{"id":6062,"date":"2020-10-05T20:09:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T20:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=6062"},"modified":"2021-04-20T22:37:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T22:37:36","slug":"holistic-oversight-protect-your-new-buildings-energy-performance-through-holistic-project-oversight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/holistic-oversight-protect-your-new-buildings-energy-performance-through-holistic-project-oversight\/","title":{"rendered":"Holistic Oversight: Protect your new building’s energy performance through holistic project oversight"},"content":{"rendered":"

First in a series of excerpts from the free executive guide<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u201c<\/span><\/span>Concept to Consumption: Outcome-based Oversight of Building Performance<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

By Adam McMillen and Lincoln Pearce<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

E<\/span>fficiently designed buildings often use more energy than they were intended to use \u2013 sometimes substantially more. This means owners can end up paying twice for their investment \u2013 once upfront for the more expensive, high-performance equipment and then again for unnecessary energy use if the building does not perform as designed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However,\u00a0<\/span>a new, holistic <\/span>project oversight\u00a0<\/span>method\u00a0<\/span>can\u00a0<\/span>protect an efficiently designed building from the many shortcomings that can lead to poor performance \u2013 thereby reducing the financial risk for owners who invest in high-performance\u00a0<\/span>design.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>U<\/span>nl<\/span>i<\/span>k<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0typical design and construction projects that end at occupancy, this proactive and collaborative oversight spans a building\u2019s life cycle, from concept to consumption.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Th<\/span>e concept to consumption<\/span>\u00a0method focuses on the targeted operational performance of a completed building and leverages data to hold the entire team accountable to an outcome-based goal. This is accomplished through the implementation of four\u00a0<\/span>critical steps in the life of a building project:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Concept analysis and goal setting.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>A quantifiable energy goal paves the way for successful outcome-based performance. Concept-to-consumption oversight achieves th<\/span>is by identifying and targeting the building\u2019s desired energy use intensity (EU<\/span>I),\u00a0<\/span>which may even be included in the project\u2019s RFP<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Desig<\/span><\/b>n.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>This step develops the project\u2019s concepts into clear and specific design documentation that specifies the solutions that will achieve the stated EUI goal and provide the means to evaluate actual b<\/span>uilding performance.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Commissioning.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>In th<\/span>e concept to consumption\u00a0<\/span>approach, specific commissioning tasks\u00a0<\/span>are completed\u00a0<\/span>in conjunction with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>concept ana<\/span>lysis and goal setting, design, and consumption analysis<\/span>\u00a0steps<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Consumption analysis and optimization.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>O<\/span>nce sufficient building operating data has been collected (approximately eight months post occupancy)<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0a detailed performance analysis\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0completed\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0evaluate and calibrate the data and compare the results to the target EUI set at the earliest stage of the project.<\/span>\u00a0If the energy use is above the target,\u00a0<\/span>corrective measures\u00a0<\/span>ar<\/span>e taken once the cause is identified.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Utilizing EUI-driven, concept-to-consumption oversight results in a lifetime high-performance building \u201cculture,\u201d reliable and fully understood systems, and mitigation of financial r<\/span>isk. Having a co<\/span>nsistent partner provide this oversight ensures continuity, keeps the outcome-based performance goal front and ce<\/span>n<\/span>ter, and eliminates the \u201cco<\/span>ld<\/span>\u00a0hand-offs” from one stakeholder to another that traditionally occur at the end of each project phase.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For\u00a0<\/span>detailed<\/span>\u00a0information on putting concept-to-consumption oversight into practice, download our free executive guide\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Next: Holistic oversight part 2:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Set your building\u2019s EUI and make it the benchmark for project success<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First in a series of excerpts from the free executive guide\u00a0\u201cConcept to Consumption: Outcome-based Oversight of Building Performance.\u201d By Adam McMillen and Lincoln Pearce\u00a0 Efficiently designed buildings often use more energy than they were intended to use \u2013 sometimes substantially more. 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