Onsdag var der et seminar med forskellige commissioning relaterede programmer, der understøtter bæredygtig byudvikling.
Mødet blev afholdt på McCormick Place, stedet der også huser en gigantisk udstilling af HVAC&R grej, AHR Expo.
Selve seminaret havde indlæg, der i vores verden ikke var særlig avancerede, men som utvivlsomt vil kunne løfte noget i USA. Vi taler om brug af graddagskompenseringe på køl, og energimærkning, Energy Star, der ikke relaterer sig til det faktuelle energiforbrug, men mere til, at de anlæg der er installeret, fungerer efter hensigten. Dette er mere commissioning end bæredygtighed i min verden.
Der er også en europæisk parallel til Energy Star, men den blev ikke uddybet.
Interesserede kan se mere om Energy Star her:
http://www.energystar.gov
AHR Expo er så kæmpemæssig, at det ikke er til at vurdere, hvor man skal starte eller slutte. Jeg stak snuden ind, så at der var stillet alskens højglanspoleret maskineri op, lige fra store kølemaskiner til små bitte pumper, vurderede derpå, at jeg nok ikke havde den ekstra uge i Chicago, der krævedes for at kigge nærmere på dette, og gik igen.
Interesserede i AHR Expo kan kigge her:
http://www.ahrexpo.com
Det er mærkeligt, at der er en sådan kæmpe mængde avanceret udstyr til rådighed, og at det så tilsyneladende står så skralt til med funktionen af det udstyr, der faktisk er installeret.
- Men det er jo nok netop derfor at de er foran os med at udvikle Commissioning ydelsen, markedet er enormt.
Brief in English:
Wednesday was a seminar with different commissioning-related programs that supportted sustainable urban development.
The meeting was held at the McCormick Place, the site that also houses a huge exhibition of HVAC&R equipment, AHR Expo.
The topics of the seminar were not very advanced compared to our work, but it could probably be useful in the US. We are talking about using day-degree compensations on cooling and energy labelling, Energy Star, that is not related to the actual energy consumption, but more to the proper function of the installed machinery. This is more commissioning than sustainability in my world.
Interested to see more about Energy Star, clikk here:
http://www.energystar.gov
Ahr Expo is so huge that it is not to judge where to start or finish. I went for a peek, saw that there were various high-gloss polished up machinery ranging from giant chillers to little pumps, estimated that I probably did not have the extra week in Chicago, was required to look at this, and went back .
Interested in AHR Expo can look here:
http://www.ahrexpo.com
It is strange that there is such a huge amount of sophisticated equipment available, and that the equipment that actually is actually installed often functions badly.
- But it is probably precisely why they are ahead of us developing commissioning services, the market is huge.