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Technical FeaTure
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Fire Station 15 was constructed in 2010 and is LEED certified.
Fire Station 10 was constructed in 2011 and is certified LEED Silver.
photo 1 Typical apparatus bay is part of the unconditioned area of a fire station.
photo 2 Solar thermal systems are installed on three of the four stations.
Professional, or the professional engineer conducting
the assessment, completes the forms included in the
workbook using actual energy invoices, after conducting
an ASHRAE Level I energy audit.
Using FS-10 as a model, the bEQ formula for the In
Operation rating score is as follows:
(EUImetered/EUImedian) × 100, (104.5/230) × 100 = 45
The calculated rating of 45 yields an "A-," a "Very
Good" rating for this building. The next best rating was
for FS-4, which had the oldest construction date, with a
calculation of 72, or "B," which indicates an "Efficient"
building. FS-15 and FS-3 earned ratings of 86 and 103,
respectfully, which earned each building a "C" rating,
which is considered "Average." An interesting note
about FS-15's rating of a C is that it missed a B rating by
just 2%. If we had been able to use its previous year's
energy consumption, it would have made the B rating.
The workbook identifies the savings necessary for the
next higher grade level.
Another excellent tool provided is the bEQ Dashboard,
which is intended to provide a pictorial overview of the
building's performance and is a visual communication
of the key information in the certificate, as shown in
Figure 1.
After completing the workbooks for each fire station,
they were submitted to ASHRAE headquarters for confirmation and award. After a few questions and comments back and forth, each project was approved and
awarded a rating.
The bEQ label is intended for public display and communicates the building's energy performance to the
public. The label for FS-10 with a grade of A- (Very Good)
is shown in Figure 2.
The bEQ Certificate summarizes all of the main information from the bEQ In Operation workbook and is
intended to provide the necessary information to comply with energy disclosure requirements. The certificate
provides all of the necessary information for any real
estate transaction that requires disclosure of building
energy performance and could be referenced in state or
local codes that require this type of disclosure.
The reasons the owner chose the bEQ program to analyze their fire station's energy consumption highlights
bEQ's main advantages, including:
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