Virtual Event on Commissioning and Measurement Assessment: Validation and Verification
The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) is hosting the ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR TRANSFORMATIVE SOLUTIONS virtual conference on April 20-21, 2021. This conference is a forum for education, discussion, and growth, focusing on strategies, technologies, and solutions for transforming industry, business, and communities in energy efficiency, clean energy, and decarbonization.
One of the presentations at the conference will take place on April 20th at 3-3:30 pm, titled "Early Deployment of AFDD & MBCx for Optimal Energy Efficiency and Equipment Reliability". The presentation will be given by Hadas Webb, Director of Analytics at Cimetrics.
Ms. Webb, who has 20 years of experience in engineering, energy analysis, and leadership, has been with Cimetrics since 2007 and currently heads the Analytics team. Prior to joining Cimetrics, she worked as a Building Automation Construction Manager at Partners Healthcare. Notably, she was responsible for managing control system projects and developing a building automation master plan for Massachusetts General Hospital.
The presentation will discuss best practices for data sufficiency and conditioning to ensure robust fault detection and establish a baseline. A targeted process that factors the economic impact associated with these faults can be used to prioritize resource deployment during the startup and warranty period.
The key practices emphasized in the presentation include early integration in design and construction, using comprehensive building data, focusing on HVAC and building envelope, scalable, cost-effective operational strategies, continuous monitoring and real-time feedback, and centralized control integration. These practices collectively lead to improved equipment reliability by facilitating early fault detection and maintenance, while optimizing energy consumption through informed operational adjustments during the entire building lifecycle.
Financial considerations such as ROI and utility incentives will also be discussed in the presentation. More information about the conference can be found at the provided "Learn More" link.
This conference is taking place amidst unprecedented changes driving a revolution in energy efficiency, clean energy, and decarbonization. Real customer examples from representative facilities will be used to show a sampling of typical new building faults that these practices can help address. The conference is open for attendance, and it promises to be an enlightening event for anyone interested in energy efficiency and transformative solutions.
- In the presentation titled "Early Deployment of AFDD & MBCx for Optimal Energy Efficiency and Equipment Reliability," Hadas Webb will discuss how focusing on renewable energy technology, such as best practices for data sufficiency and conditioning, can ensure robust fault detection and optimize energy consumption, especially in the finance sector where return on investment (ROI) and utility incentives are crucial factors.
- As the industry continues its shift towards clean energy and decarbonization, the applications of these practices will be showcased through real customer examples from various facilities, highlighting their effectiveness in addressing common new building faults within the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries, providing valuable insights for anyone engaged in this transformative solutions movement.
