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CONTENTS
Introduction xii
Contributors xiii
Acknowledgements xiv
Section 1: Environmental Management 1
Chapter 1 3
United States Department of Energy & Industry Partnership Programs: Climate
Wise and Motor Challenge
Paul E. Scheilhing, Joe E. Bryson, John Y. Cho
Chapter 2 11
United States Department of Energy Biomass Power Demonstration Programs
Richard L. Bain, Kevin R. Craig, Ralph P. Overend
Chapter 3 21
Deploying Anaerobic Digesters: Current Status and Future Possibilities
Philip E. Lusk
Chapter 4 27
Indoor Air Quality & Airborne Disease Control in Healthcare Facilities
Stephen Turner, P.E., CIAQP
Chapter 5 39
A SiteWide Approach to Water Conservation: Procedures, Results and
Lessons Learned
G.P. Sullivan, D.B. Elliott, D.J. Hostick, J.F. Lamb
Chapter 6 47
Water Conservation Opportunities at Army Installations
Richard J. Scholze
Chapter 7 53
Georgia Environmental Compliance
Gregory W. Blount
Chapter 8 75
EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program: Helping Facilities Save Money and
Protect the Environment by Using Landfill Gas
James Walsh
Chapter 9 81
Privatization Considerations of Environmental Remediation of DOE Wastes
Marc A. Zocher, CCC,PMP, Orman H. Paananen, Ph.D., Kerry Kost,
CCC, PMP
Chapter 10 89
The Greening of the Federal Government: Creating Energy and Environmental
Showcases
David M. Hunt and Dean McCauley
Chapter 11 97
Removal of SO and NO Using a Pulsed Streamer Corona Discharge Process
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Yong Kuk Lee, Young Sun Mok, Sung Won Ham
Chapter 12 103
The Foundations of BehaviorBased Safety
Patrick T. Killimett, MBA and Thomas R. Krause, Ph.D.
Chapter 13 113
Integrated Energy Planning: Strategies to Mitigate Climate Change
J.N. Ortiz, J.W. Sheffield
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Section 2: Energy Management Strategies 121
Chapter 14 123
GasFired Low Intensity Infrared for Improved Productivity and Product
Quality
W. Greg Conners, P.E.
Chapter 15 127
Innovative and Affordable Central Energy Plant for Dowling College's New
National Aviation and Transportation Center
Evans J. Lizardos, P.E.
Chapter 16 137
An Analysis of Program Characteristics and Results for Eighteen Years of
Operation of the University of Tennessee Energy Analysis and Diagnostic Center
Richard J. Jendrucko and Amy R. Ammer
Chapter 17 143
Mobil's Energy Management Program
Fred C. Schoeneborn, CEM
Chapter 18 145
Star Wars Technology and the Third Decimal Place; Are They Really Needed
for Effective Energy Management (A Critical Look at Energy Auditing)
Thomas Dan Mull, P.E., CEM, CLEP, CDSM
Chapter 19 149
Cost Effective Energy Conservation Measures
William H. Mashburn, P.E., CEM
Chapter 20 153
Wastewater Recycling and Heat Reclamation Project: Red Lion Central
Laundry, Portland, Oregon
T.F. Garlick, M.A. Halverson, M.R. Ledbetter
Chapter 21 199
Partnering to Achieve Success in Energy Management
Troy C. Scott, CEM and S. Jeanette Caldwell
Chapter 22 209
A Strategic Management Approach for Energy and Waste Minimization
Assessment Centers
J.N. Ortiz, J.W. Sheffield, Y. Omurtag
Chapter 23 215
Waste Heat Use or Watch It During the Electric Industry Restructuring
Jack W. Rosenthal
Chapter 24 217
Retrofit of Existing 400 Horsepower Air Compressor Motor with Steam
Turbine
Siegfried F. Sanders, CEM
Chapter 25 223
Energy Management System Optimization for OnSite Facility Staff A Case
History of the New York State Office of Mental Health
Mark J. Bagdon and Paul J. Martin, P.E. C.I.P.E
Chapter 26 231
New Technology Drives in Old Applications
Ted W. Atkins
Chapter 27 235
Energy Savings through Retrofits in a Large Medical Center
Paul F. Hutchins, Ph.D., P.E., CEM
Chapter 28 243
State and Local Government Assistance Program Energy Conservation
C.C. Chen, John Hanks, Parviz S. Razi
Chapter 29 247
Electronic Dissemination of Energy Data and Analysis
Mark E. Rodekohr
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Section 3: Emerging Technologies 253
Chapter 30 255
Light Emitting Diodes: "The Next Generation"
Leslie Pace, CEM, CLEP
Chapter 31 257
Fuel Cell System Technologies and Application Issues
Clint D. Christenson
Chapter 32 263
Fuel Cell Applications for DOD Facilities
Michael J. Binder, William R. Taylor, Franklin H. Holcomb
Chapter 33 267
Parabolic Trough Collectors for Industrial and Commercial Applications
Randy C. Gee
Chapter 34 273
Solar Cladding in New and Retrofit Applications
Richard A. Grainger
Chapter 35 281
Cost Effective Solar Applications for Commercial and Industrial Facilities
Henry M. Healey, P.E.
Chapter 36 291
Solar Energy Unlimited
Fariborz S. Mahjouri, Ph.D.
Chapter 37 297
Development of a Neural Network Predictor for Wind Power
Satinderpaul Singh Devgan and Mohammad Bodruzzaman
Section 4: International Energy Projects 303
Chapter 38 305
Selecting International Performance Contracting Opportunities
James C. Hansen
Chapter 39 309
Armenia and AEE: Expanding an Energy Network in a Struggling Country
Larry Good, CEM
Chapter 40 313
Demand Side Management in India: Opportunities and Challenges
Hameed G. Nezhad, Ph.D. and J.V. Mehta
Chapter 41 317
The Role of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in China's Sustainable
Development
John Byrne and Bo Shen
Chapter 42 327
Energy Conservation in India's Commercial Air Conditioned Buildings
Gurvinder Singh, Doug Presny, Charlie Fafard
Chapter 43 337
Expert System Supports Optimal AC Motors Application
N.F. Ilinski
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Section 5: Federal Energy Management Programs 343
Chapter 44 345
Saving Billions from Energy Efficiency in the Federal Sector: Investing in Energy
Efficiency in Federal Facilities
Mark Ginsberg
Chapter 45 351
Privatization of Electrical and Natural Gas Utility Systems at Army Installations
William F. Eng, P.E.
Chapter 46 359
Implementation of Army Privatization Directives at Forscom Installations
Richard C. Armstrong and Suhas Patwardhan
Chapter 47 365
Energy Conservation and CostEffectiveness through the Federal Procurement
Challenge
Richard Klimkos
Chapter 48 371
Government Procurement: An Opportunity for Energy Efficiency
Aimee T. McKane and Jeffrey P. Harris
Chapter 49 379
The EnergyEfficient Procurement Collaborative, Inc.: Promoting Energy
Efficient Procurement in State and Local Government
Rachel Winters
Chapter 50 387
Which Projects Should We Select?
Robert K. Hoshide, CEM, CLEP, CDSM
Chapter 51 391
The Systematic Grouping of Building Sets and Selection of Building Prototypes:
BUCS as a PreProcessor to Feds
Robert E. Beasley, Lee DeBaillie, Brian Deal
Chapter 52 401
An Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's Reducing Swimming Pool
Energy Costs Initiative
Randy W. Jones and Ronda Irwin
Section 6: Natural Gas Cooling 409
Chapter 53 411
Natural Gas Technologies at Kennedy Space Center
Roberta L. Sirmons, P.E., CEM, CCP
Chapter 54 417
Field Monitoring and Evaluation of a Residential GasEngineDriven Heat
Pump
James D. Miller
Chapter 55 429
Desiccants: Benefits for the Second Century of AirConditioning
Kevin McGahey and Lew Harriman
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Section 7: HVAC Systems 439
Chapter 56 441
A Simple Method to Model HVAC Retrofit Projects
Richard R. Vaillencourt, P.E.
Chapter 57 445
Analysis of Cost Effective Pipe Insulation Requirements
David W. Winiarski and Dr. Sriram Somasundaram
Chapter 58 455
PreQualification and Selection of DDC Systems and Vendors
Victor Boed, CEM
Chapter 59 461
HVAC Optimization as Facility Requirements Change with Corporate
Restructuring
Renee R. Rodak and Mark S. Sankey, CEM, CDSM
Chapter 60 471
A Review of Energy Savings Technology: Refrigerant Subcooling
Srinivas Katipamula, Ph.D.
Chapter 61 481
Transpired Solar Collector Systems: A Major Advance in Solar Heating
Charles F. Kutscher
Chapter 62 491
New Refrigerant Management Control for Heat Pumps
Charles N. High, M.S.M.E.
Chapter 63 495
U.S. Department of Energy Defense Programs Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
HVAC/Chiller Retrofit Program
Roger E. Snyder and James E. Coyle
Chapter 64 499
Refrigerant Subcooling Yields 28.0 EER + Air Conditioning
Richard H. Ross
Chapter 65 507
Opportunities for Energy Conservation through Thermal Comfort Control
Strategies
James Jones and H. Singh
Section 8: Lighting Management 513
Chapter 66 515
Lighting Retrofits: Maximize Savings through Detailed Calculations
Carlos S. Warren, Ph.D., P.E., CLEP
Chapter 67 519
Use of T12 Lighting Systems in Retrofit Applications within New York Office of
Mental Health Facilities A Case History
Carol P. Henry and Eric J. Marsh
Chapter 68 525
Maintenance Considerations for Effective Lighting Retrofits
Eric A. Woodroof and Wayne C. Turner
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Section 9: Financing Energy Projects 531
Chapter 69 533
The Integrated Approach: Financing to Operation of Energy Projects: An
Opportunity Assessment Model
Leslie A. Solmes
Chapter 70 539
Performance Contracting A Financial Perspective
Daron F. Coates and John D. DelPonti
Chapter 71 545
Weighing International ESCO Opportunities
Donald O. Smith, P.E., CEM
Chapter 72 551
Utility Financing of Energy Projects
David I. McGeown, P.E., C.Eng.
Chapter 73 555
Hill Air Force Base Energy Performance Contract
Michael D. Leach, P.E., CEM
Section 10: Measurement & Verification 565
Chapter 74 567
Energy Efficiency as a Commodity: The Emergence of a Secondary Market for
Efficiency Savings in Commercial Buildings
Gregory H. Kats, Arthur H. Rosenfield, Tim A. McIntosh, Scott A.
McGaraghan
Chapter 75 577
From the Inside Out: An End User's Viewpoint on Energy Conservation and
Verification
Gavin J. Jones
Section 11: Impact of Deregulation 585
Chapter 76 587
Positioning Your Facility for Utility Competition
Lindsay Audin
Chapter 77 595
The Effect of Real Time Pricing (RTP) on TES Systems
Klaus Schiess, P.E., CEM
Chapter 78 603
EndtoEnd Connectivity UtilityBased TwoWay Network Offers Wireless
Option for Home and Business Information Services
Stephen Barth
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Section 12: Facilities Management 609
Chapter 79 611
Ultraviolet Curing Technology and Recent Advances
Richard W. Stowe
Chapter 80 621
Electrical System Power Quality and Interactions
R.M. Waggoner
Chapter 81 631
Power Quality: A Utility Perspective
Ron A. Adams, P.E.
Chapter 82 643
Introduction to Harmonics and Power Factor
Michael Z. Lowenstein
Chapter 83 651
Installation Considerations for IGBT AC Drives
Gary L. Skibinski
Chapter 84 665
Energy Conservation Strategies, the Ignored Cooling Towers
Robert Burger
Chapter 85 675
Technology Advances for Operations and Maintenance
Richard J. Meador, Donald B. Jarrell, Francis G. Buck
Chapter 86 685
Stream Maintenance as a Profit Center
Jerry L. Bouchillon, P.E., CEM
Chapter 87 691
Productivity Benefits from New Energy Technology: A Case Study of a Paint
Manufacturing Company
Partha Raghunathan and Barney L. Capehart