Facility Energy Checklist
The following checklist outlines actions that conserve energy within facilities.
For Your Buildings
| Lower thermostat settings. | |
| Match HVAC schedules to occupancy schedules. | |
| Lower setback temperatures. | |
| Optimize morning warmup and night setback controls. | |
| Reduce/eliminate major sources of infiltration. | |
| Install a desiccant dehumidification system. | |
| Minimize use of outside air for process ventilation. | |
| Educate employees on building systems and energy efficiency measures. | |
| Check/adjust combustion efficiency of gas-fired equipment. | |
| Minimize the use of gas-fired refrigeration equipment. | |
Check for ways to control solar gain to reduce the cooling load on buildings, including cool roofs or solar shading on windows |
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| Install revolving doors. | |
| Install energy-efficient lighting and occupancy sensors. | |
| Install LED exit signs. |
In Central Heating Plants
| Conduct boiler efficiency tests. | |
| Optimize combustion efficiency. | |
| Perform boiler maintenance and set a maintenance schedule. | |
| Check boiler water chemistry. | |
| Minimize boiler blowdown. | |
| Optimize steam plant heat balance. | |
| Minimize deaerator steam venting. | |
| Optimize boiler loading. | |
| Install meters on boiler system make-up lines and blowdown lines to detect leaks. |
With Thermal Distribution
| Inspect/replace steam coils and traps. | |
| Inspect/repair condensate return equipment. | |
| Locate/repair steam leaks. | |
| Repair or add insulation. | |
| Isolate non-essential distribution piping. | |
| Reduce distribution pressure. |