News & Resources

 

Latest EEI News

EEI Commissions the First LEED Health Care Project in the US.

GSA Extends EEI's Federal Contract for an Additional 5 Years.

Matt Chopin, EEI Ohio, was selected by American Electric Power (AEP) Ohio as a Retro commissioning Service Provider (RSP).

EEI was retained by The Ohio State University to provide commissioning services for the MEP upgrades project comprising Rhodes Hall, Doan Hall, and James Cancer Hospital (RDJ) at the Wexner Medical Center, as well as the South Campus Central Chiller Plant at the Columbus campus.

EEI Donates Building Commissioning Services for Haiti Orphanage and Children's Center Project

EEI's Swedish/Issaquah Medical Center Voted 2011 Building of the Year 

EEI Employees Named as Commissioning Providers for Puget Sound Energy

 

Reference Articles

Significance for Sustainability in Energy Audits, EDC Magazine (2012)

Understanding ESCOs and Facility Needs Equals Success, FacilitiesNet (2012)

Green Building Outlook Strong for Both Non-Residential and Residential Sectors Despite Soft Economy, Says New Report From Dodge.  McGraw Hill Construction (2012)

Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit Toolkit (2011)

Energy Efficiency Leading to Higher Performing Schools (2011)

Building Commissioning Savings (2011)

Retro-Commissioning:  Introduction and Suggested Best Practices (2010)

LEED® Whole Building Approach

 

Case Studies

Energy Efficiency Case Study, St. Joseph Medical Center, Bern Township, PA (2011)

The Viability of Commissioning in New School Construction (2007)


Code/Reference Materials

LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations, Updated Aug. 2011

ASHRAE Guideline - The Commissioning Process

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007:  A Summary of Major Provisions (Congressional Research Service)

Energy Policy Act of 2005

Executive Order 13423:  Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management

Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of Understanding

Instructions for Implementing Executive Order 13423:  Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management

State of California - Building Standards Commission - Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen)

State of California - Building Standards Commission - Guide to the California Green Building Standards Code - Non-Residential (Commissioning)

State of California - Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Non-residential Buildings (Title 24)


Helpful Organizations

The Center for Green Schools, USGBC

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

Building Commissioning Association (BCA)

Energy Star

Green Guide for Health Care (GGHC)

National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO)

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

 




 
 
 

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