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Energy
management is the cornerstone of EMR. In the past quarter century,
we've built a truly comprehensive array of energy services. Our focus
is on energy because we know how important it is to every business,
organization, and institution. Energy affects occupant comfort, employee
productivity, product quality, customer perception, business overhead--all
key components of a business's competitive edge. How energy is used
also affects our natural environment. The right choices can prevent
pollution. At EMR, we've helped our clients strengthen their business
by turning their needs and visions into an energy-efficient, cost-effective
reality.
The secret to EMR's success is our holistic
approach. We consider all of your facility's systems and equipment.
Our experts come from the electrical, mechanical, and facility management
disciplines, and our experience spans all types and sizes of buildings
and facilities.
Starting with an energy audit, we perform
a technical assessment of facility system conditions, evaluate maintenance
management practices, and then develop a building tune-up plan. Next,
we assess viable technologies for retrofits and upgrades, run computer
simulations, calculate life-cycle costs, and design an upgrade plan
that meets user needs, reduces energy consumption, prevents pollution,
and complies with building codes and standards. And, before and after
building and system improvements are made, we meter, monitor, and
verify energy usage to ensure the changes translate into energy and
cost savings.
Clearly, EMR has the energy expertise
you need whether you're a commercial or industrial company or an institutional
or governmental organization. Just ask our clients around the world.
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- Energy Audits
- Electricity and Gas Management
- Building Systems and Equipment Tune-Up
- Energy-Efficient Technologies Assessment
- Energy Efficiency Codes and Standards
- Heat Recovery and Thermal Energy Storage
- District Heating
- Congeneration
- Renewable Energy Technologies
- Building Simulation
- Energy and Demand-Side Management
- System and Equipment Commissioning
- Performance Contracting
- Metering, Monitoring, and Verification
- Operation and Maintenance Program Assessment
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| ...Projects |
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Energy
Analysis and Engineering Support for the Energy Star Buildings Program
EMR provided technical assistance in
implementing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star
Buildings Program in 19 of 24 showcase facilities nationwide. The
support included working with program participants to provide design
and specification guidance, evaluate HVAC systems and the central
plant, monitor energy usage of each building and its systems throughout
the project to determine actual energy savings, and implement energy
efficiency improvements. Buildings range in size from 80,000 square
feet to 958,000 square feet and include office, retail, hospital,
and school buildings and facilities. EMR also helped to write and
produce the Energy Star Buildings Manual, a guide to implementing
the program's recommendations.
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Energy Surveys of 40
Federal Bureau of Prisons Facilities
EMR has conducted on-site assessments
of 40 corrections facilities to determine energy and water conservation
and cost reduction opportunities. The work entails collecting and
analyzing data on existing conditions and energy conservation opportunities
in the facility's mechanical and electrical equipment, lighting systems,
HVAC systems, service water heating, energy management and control
systems, building envelope, and water conservation. Building types
range from penitentiaries and camps to medical centers.
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Energy and Water Surveys of U.S. Embassy
Complexes
EMR has traveled to India, Oman, Poland,
and Portugal to conduct comprehensive energy and water surveys of
embassy complexes for the United States Department of State and the
U.S. Department of Energy's SAVEnergy program. The projects were initiated
to help federal buildings meet energy efficiency requirements set
by the 1992 Energy Policy Act and the 1994 Energy Efficiency and Water
Conservation at Federal Facilities Executive Order. The surveys included
energy use and cost reduction analyses for lighting systems, power
distribution, air handling and service hot water systems, central
heating and cooling plants, and operation and maintenance practices.
EMR's energy efficiency recommendations, which range from changes
to building envelope and mechanical and lighting systems to introducing
new operating practices and installing high-efficiency motors, average
a 30-percent cutback in energy use when implemented.
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NASA-Wide Energy and
Water Conservation Prioritization Survey
EMR conducted an energy and water conservation
screening for 20 National Aeronautics and Space Administration sites
and established priorities for completing comprehensive facility audits.
The study quantifies the investment required by NASA to implement
all energy and water conservation projects with payback periods of
10 years or less and ranks energy efficiency and water conservation
opportunities by their cost-effectiveness.
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Energy Management Consultation
Services and Energy Conservation Audits
EMR was chosen by Pepco, a utility that
serves the greater metropolitan Washington, D.C., area, to conduct
energy management assessments for their institutional and commercial
customers. Through on-site surveys, EMR evaluated existing systems
and equipment, calculated energy consumption and potential savings
using the utility's computer simulation models, and developed a comprehensive
summary report of energy efficiency opportunities. Existing conditions,
recommended alternatives, and economic analyses were presented for
each energy efficiency option with a payback period of 10 years or
less.
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Guidelines for Compliance
with ASHRAE and DOE New Building Standards
EMR prepared the publication Guidelines
for Compliance with ASHRAE and DOE New Building Standards for
the Edison Electric Institute to address energy conservation standards
released by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air
Conditioning Engineers, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North
America, and the U.S. Department of Energy that dramatically changed
commercial and government building construction. The publication details
various energy-efficiency design options, covers electrotechnology
applications, and discusses the analytical procedures required to
ensure compliance.
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