HVAC

Use energy estimating software to identify inefficiencies

Use energy estimating software to identify ways to increase energy efficiency and lower utility bills. For example, assume that two separate restaurants occupy the same sized buildings and serve the same number of meals daily. Oddly, the energy bills for one restaurant are significantly higher than for the other. After performing a detailed inventory of each site, the results are fed into a building energy simulation software package. The results show that the restaurant with the higher bills has an older HVAC system, uses more incandescent lighting, and has less efficient cooking equipment. The use of such software analysis makes an "apples-to-apples" comparison possible.