Don’t Fail Me Now! Criticality & Risk in Healthcare Facilities & Utilities Systems
Posted by Bryan Haag on Monday, July 17, 2023
The reliability of mechanical systems and central utilities like heating, electrical, and wastewater is not an ancillary issue on a hospital campus. Surprisingly, these systems and their risk of...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) | Facility Planning & Management
Avoiding ESCO/GESA Contract Pitfalls
Posted by Bryan Haag on Monday, June 20, 2016
So, you’ve decided that a performance/energy service contract or Guaranteed Energy Savings Agreement (GESA) is the best way to fund your facility or utility project…great! They are a...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Budgeting & Funding | Facility Planning & Management | Engineering
Financing Campus Central Utility Energy Projects: Your Goose That Lays Golden Eggs
Posted by Bryan Haag on Thursday, February 4, 2016
It isn’t any secret to facility managers that campus central utility projects can offer quick paybacks and sizeable annual savings for your campus, through energy reductions. Furthermore, those...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Environmental | Mechanical | Engineering
Financing Options for Energy Projects
Posted by Bryan Haag on Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Whether you are looking to replace lighting, install new boilers, install a combined heat and power (CHP) central boiler, you’re going to need to pay for it somehow. The good news is that today...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Budgeting & Funding
Advancing the Condensing Boiler’s Outdoor Linear Reset
Posted by Bryan Haag on Wednesday, March 25, 2015
When it comes to condensing boilers, the lower the water temperature, the more efficiently the system will run, with some systems 96% efficient and above, under optimum conditions. Today’s...
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Categories: Buildings & Campus
Tagged: Energy Planning & Management | Mechanical