TRACK DESCRIPTION: Discover practical solutions for common problems facing federal building performance. This series of sessions will offer details for maximizing energy efficiency without sacrificing comfort or productivity. Learn how to diagnose problems in federal facilities and methods for improving building performance through O&M best practices, energy audits, metering, and commissioning.
| SESSION TIME & LOCATION: Monday, Room: Junior Ballroom D | SESSION TITLE: Common Solutions to Common Problems in Federal Buildings PRESENTERS:
| TRACK: Operations and Maintenance for Improved Building Performance SESSION INTENT: Gain an understanding of common solutions to common problems with all types of federal buildings. SESSION DESCRIPTION: This session will provide an overview of the federal building stock and the most common operations and maintenance problems. Speakers will offer solutions and appropriate direction. |
| SESSION TIME & LOCATION: Monday, Room: Junior Ballroom D | SESSION TITLE: Converting Audit and Commissioning Reports into Actions PRESENTERS:
| TRACK: Operations and Maintenance for Improved Building Performance SESSION INTENT: Learn how to convert audits and existing building commissioning reports into real O&M practices, and how to operationalize report recommendations. Identify the tools available to assist O&M staff, and the training needs of O&M staff. SESSION DESCRIPTION: Investigate how to make the best use of audits and existing building commissioning reports. Speakers will explore financial options and ways to use the reports to optimize your O&M and identify tools and resources available to help in this process. |
| SESSION TIME & LOCATION: Monday, Room: Junior Ballroom D | SESSION TITLE: Efficiency Focused Operations, Maintenance, and Building Management PRESENTERS:
| TRACK: Operations and Maintenance for Improved Building Performance SESSION INTENT: Explore simple and inexpensive ways to reduce energy through proper O&M and building management. SESSION DESCRIPTION: This course will cover the basic practices used by building managers, O&M staff, and other facility staff to promote the most efficient operations. It will cover basic strategies for energy usage analysis such as identifying simple energy improvements and pre-seasonal checklists. It will also cover some of the inexpensive tools that building managers and operators can use to improve operations and identify problems before they arise. Finally, it will explore truly predictive maintenance strategies to reduce utility and capital expenditure costs. |
| SESSION TIME & LOCATION: Tuesday, Room: Junior Ballroom D | SESSION TITLE: Best Practices in Energy and Water Auditing and Existing Building Commissioning PRESENTERS:
| TRACK: Operations and Maintenance for Improved Building Performance SESSION INTENT: Learn how to get the most from Energy Independence Security Act (EISA) audits and existing building commissioning. SESSION DESCRIPTION: Based on EISA, all "covered" federal buildings will need to go through an audit, which may then lead to an existing building commissioning process. This session will cover best practices and what to expect from each process, including deliverables and timelines. Speakers will describe the processes needed for different types of energy audits or commissioning efforts. |
| SESSION TIME & LOCATION: Tuesday, Room: Junior Ballroom D | SESSION TITLE: The Business Case for Metering PRESENTERS:
| TRACK: Operations and Maintenance for Improved Building Performance SESSION INTENT: Identify the benefits of metering and data collection methods and discover how to use meter data for a variety of purposes. SESSION DESCRIPTION: The session will identify practical approaches and best practices of the key elements of metering and the many potential benefits and complexities associated with systems use. The session will also highlight the economic and operational benefits achievable through sub-metering of buildings. |
| SESSION TIME & LOCATION: Tuesday, Room: Junior Ballroom D | SESSION TITLE: The Resource Efficiency Manager (REM) Connection PRESENTERS:
| TRACK: Operations and Maintenance for Improved Building Performance SESSION INTENT: Gain an understanding of the basics of Resource Efficiency Manager (REM) performance and capabilities. SESSION DESCRIPTION: This session will provide an overview of REMs. Speakers will describe the function of a REM, what to expect from a REM, how performance is measured, and where the use of REMs is appropriate and beneficial to federal sites. The session will also include a roundtable discussion of federal experiences with |
| SESSION TIME & LOCATION: Tuesday, Room: Junior Ballroom D | SESSION TITLE: How to Incentivize Your Maintenance Staff PRESENTERS:
| TRACK: Operations and Maintenance for Improved Building Performance SESSION INTENT: Learn how to use positive reinforcement to build an O&M team that is creative and energetic about incorporating your energy saving goals. SESSION DESCRIPTION: Learn about incentivizing, rewarding, and recognizing excellence in O&M. Speakers will showcase successful ideas and incentive programs. |
| SESSION TIME & LOCATION: Wednesday, Room: Junior Ballroom D | SESSION TITLE: Financing Options for O&M, Commissioning, and Small Projects PRESENTERS:
| TRACK: Operations and Maintenance for Improved Building Performance SESSION INTENT: Discover how to take advantage of utility incentives and other private sector financing for projects that do not fit energy savings performance contract (ESPC) or utility energy service contract (UESC) models. SESSION DESCRIPTION: Speakers will identify ways to get help implementing projects that are too small for ESPCs or UESCs. This session will present ideas for financing small projects, O&M, and existing building commissioning. |
| SESSION TIME & LOCATION: Wednesday, Room: Junior Ballroom D | SESSION TITLE: Excellence in O&M: Case Studies PRESENTERS:
| TRACK: Operations and Maintenance for Improved Building Performance SESSION INTENT: Learn about O&M best practices through real-life examples. SESSION DESCRIPTION: This session will use case studies to demonstrate how an effective, properly designed O&M plan includes upkeep of the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning and building systems so that building energy efficiency targets are met over the life of the building. O&M is also the discipline through which long-term goals of economy, energy efficiency, resource conservation, and pollution prevention can be achieved, while meeting the comfort, health, and safety requirements of the tenants. Discuss how best practices, as defined by key industry organizations such as the Building Commissioning Association, fit the government's diverse project delivery methods and contracting arrangements. |