measures based on the current operation of the building, estimate the project and work with the utility companies for incentives.<br>
<br>I find Excel suitable for this purpose. I have developed different worksheets to estimate the energy savings by, for example, converting a constant volume fan or pump to variable volume.<br><br>This process is different than modeling as I take actual kW readings, fan and pump RPMs, static pressures and datalog equipment and space temperatures.<br>
<br>The utilities want actual data not nameplate. The more accurate the data the higher the incentive.<br><br>If you are interested, I can e-mail you a sample spreadsheet. You need an Excel add-in called Get Psyched for the psychometric functions included. You can download this for a free 60 day trial or purchase for $50. No way to calculate the savings for comparative enthalpy or demand based ventilation without psychometric functions.<br>
<br>I have not found any utility company in the Northeast that will accept the savings calculated by eQuest. All the calculations must be transparent and editable.<br><br>Good luck on your new endeavor, I find auditing and the opportunity to implement my own strategies very exciting and profitable to my clients.<br>
<br>Paul Diglio <br><br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 10/22/10, Mike Diess <i><<a href="mailto:mike.diess@gmail.com" target="_blank">mike.diess@gmail.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<br>
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To: <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>Date: Friday, October 22, 2010, 11:19 AM
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<div>I am a novice equest modeler having only done 4 or 5 buildings w/ simple mechanical systems. </div>
<div>My firm wants to branch out beyond HVAC systems designs. We want to work with owners of existing buildings to analyze & offer energy use reduction strategies to them. In this scenario our information might be limited & so our study might be limited, as well. I find equest to be very comprehensive & perhaps not suited to a study focused on one aspect of energy consumption ( say, lighting for example). Is equest an appropriate tool in this case, or could anyone suggest a simpler tool for more limited applications?</div>
<div>I would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions.</div>
<div>Thanks</div>
<div>Mike</div>
<div>-- <br>Mike Diess, PE, LEED AP<br>LNI Consulting Engineering <br><a href="http://mc/compose?to=mike.diess@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mike.diess@gmail.com</a><br>cell: 720-427-7954 fax: 608-646-1063<br>
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