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County energy audit finds LED and heat-pump hot-water upgrades as cost-effective paths to meet Clean Buildings rules
Summary
An ASHRAE-level audit of two county buildings recommends LED lighting and an air-water heat-pump system for hot-water generation as cost-effective steps; the county could also pursue a $300,000 early-adopter state incentive if it implements both measures.
An ASHRAE level-2 energy audit presented to the Clallam County commissioners identified LED lighting upgrades and a heat-pump hot-water system as the most cost-effective steps to bring the county’s covered buildings into compliance with Washington’s Clean Buildings Performance Standards.
Devin Malone, senior project developer and partner at NOIC, who led the audit presentation, said the county’s two covered properties for the program are the administrative campus and the juvenile detention facility. Malone said the juvenile facility's energy use is higher on a per-square-foot basis because it is a 24/7 operation; the audit showed the administrative campus about 19% over the state target and the juvenile facility about 32% over its target.
Malone described potential measures and estimated impact: “we think we could reduce energy consumption inside the administrative campus by about 30%,” he said,…
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