Fun with Monitoring: Using Data to Solve Problems From Design Through Occupancy

We learn much of what we know about how buildings really perform from doing measurements and monitoring. This session presents five case studies in which targeted data monitoring led to understanding and resolutions of apparently vexing issues.

  • Why did a new black box theater have mold problems?
  • Why did a small dorm have higher than expected hot water energy use?
  • How did data help right size the chiller system for a small lab building?
  • Why did a large university building have low peak loads but higher than expected space conditioning energy?
  • When was the existing multi-zone oil furnace system in a house ready to be replaced?

Session Speaker(s): 

Marc Rosenbaum

Session Chair(s): 

Julia Nugent

Event Time: 

Monday, February 28, 2022 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Room / Location:
Marina 1

CEU Information: 

Attendance for each full conference day offers 4.5 credit hours for both RESNET and MA CSL licensure.

CEU Credits: 

AIA: 1 LU|HSW
BPI: 1 Hour
GBCI: 1 Hour (BD+C, ID+C, O+M, WELL)
NARI: 1 Hour
PHIUS: 1 Hour

Learning Objectives:

  • Use measured energy consumption of an existing facility to size equipment for a new facility of the same type.
  • Design a targeted monitoring strategy to uncover the cause of unexpectedly high energy use.
  • Draw conclusions from peak vs. average energy use.
  • Identify key space and HVAC variables to measure in a building with mold.

Session ID: 

BOS22-218

Session Documents: 

PDF icon bos22-218_fun_with_monitoring.pdf (8.92 MB)

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