MF 1006

Common Opportunities for Low-Cost Operational Improvement in Multifamily Buildings

Credits: 1
Lecture: 6 hours
Class Exercises: 1 hours
Project: 3 hours
Total: 10 hours

Prerequisites: None

Class Description: This class introduces common opportunities that offer the greatest energy savings potential in multifamily buildings, such as HVAC controls, hot water, lighting, appliances, envelope, and water conservation. This module examines typical areas and problems associated with different system types and equipment as well as tools and techniques for identifying opportunities.

Learning Outcomes/Competencies:
At the completion of Common Opportunities for Low-Cost Operational Improvement in Multifamily Buildings, a participant will be able to:

  • Describe common operational problems in multifamily buildings.
  • Identify operational problems in their own building and report to management.
  • Recommend solutions to operational problems.
  • Describe the benefits of using data loggers to identify operational conditions.
  • Identify applications for data loggers.

 
 
Outline

  • 1. Operational Improvement
    • 1.1 What is a Low-Cost Operational Improvement
    • 1.2 Most Common Operational Problems
    • 1.3 When Operational Problems Aren’t Fixed
    • 1.4 When Operational Problems Are Fixed
  • 2. Common Opportunities
    • 2.1 HVAC Opportunities
      • 2.1.1 Equipment Scheduling: HVAC Equipment
      • 2.1.2 Simultaneous Heating and Cooling
        • 2.1.2.1 Causes of Simultaneous Heating and Cooling
        • 2.1.2.2 Solutions to Simultaneous Heating and Cooling
      • 2.1.3 Sensor Error
    • 2.2 Hot Water
    • 2.3 Lighting
      • 2.3.1 Equipment Scheduling: Lighting
    • 2.4 Appliances/Plug Loads
      • 2.4.1 Case Study: Plug Loads at Bridge Housing Apartments
    • 2.5 Building Envelope
    • 2.6 >Outside Air Usage
      • 2.6.1 Quick Reviews
      • 2.6.2 Minimum Requirements
      • 2.6.3 Economizers
      • 2.6.4 Demand Controlled Ventilation
      • 2.6.5 Causes and Symptoms of Poor Outdoor Air Control
      • 2.6.6 Case Study: Improving Ventilation and IAQ at Historic Warwick
  • 3. Data Loggers
    • 3.1 What is a Data Logger3.2 What Are Loggers Used For
    • 3.3 Why Data Loggers
    • 3.4 Data Loggers and BAS
    • 3.5 How to Use Loggers: Overview
    • 3.6 Safety Guidelines for Using Data Loggers
    • 3.7 Saving Energy with Loggers
      • 3.7.1 Example Logger Applications
      • 3.7.2 Night Setback
      • 3.7.3 No Night or Weekend Setbacks
      • 3.7.4 Night and Weekend Setbacks Implemented
    • 3.8 Economizer Operation
      • 3.8.1 Graph of Economizer Operation
      • 3.8.2 Case Study: Tenant Education and Equipment Checks
  • 4. BOC MF1006 Test