Program Implementation

Retro-commissioning is a highly technical program, perhaps more technical than any other program.  Michaels’ approach to implementing retro-commissioning programs provides expert guidance through a complicated process without hassle and confusion for the customer. Michaels’ staff consists of 60% engineers, familiar with key technical aspects of RCx including system optimization, control system design and control sequences, data science, testing and M&V.  This is an advantage to our approach as it allows Michaels to better and more quickly screen service providers, train them, and provide technical support for premium customer satisfaction.

Our approach to new construction design assistance provides technically sound energy calculations and cost estimations that are delivered at the right time for architects, engineers, and owners. This allows them to make the best possible decisions for their buildings during a chaotic design process.

We use state of the art modeling technology, as well as custom calculations where existing modeling software doesn’t provide suitable accuracy. Customers get solid energy efficiency design recommendations without having huge delays in the design process.

Possibly one of the greatest, and likely the most concentrated sources of untapped energy efficiency is industrial new construction.  Energy codes do not apply to industrial and manufacturing systems such as pumping, compressed air, refrigeration, drying, and literally dozens of process-specific technologies and systems.  There is always room for incremental improvement, especially when provided with the right information at the right time.

Michaels developed a program specifically for industrial new construction.  This is not a commercial new construction program hammered to fit industrial projects.  It is designed to fit the unique design and construction phases of any industrial and manufacturing construction project.  Moreover, the program addresses key barriers that are unique to industrial construction projects and not present in commercial construction projects.

You cannot miss this gravy train of real impacts and an economic development magnet for your service territory!

Energy management has moved beyond the technical measures and widgets, but also beyond the days when a holistic set of technical recommendations was sufficient. Today, facilities can capture more energy over the long term by developing the infrastructure to identify projects internally, and the capabilities to track the success of those projects and engage in continuous improvement.

Michaels’ approach to Strategic Energy Management provides energy management-practices-benchmarking as well as benchmarking of facilities to determine energy savings potential.  From there, an in depth study, including energy systems metering is conducted on areas of interest expressed by the customer. This provides customers with customized analyses and support, not only focusing on measure identification, but also on the customer’s specific staff resources, capabilities and budgeting. The program introduces changes that can positively affect the company’s energy management process – giving the customer a valuable, long-term engineering partner to help with questions and provide studies on systems of interest.

Total Energy Optimization provides building system optimization guidance and details, plus capital investment suggestions for customers who have greater needs than an audit but are not complex enough to require a full blown retro-commissioning study.  This program provides mid-size commercial and industrial customers with resources and guidance they need to keep things moving through successful completion.

Michaels has extensive experience piloting niche market programs, targeting under-served market segments.  Our in-depth technical expertise allows us to address all technology types located within these facilities. We work to speak the language of that specific market, identifying barriers to implementation and helping develop solutions to those barriers. This offers utilities the opportunity to capture energy savings from market sectors that are not well served by conventional programs.