$130,000
19% electricity reduction 10% natural gas reduction
750,000 kWh (verified savings exceeded this) 35,000 therms
$85,000
Initially skeptical, the staff at Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus realized the value of retro-commissioning immediately following implementation, stating:
This is a good project, we should have done it 5 years ago.
kW Engineering performed retro-commissioning at Microsoft’s high tech campus in Silicon Valley under PG&E’s “Core” Retro-commissioning (RCx) program. One of the key measures we identified was limiting the off-hours use of air handlers. While critical areas need to be conditioned, we greatly reduced the equipment required for conditioning needs. With the site staff’s help, we reduced the nighttime loads dramatically.
Additional energy saving measures included supply air temperature and discharge pressure controls. Our team used trim and respond sequences adapted from ASHRAE’s Research Project 1455 to optimize temperature and pressure response minimizing energy use while maintaining critical, tight set-point zone control. Hats off to our friends at Taylor Engineering for their excellent work on this project.
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