KEH Energy Expertise

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This course features keys to identifying means of reducing facility operating costs and, more importantly, means of identifying potential savings and how to achieve them. The course provides attendees with some challenges and strategies that are not part of other programs. This is a two day classroom session for up to twenty people. Cost is $2,200 plus travel and living expenses to and from the training site and Ken's home in Port Saint Lucie, Florida.

Some of the subjects covered:

• Monitoring and measurement produces savings all by themselves.
• How to read an electric meter.
• Electricity cost analysis and accounting.
• Factors in performance of a natural gas meter.
• Fuel cost analysis and accounting.
• Water and Sewer measurement and accounting.
• Steam and Condensate measurement and accounting.
• Billing history analysis.
• Energy conservation measures:
  • Reglazing, fenestration modification.
  • Insulation.
  • Infiltration controls.
  • Solar gain controls.
  • Vented energy recovery.
  • Waste water heat recovery.
  • Condenser water reheat source.
• Efficiency improvements:
  • High efficiency motors.
  • High efficiency lighting.
  • High efficiency pumps and fans.
  • Variable speed drives.
  • High efficiency chillers.
  • High efficiency boilers.
  • LCD monitors and televisions.
• Using life cycle analysis