Last week I was working on corporate tasks, so I needed to go into my vault of gems for pontification. The subject that emerged is energy audits and certifications, specifically from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). The document is the Standard for Commercial Building Energy Audits, Standard 211P. It was up for public review in August of this year. There are a couple of things our industry has tried to unsuccessfully accomplish over the years. One is drop simple payback as a means to communicate financial benefits of implementing energy efficiency (or any) projects. This…
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