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Building fabric
General
Ensure staff are trained on how to minimise heat loss or gain through the building fabric
Optimise the insulation of the building fabric
Optimise the use of daylight
Reduce infiltration losses through the building structure
Use ‘passive solar design’ principles as the basis for new projects
Reduce infiltration losses around windows and doors
Clean room technology
General
Dual temperature chiller loops
Lower face velocities for air handling units
Minimise clean room volume
Reduce cleanroom make-up air volume
Reduce process equipment run time
Reduce space air velocity
Replace existing humidification systems with low-energy humidification systems
Temperature adjustment or setback
Compressed Air
General
Convert HVAC systems from pneumatic to direct digital control (DDC)
Improve capacity controls
Improve intake design
Improve moisture removal
Improve sequencing controls
Improve system capacitance
Minimise distribution pressure drop
Reduce end use of compressed air
Reduce operating pressure
Repair leaks
Undertake a survey of compressed air
Controls
General
Ensure additions to control systems are compatible with existing systems
Ensure controls are carefully calibrated against actual environmental conditions
Ensure controls are properly commissioned and maintained
Ensure relevant staff are properly trained on the effective use of controls
Cooling
General
Drying systems
General
Direct heating
Effective control
Effective maintenance of heat generation equipment
Electric heating
Heat recovery
Energy supply
General
Review your bill
Consider alternative energy suppliers
Shop around
Fans
General
Install variable pitch fans
Reduce frictional power required in fan and pumping system to reduce motor load
Use throttling controls on pumps and fans to reduce flow output in place of constant flow operation
Heat recovery
General
Effective and regular cleaning of heat exchanger surfaces
Use appropriate heat exchanger technologies for different applications
Hot water
Hot water distribution
Eliminate Hot Water Leaks In HW Distribution System
Energy efficiency through zoning and isolation of redundant sections of heat distribution
Improve insulation of hot water distribution pipework
Hot water generation large
Improve Insulation of Boilers and Associated Pipework, Valves, Flanges and Fittings
Install best practice metering, fuel monitoring and targeting
Install Flue Gas Isolation Dampers
Install heat meter
Install sequential control and-or automated energy management system
Regular Checks and Tuning to Ensure Operation at Optimum Conditions
Replace Boiler Installation
Hot water generation small
Replace direct fired hot water generation plant
Check and tune at the start of heating season to ensure optimum operating conditions
Determine individual plant efficiency
Install combustion management and control system
Install heat meter
Install improved water treatment system
Replace Boiler Installation
Hot water generation small packaged boilers
Implement Best Practice Maintenance Procedures
Install best practice control system
Replace boiler
Lighting
General
Convert incandescent signs to light emitting diodes (LEDs)
Convert mercury vapour lamps to more efficient high intensity discharge (HID) lamps
De-lamping tubular fluorescent lighting
Install lighting controls to automate start up and shut down of lighting circuits
Install lighting controls to maximise the use of natural light and reduce the use of artificial light
Install occupancy sensor lighting controls
Perform survey of lighting
Replace high bay high intensity discharge lighting with T5 fluorescent lighting
Replacement of high wattage incandescent lamps with high intensity discharge lamps
Replacement of older less energy efficient tubular fluorescent lighting
Replacement of standard incandescent lamps with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs)
Motors and drives
General
Install high efficiency motors in place of lower efficiency motors
Install motor or drive-shaft speed controls to reduce motor power input
Perform motor survey
Reduce frictional power required in fan and pumping system to reduce motor load
Reduce the operating time of motors whenever possible by improving control of motor driven loads
Replace over-sized motors with correctly sized high efficiency motors
Replace V-belts with cogged or synchronous belt drives
Office Equipment
Computers
Purchase energy efficient computer products
Review efficiency of existing computer equipment
Train staff to use existing computer equipment efficiently
Office machines
Purchase Energy Efficient Office Machines
Review efficiency of existing office machines
Pumps
General
Raise wet well set-point to reduce pump power
Reduce frictional power required in fan and pumping system to reduce motor load
Trim pump impellers to match pump output to system pressure or flow requirements
Use throttling controls on pumps and fans to reduce flow output in place of constant flow operation
Refrigeration
Industrial refrigeration
Floating head pressure control
Install a refrigerant de-superheater for waste heat recovery
Install cold storage infiltration barriers
Maximise condenser efficiency
Modify or upgrade controls to improve refrigeration system efficiency
Multi stage compression
Subcooling
Perform refrigeration survey
Renewable energy
General
Biomass boilers
Heat buildings through passive solar building design
Heat Pumps
Optimise the use of natural daylight
Solar water heaters
Use natural ventilation in buildings
Wind turbines
Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems
Space heating
General
Install building energy management system (BEMS)
Improved space heating controls (excluding BEMS)
Steam
Steam distribution
Eliminate steam and condensate leaks
Improve energy conservation through zoning and isolation of redundant sections
Improve insulation of steam and condensate distribution pipework, valves, flanges and fittings
Optimise condensate recovery including energy recovery from flash steam
Steam generation
Blow down heat recovery
Improve insulation of boilers and associated pipework
Install Automatic Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Control and blow-down
Install Combustion Management and Control System
Install Economiser
Install Flue Gas Isolation Dampers
Install improved water treatment system
Install Oxygen Trim Control System
Install Sequential Boiler Control
Regular Checks and Tuning to Ensure Operation at Optimum Conditions
Thermal fluid distribution
General
Improve insulation of hot thermal fluid distribution pipework
Ventilation
General
Effective control of ventilation systems
Effective maintenance of ventilation equipment
Train staff on how to reduce the ventilation and cooling loads to the space
Use natural ventilation in buildings
Hotels & Catering
Air conditioning
Air handling units
Air handling unit maintenance strategies
Demand control ventilation
Install or upgrade economiser controls
Perform survey of air-plant
Upgrade air handling
Chillers
Heat recovery
Install chilled water temperature reset controls
Install condensing water temperature reset controls
Install high efficiency equipment
Cooling towers
Install a free cooling water-side economiser
Oversize cooling tower
Enhanced control strategies
Implement enhanced HVAC control strategies
Install programmable thermostats in place of manual or ‘always on’ thermostats
Package units
Packaged HVAC system maintenance strategies
Replace older HVAC package units and heat pumps with high efficiency models
Building fabric
General
Ensure staff are trained on how to minimise heat loss or gain through the building fabric
Optimise the insulation of the building fabric
Optimise the use of daylight
Reduce infiltration losses through the building structure
Use ‘passive solar design’ principles as the basis for new projects
Reduce infiltration losses around windows and doors
Catering equipment
General
Develop and carry out regular maintenance programme for cooking equipment
Develop and carry out regular maintenance programme for refrigeration equipment
Purchase and install energy efficient cooking equipment
Purchase and install energy efficient refrigeration equipment
Purchase and install energy efficient washing equipment
Compressed Air
General
Controls
General
Ensure additions to control systems are compatible with existing systems
Ensure controls are carefully calibrated against actual environmental conditions
Ensure controls are properly commissioned and maintained
Ensure relevant staff are properly trained on the effective use of controls
Cooling
General
Energy supply
General
Review your bill
Consider alternative energy suppliers
Shop around
Fans
General
Install variable pitch fans
Reduce frictional power required in fan and pumping system to reduce motor load
Use throttling controls on pumps and fans to reduce flow output in place of constant flow operation
Heat recovery
General
Effective and regular cleaning of heat exchanger surfaces
Use appropriate heat exchanger technologies for different applications
Hot water
Hot water distribution
Eliminate Hot Water Leaks In HW Distribution System
Energy efficiency through zoning and isolation of redundant sections of heat distribution
Improve insulation of hot water distribution pipework
Hot water generation large
Hot water generation small
Check and tune at the start of heating season to ensure optimum operating conditions
Determine individual plant efficiency
Install combustion management and control system
Install heat meter
Install improved water treatment system
Replace Boiler Installation
Hot water generation small packaged boilers
Implement Best Practice Maintenance Procedures
Install best practice control system
Replace boiler
Lighting
General
Convert incandescent signs to light emitting diodes (LEDs)
Convert mercury vapour lamps to more efficient high intensity discharge (HID) lamps
De-lamping tubular fluorescent lighting
Install lighting controls to automate start up and shut down of lighting circuits
Install lighting controls to maximise the use of natural light and reduce the use of artificial light
Install occupancy sensor lighting controls
Perform survey of lighting
Replace high bay high intensity discharge lighting with T5 fluorescent lighting
Replacement of high wattage incandescent lamps with high intensity discharge lamps
Replacement of older less energy efficient tubular fluorescent lighting
Replacement of standard incandescent lamps with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs)
Motors and drives
General
Install high efficiency motors in place of lower efficiency motors
Install motor or drive-shaft speed controls to reduce motor power input
Perform motor survey
Reduce frictional power required in fan and pumping system to reduce motor load
Reduce the operating time of motors whenever possible by improving control of motor driven loads
Replace over-sized motors with correctly sized high efficiency motors
Replace V-belts with cogged or synchronous belt drives
Office Equipment
Computers
Purchase energy efficient computer products
Review efficiency of existing computer equipment
Train staff to use existing computer equipment efficiently
Office machines
Purchase Energy Efficient Office Machines
Review efficiency of existing office machines
Train staff to use existing office machines efficiently
Pumps
General
Raise wet well set-point to reduce pump power
Reduce frictional power required in fan and pumping system to reduce motor load
Trim pump impellers to match pump output to system pressure or flow requirements
Use throttling controls on pumps and fans to reduce flow output in place of constant flow operation
Refrigeration
Commercial and public sector refrigeration
Anti-sweat heater controls
Demand defrost
Improve case lighting efficiency
Refrigeration controls
Renewable energy
General
Biomass boilers
Heat buildings through passive solar building design
Heat Pumps
Optimise the use of natural daylight
Solar water heaters
Use natural ventilation in buildings
Wind turbines
Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems
Space heating
General
Install building energy management system (BEMS)
Improved space heating controls (excluding BEMS)
Swimming pool technology
General
Correct backwashing procedures
Correct setting of pool ventilation system controls
Correct setting of pool water temperature controls
Install heat recovery system
Installation and use of pool cover
Ventilation
General
Effective control of ventilation systems
Effective maintenance of ventilation equipment
Train staff on how to reduce the ventilation and cooling loads to the space
Use natural ventilation in buildings
Retail
Air conditioning
Air handling units
Air handling unit maintenance strategies
Demand control ventilation
Install or upgrade economiser controls
Perform survey of air-plant
Upgrade air handling
Chillers
Heat recovery
Install chilled water temperature reset controls
Install condensing water temperature reset controls
Install high efficiency equipment
Cooling towers
Install a free cooling water-side economiser
Oversize cooling tower
Enhanced control strategies
Implement enhanced HVAC control strategies
Install programmable thermostats in place of manual or ‘always on’ thermostats
Package units
Packaged HVAC system maintenance strategies
Replace older HVAC package units and heat pumps with high efficiency models
Building fabric
General
Ensure staff are trained on how to minimise heat loss or gain through the building fabric
Optimise the insulation of the building fabric
Optimise the use of daylight
Reduce infiltration losses through the building structure
Use ‘passive solar design’ principles as the basis for new projects
Reduce infiltration losses around windows and doors
Catering equipment
General
Develop and carry out regular maintenance programme for cooking equipment
Develop and carry out regular maintenance programme for refrigeration equipment
Purchase and install energy efficient cooking equipment
Purchase and install energy efficient refrigeration equipment
Purchase and install energy efficient washing equipment
Compressed Air
General
Controls
General
Ensure additions to control systems are compatible with existing systems
Ensure controls are carefully calibrated against actual environmental conditions
Ensure controls are properly commissioned and maintained
Ensure relevant staff are properly trained on the effective use of controls
Cooling
General
Energy supply
General
Review your bill
Consider alternative energy suppliers
Shop around
Fans
General
Install variable pitch fans
Reduce frictional power required in fan and pumping system to reduce motor load
Use throttling controls on pumps and fans to reduce flow output in place of constant flow operation
Heat recovery
General
Effective and regular cleaning of heat exchanger surfaces
Use appropriate heat exchanger technologies for different applications
Hot water
Hot water distribution
Eliminate Hot Water Leaks In HW Distribution System
Energy efficiency through zoning and isolation of redundant sections of heat distribution
Improve insulation of hot water distribution pipework
Hot water generation large
Hot water generation small
Check and tune at the start of heating season to ensure optimum operating conditions
Determine individual plant efficiency
Install combustion management and control system
Install heat meter
Install improved water treatment system
Replace Boiler Installation
Hot water generation small packaged boilers
Implement Best Practice Maintenance Procedures
Install best practice control system
Replace boiler
Lighting
General
