HomeMy WebLinkAboutCIRI-ANC-CAEC New Transit Maint 2012-EE
I
N
O
C
J
P
Investm
New Transi
Owner: The M
Client: Alaska
June 28, 2012
Project # CIR
ment Gra
it Maintena
Municipality of
a Housing Fin
2
RI-ANC-CAEC
ade Ene
nce Buildin
f Anchorage
nance Corpora
C-32
ergy Au
ng
ation
udit
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 2 of 65
Project # CIRI-ANC-CAEC-32
Prepared for:
The Municipality of Anchorage
New Transit Maintenance Building
(formerly called Sign Shop)
3701 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99507
Audit performed by:
Energy Audits of Alaska
P.O. Box 220215
Anchorage, AK 98522
Contact: Jim Fowler, PE, CEA#1705
Jim@jim-fowler.com
206.954.3614
Prime Contractor:
Central Alaska Engineering Company
32215 Lakefront Drive
Soldotna, AK 99699
Contact: Jerry Herring, PE, CEA #1484
AKEngineers@starband.net
907.260.5311
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 3 of 65
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Executive Summary 5
2. Audit and Analysis Background 14
3. Acknowledgements 16
4. Building Description & Function 17
5. Historic Energy Consumption 22
6. Interactive Effects of Projects 22
7. Loan Program 22
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Photos 24
Appendix B: AkWarm-C Report 31
Appendix C: Equipment Schedules 37
Appendix D: Additional, Building-Specific EEM detail 45
Appendix E: Specifications supporting EEM’s 49
Appendix F: Benchmark Data 57
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 4 of 65
REPORT DISCLAIMERS
This audit was performed using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
funds, managed by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC).
This energy audit is intended to identify and recommend potential areas of energy
savings, estimate the value of the savings and approximate the costs to implement the
recommendations. Any modifications or changes made to a building to realize the
savings must be designed and implemented by licensed, experienced professionals in
their fields. Lighting recommendations should all be first analyzed through a thorough
lighting analysis to assure that the recommended lighting upgrades will comply with
State of Alaska Statute as well as Illuminating Engineering Society (IES)
recommendations. Energy Audits of Alaska, LLC and Central Alaska Engineering
Company bear no responsibility for work performed as a result of this report.
Payback periods may vary from those forecasted due to the uncertainty of the final
installed design, configuration, equipment selected, and installation costs of
recommended Energy Efficiency Measures (EEMs), or the operating schedules and
maintenance provided by the owner. Furthermore, EEMs are typically interactive, so
implementation of one EEM may impact the cost savings from another EEM. Neither
the auditor, Central Alaska Engineering Company, AHFC, or any other party involved in
preparation of this report accepts liability for financial loss due to EEMs that fail to meet
the forecasted payback periods.
This audit meets the criteria of an Investment Grade Audit (IGA) per the Association of
Energy Engineers definition, and is valid for one year. The life of the IGA may be
extended on a case-by-case basis, at the discretion of the AHFC.
IGA’s are the property of the State, and may be incorporated into AkWarm-C, the
Alaska Energy Data Inventory (ARIS), or other state and/or public information system.
AkWarm-C is a building energy modeling software developed under contract by AHFC.
This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy under Award
Number DE-EE0000095. This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored
by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government
nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or
implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness,
or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or
represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to
any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark,
manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement,
recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency
thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state
or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 5 of 65
1. Executive Summary
Building Owner:
Municipality of Anchorage
3640 East Tudor
Anchorage, AK 99507
Building contact:
John Huzey
Manager Facility Maintenance
907-343-8312 office
Huzeyjm@ci.anchorage.ak.us
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
P.O. Box 10120
Anchorage, AK 99510-1020
Contact: Rebekah Luhrs
Energy Specialist
907-330-8141
rluhrs@ahfc.us
Guidance to the reader:
The Executive Summary is designed to contain all the information the building
owner/operator should need to determine how the subject building’s energy
efficiency compares with other similar use buildings, which energy
improvements should be implemented, approximately how much they will cost
and their estimated annual savings. Sections 2 through 7 of this report and the
Appendices, are back-up and provide much more detailed information should
the owner/operator, or their staff, desire to investigate further.
This audit was performed using American Recovery and Reinvestment act
(ARRA) funds to promote the use of innovation and technology to solve energy
and environmental problems in a way that improves the State’s economy. The
audit and this report are pre-requisites to access AHFC’s Retrofit Energy
Assessment Loans (REAL) program, which is available to the building’s owner.
The purpose of the energy audit is to identify cost-effective system and facility
modifications, adjustments, alterations, additions and retrofits. Systems
investigated during the audit included heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
(HVAC), interior and exterior lighting, motors, building envelope, and energy
management control systems (EMCS).
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 6 of 65
The site visit to subject building occurred on December 7th, 2011.
This building is called the New Transit Maintenance building, it was constructed
adjacent to the existing Transit Maintenance Building (built in 1975), which
subsequently become known as the Old Transit Maintenance building. It has
also been called the Sign shop and the Paint Shop. This building was
constructed in 1984 to house transit vehicle maintenance facilities. In 1987 the
bus wash facility was added to the west side of this building, filling the open
space between it and the Old Transit Maintenance building. In 1994 an oil
interceptor was added, in 2002 underground storage tanks were upgraded and
the bus wash bay was remodeled, in 2006 the compressors were replaced and
in 2010 there was a comprehensive lighting upgrade.
The interior of the TM building is in average condition, its exterior is in good
condition, considering its age, although it appears to be due for painting.
Energy Consumption and Benchmark Data
This building uses natural gas provided by Enstar Natural Gas Co., and
electricity provided by Chugach Electric Association, Inc. Benchmark utility data
for 2009 and 2010 obtained by the auditor, is summarized in Tables 1 and 2
below and presented in detail in Appendix F.
Table 1
2009 2010
Consumption Cost Consumption Cost
Electricity ‐ kWh 1,500,240 $ 183,100 1,446,320 $ 139,821
Natural Gas ‐ CCF 183,127 $ 184,362 166,515 $ 138,502
Totals $ 367,462 $ 278,323
The electric service from this building also supply’s the “bull rail” with head bolt
heaters in the north parking lot of the Public Works building directly east. There
is a BTU meter on the north side of this building, which is presumably measuring
the electricity used by the bull rail, but it appears that no one is recording,
monitoring or billing for this usage. So, it is included in this audit.
A benchmark measure of energy use relative to other similar function buildings
in the area is the Energy Use Index (EUI), which takes the total annual energy
used by the facility divided by the square footage area of the building, for a value
expressed in terms of kBTU/SF. This number can then be compared to other
buildings to see if it is average, higher or lower than similar buildings in the area.
Likewise, the Energy Cost Index (ECI) is the cost of all energy used by the
building expressed in $/SF of building area. The comparative values for the
subject building are shown in Table 2 below.
ENERG
Ja
A
u
T
c
e
s
b
fa
C
re
b
b
th
s
A
Y AUDITS
nuary 24, 201
Energy Use
(EUI) ‐ kBTU
Energy Cost
(ECI) ‐ $/
As observed
nchanged w
Through the
onsumption
nergy cons
pace. Th
roader exp
alls in the m
Chart 1 bel
eduction in
uildings (9
uildings ex
his building
pecifically p
Appendix B.
OF ALASK
12
Table 2 –
Sub
Buil
Index
U/SF 20
Index
SF $2
d in Table
while natur
e modeling
n of this bu
sumption fo
is building
ploration, it
mid-range o
ow. What
gas consu
9%-25% ra
xperienced
g’s usage e
pertaining t
.
KA
– 2009 & 20
bject
ding
Old T
Maint
e Bu
09 19
.99 $3
1 above, u
al gas usag
of this build
uilding was
or a munic
uses 57
was deter
of similar M
t was disc
umption fro
ange of re
a reductio
effectively in
to gas cons
C
NEW T
010 Averag
Transit
tenanc
ilding
N
M
96
.33
sage betwe
ge declined
ding in AkW
s high. A t
cipal buildin
BTU/hr pe
rmined that
Municipality
covered in
om 2009 to
eduction), w
n in gas u
ncreased.
sumption w
Chart 1
TRANSIT M
ge EUI and
Northwood
Street
aintenance
Building
282
$3.70
een 2009 a
d by 9%.
Warm-C, th
typical very
ng is 35 BT
er square f
t the gas-o
of Anchora
Chart 1, is
o 2010 is th
which mea
use (probab
Subseque
were investig
MAINTENAN
ECI
Average
Mid‐West
"Warehous
& Storage
74
‐
and 2010 w
e auditor fe
y rough rul
TU/hr per
foot of spa
only EUI fo
age (MOA)
s that this
he smalles
ans that w
bly from m
ently, a num
gated and a
NCE BUILD
Page 7 o
t
se
e"
Average
"Wareh
e &
Storag
44
‐
was essent
elt that the
e of thumb
square foo
ace. But u
or this build
buildings,
building’s
t for all sim
while all o
ilder weath
mber of EE
are include
DING
of 65
e US
ous
e"
tially
gas
b for
ot of
upon
ding
see
9%
milar
other
her),
EM’s
ed in
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 8 of 65
Various Energy Efficiency Measures (EEMs) have been analyzed for this
building to determine if they would provide energy savings with reasonably good
payback periods. EEMs are recommended for reasons including:
1.) they have a reasonably good payback period
2.) for code compliance
3.) end of life (EOL) replacement
4.) reasons pertaining to building management strategy, operations,
maintenance and/or safety
All the EEMs considered for this facility are detailed in the attached AkWarm-C
Energy Audit Report in Appendix B and in Appendix D. Each EEM includes
payback times, estimated installation costs and estimated energy savings.
The summary EEM’s that follow are the only EEM’s that are recommended
for this building. Others have been considered but are not deemed to be
justified or cost effective. The recommended EEM’s were selected based on
consideration from three perspectives: overall efficiency of building
management, reduction in energy consumption and return on investment (ROI).
Efficient building management dictates, as an example: that all lights be
upgraded, that lamp inventory variations be minimized and that all appropriate
rooms have similar occupancy controls and setback thermostats - despite the
fact that a single or several rooms may have an unjustifiably long payback on
their individual lighting or controls upgrade.
Some of the summary EEM’s below contain individual EEM’s that are grouped
by type (i.e. all relevant lighting upgrades are summed and listed as a single
upgrade, all thermostat setback retrofits are grouped together and listed as a
single upgrade, etc.). They are prioritized as a group, with the highest ROI
(shortest payback) listed first. Table 3 at the end of this section summarizes
these EEM’s and Appendix B (the AkWarm-C detailed report) and Appendix D
provide additional detail pertaining to each individual recommendation
A.) DE-STRATIFICATION FANS
In high bay spaces there is a typical temperature differential of 5F
to 15F between the ceiling and the thermostat. De-strat fans
typically save from 12%-23% in high-ceiling space-heating costs,
depending on this temperature difference and the ceiling height, by
moving the warm air down to the occupied space. It is
recommended to add de-stratification fans to the main repair,
paint, tire and north bus wash bays. See Appendix D-2 for more
detail.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 9 of 65
De-Stratification Fan EEM:
Estimated cost $12,000
Annual Savings $21,000
Payback 7 months
B.) PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND LAPTOPS
A desktop personal computer with a monitor consumes
approximately 100-200 watts continually while in use. Laptop’s are
designed to be much more energy efficient to make their batteries
last as long as possible; they consumes approximately half this
amount, even with a secondary monitor and full keyboard. Most
office positions can utilize a laptop with no loss in efficiency. This
building has 12 desktop PC’s in use. The difference in cost
between a desktop and laptop is estimated to be $300. This EEM
recommends replacing all PC’s at EOL with laptops and secondary
monitors and keyboards as appropriate. See Appendix B-7 for
detail.
PC/Laptop EEM:
Estimated cost $ 300
Annual Savings $ 432
Payback 8 months
C.) SETBACK THERMOSTATS
The control system for the offices is presumed to have
temperature setbacks already programmed into its DDC system.
The shops, bays and storage areas appear to be controlled by
individual systems, independent of each other and the main DDC
system. The main repair bay and bus wash bays are used 24/7,
so setback’s are not justifiable. However it is recommended to
install setback thermostats in the parts rooms, storage areas and
paint bays, programmed to reduce room temperatures to 55F
during unoccupied periods. This summary EEM combines the
AkWarm-C retrofits detailed in Appendix B, items 3-5, 10 & 22.
They reflect the incorporation of unoccupied setback temperatures
of 55 deg F in appropriate spaces.
Combined Setback Thermostat EEM’s:
Estimated cost $5,600
Annual Savings $7,657
Payback 9 months
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 10 of 65
D.) LIGHTING AND LIGHTING CONTROLS
In the interest of building management, it is recommended to
complete the 2010 upgrade in all rooms and spaces – even though
the paybacks on certain individual spaces are unjustifiably long.
High Bay Lighting: The 250W high pressure sodium (HPS) lamps
in the vehicle bay have been replaced with T5-54 watt lamps. This
lighting upgrade does not usually, by itself, reduce energy
consumption. In order for this kind of lighting upgrade to be cost
effective, occupancy controls must be installed to take advantage
the on/off capability of T5 lighting. Zoned occupancy controls are
recommended and included in this summary EEM.
Lighting Controls: Occupant controls sense the presence of
occupants, turn the lights on at a pre-determined level, and then
turn the lights off after a programmed time period of no occupancy.
It is recommended to install motion sensing occupancy sensors
in the existing duplex switch boxes of all offices, corridors and
stairwells that have not been retrofitted. Dual technology
sensors should be installed where obstacles may interfere with
line-of-sight sensors, such as in lavatories, corridors, vehicle bays,
and storage areas (The second technology in these sensors
activates lighting based on sound) and Zoned occupancy
controls should be installed in long corridors, large vehicle bays
and large storage areas. Zoned controls are designed to activate
and de-activate lighting by zone, by row or by fixture, based on the
location of the occupant. See Appendix E for sample occupancy
sensor that can activate a single or multiple fixtures. Occupancy
sensors can reduce power consumption by 25-60%. Paybacks on
occupancy sensors range from 1 to 3 years, depending on the light
fixture consumption and occupancy of the room.
This EEM combines appendix B, items 1, 2, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18,
20, 23 and 25-31. See these items for detailed cost estimates,
savings and paybacks on the specific lighting retrofits
recommended
Combined Lighting and Lighting Control EEM’s:
Estimated cost $13,316
Annual Savings $12,382
Payback 1.1 years
E.) HOT WATER PRESSURE WASHERS
The typical life of a gas fired hot water pressure washer is
approximately 10 years. The two units in this building are at least
that old. Today’s versions produce the same number of gallons per
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 11 of 65
minute using 15% natural gas. Additionally, maintenance costs
start to increase as the units age. It is recommended to replace
both units with new versions. See Appendix B-17 and D-4 for
detail.
Combined Pressure Washer EEM:
Estimated cost $18, 000
Annual energy savings $ 2,835
Annual maintenance savings $ 1,500
Payback 4.2 years
F.) MOTORS
Generally, it is recommended that all motors 5HP or larger,
operating for 1500 hours or longer at continuous speed, be
replaced at EOL with premium efficiency motors. Typical payback
for the incremental cost difference at EOL of a premium efficiency
motor is 2-10 years, while the motor life is 20+ years. See table 4
in Appendix D-3 for complete motor listing and recommended
premium upgrades at burnout. In this building, none of the motors
surveyed are operating sufficient hours to justify replacement prior
to burnout.
Summarized Motor Replacement EEM:
Estimated cost $ 7,850
Annual Savings $ 1,533
Payback 5.1 years
G.) HVAC SYSTEM
There is a pipe freezing problem in the small paint booth room.
Personnel use RAU-3 to heat the space in sub-zero weather to
prevent freezing. RAU-3 is interlocked with the paint booth
exhaust fan, so much of the heat is immediately exhausted. It is
recommended to either rectify the pipe freezing problem, add a
heat trace, or if these options are not possible, as a last resort
install a gas fired unit heater with a thermostat probe near the
troublesome pipes. See Appendix B-6 for detail.
The various HVAC systems in the Transit building are not well
integrated from a building systems standpoint. This is
understandable given the diversity of activities and functions the
building houses. Heat is generated by a disconnected set of
ERU’s, RAU’s, and gas fired radiators supplying the repair, paint,
bus wash and tire bays and boilers supplying building hydronics.
Notwithstanding the building’s diverse activities, it is recommended
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 12 of 65
to perform an overall, systems level engineering evaluation of
the building’s HVAC as well as an HVAC controls audit. This
would be folded into MOA’s 5-10 year facility strategy, presumed
to already exist. Several HVAC components appear to be nearing
EOL, including the ERU’s in the main repair bay the boilers and
the AHU’s.
HVAC System EEM’s:
Estimated cost of engineering evaluation
and HVAC adjustments: $15,000
Savings and Payback unknown
Estimated cost to rectify pipe
freeze, or install heat trace or
unit heater $2,000
Annual Energy Savings $1,630
Annual Maintenance Savings $1,000
Payback 9 months
H.) BUILDING SHELL INSULATION
There are approximately 31,000 square feet of walls, per plans,
that have only the sandwiched insulation provided by the 2” pre-
formed structural metal panels. This results in a calculated,
composite wall insulation value of R-5.5 Adding 4” of insulation
(nominal R-13) to these walls results in composite R10.5 value and
an estimated $5290 in annual savings. A maximum of $105,000
expense to install this insulation (whether fiberglass batt, rigid, foil
backed foam, spray in, etc.) results in a 20 year payback. While
this is a long payback, it should be considered based on the
lifetime of the improvement. It is recommended to determine
feasibility of making this improvement within a $105,000 budget.
Appendix B-18 shows calculated savings.
Building Shell Insulation EEM:
Estimated cost for contractor
feasibility “ballparks” $ 0
Budget for improvements $105,000
Annual Savings $ 5,290
Payback 20 years
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 13 of 65
The total estimated cost and estimated annual savings of the eight (A.
through H.) summary EEM’s listed above.
Table 3
Combined total of priority, high‐ROI,
strategically recommended EEM’s listed above:
Estimated total cost $ 179,066
Annual Savings $ 55,259
Simple payback 3.2 years
Does not include design or construction management costs
In addition to EEMs, various Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) are
recommended since they are policies or procedures that are followed by
management and employees that require no capital outlay. Examples of
recommended ECMs for this facility include:
1. Turning lights off when leaving a room that is not controlled by an
occupancy sensor.
2. All man-doors, roll-up doors and windows should be properly
maintained and adjusted to close and function properly.
3. Turn off computers, printers, faxes, etc. when leaving the office.
4. Close overhead doors immediately after entering the vehicle bay.
The total of all 34 recommendations listed in Appendix’s B and D of this report,
estimate to save $55,817/year, with an installed cost of $194,476. The
combined payback on this investment is 3.5 years. This does not include design
or construction management services,
Some of the costs totaling $194,476 are incremental costs for higher efficiency
replacements, so actual budgetary costs for unit replacements will be higher.
See individual EEM’s for further detail.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 14 of 65
2. Audit and Analysis Background
Program Description: This audit included services to identify, develop, and
evaluate energy efficiency measures for the subject building. The scope of this
project included evaluating the building shell, lighting, hot water generation, and
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. The auditor may or
may not identify system deficiencies if they exist. The auditor’s role is to identify
areas of potential savings, many of which may require more detailed
investigation and analysis by other qualified professionals.
a. Audit Description and Methodology: Preliminary audit information was
gathered in preparation for the site survey, including benchmark utility
consumption data, floor and lighting plans, and equipment schedules where
available. A site visit is then performed to inventory and evaluate the actual
building condition, including:
i. Building envelope (walls, doors, windows, etc)
ii. Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning
iii. Lighting systems and controls
iv. Building specific equipment
v. Plumbing Systems
b. Benchmark Utility Data Validation: Benchmark utility data provided
through AHFC’s initial phase of their REAL program is validated, confirming
that meter numbers on the subject building match the meters from which the
energy consumption and cost data were collected. If the data is inaccurate
or missing, new benchmark data is obtained. In the event that there are
inconsistencies or gaps in the data, the existing data is evaluated and
missing data points are interpolated.
c. Method of Analysis: The information gathered prior to the site visit and
during the site visit is entered into AkWarm-C, an energy modeling software
program developed specifically for AHFC to identify forecasted energy
consumption. The forecasts can then be compared to actual energy
consumption. AkWarm-C also has some pre-programmed EEM retrofit
options that can be analyzed with projected energy savings based on
occupancy schedules, utility rates, building construction type, building
function, existing conditions, and climatic data uploaded to the program
based on the zip code of the building. When new equipment is proposed,
energy consumption is calculated based on manufacturer’s cataloged
information.
Energy cost savings are calculated based on the historical energy costs for
the building. Installation costs include the labor and equipment required to
implement an EEM retrofit, but design and construction management costs
are excluded. Cost estimates are +/- 30% for this level of audit, and are
derived from one or more of the following: Means Cost Data, industry
publications, experience of the auditor, local contractors and/or equipment
suppliers. Brown Electric, Haakensen Electric, Proctor Sales, Pioneer Door,
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 15 of 65
and J.P. Sheldon, all in Anchorage, were consulted for some of the lighting,
boiler, overhead door and air handling (respectively) retrofit and/or
replacement costs. Maintenance savings are calculated, where applicable,
and are added to the energy savings for each EEM.
The costs and savings are considered and a simple payback period and ROI
is calculated. The simple payback period is based on the number of years
that it takes for the savings to pay back the net installation cost (Net
Installation costs divided by Net Savings.) In cases where the EEM
recommends replacement at EOL, the incremental cost difference between
the standard equipment in place, and the higher efficiency equipment being
recommended is used as the cost basis for payback calculation. The SIR
found in the AkWarm-C report is the Savings to Investment Ratio, defined as
the breakeven cost divided by the initial installed cost.
A simple life-time calculation is included in the AkWarm-C calculation for
each EEM. The life-time for each EEM is estimated based on the typical life
of the equipment being replaced or altered. The energy savings is
extrapolated throughout the life-time of the EEM. The total energy savings is
calculated as the total life-time multiplied by the yearly savings.
d. Limitations of the Study: All results are dependent on the quality of input
data provided, and may only act as an approximation. In some instances,
several methods may achieve the identified savings. This report is not a
design document. A design professional, licensed to practice in Alaska and
in the appropriate discipline, who is following the recommendations, shall
accept full responsibility and liability for the results. Budgetary estimates for
engineering and design of these projects in not included in the cost estimate
for each EEM recommendation, but these costs can be approximated at 15%
of the cost of the work.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 16 of 65
3. Acknowledgements: We wish to acknowledge the help of numerous individuals
who have contributed information that was used to prepare this report, including:
a. Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (Grantor): AHFC provided the grant
funds, contracting agreements, guidelines, and technical direction for
providing the audits. AHFC reviewed and approved the final short list of
buildings to be audited based on the recommendation of the Technical
Service Provider (TSP).
b. The Municipality of Anchorage (Owner): MOA provided a review and brief
history of the benchmarked buildings, building selection criteria, building
plans, equipment specifications, building entry and coordination with on-site
personnel.
c. Central Alaska Engineering Company (Benchmark TSP): CAEC oversaw
the compilation of electrical and natural gas consumption data through their
subcontractor, Energy Audits of Alaska, LLC. CAEC also entered that data
into the statewide building database, called the Alaska Retrofit Information
System (ARIS). CAEC was awarded the auditing contract for this MOA
building.
d. Energy Audits of Alaska (energy auditor): This firm has been selected to
provide audits under this contract. The firm has two mechanical engineers,
certified as energy auditors and/or professional engineers and has also
received additional training from CAEC and other TSP’s to acquire further
specific information regarding audit requirements and potential EEM
applications.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 17 of 65
4. Building Description and Function:
The site visit and survey of subject building occurred on December 7th, 2011.
The ambient outside temperature was 29F. The west wall of this building has
zero clearance with the east wall of the old transit maintenance building.
Simplified building footprint:
Main repair bay
Bus wash and tire bays Paint bays
The building consists of a number of high bay spaces, offices and shops on its
first floor and offices and storage space on its second floor. The main repair bay
includes approximately 40,000 square feet, the paint bays are approximately
7300 square feet, the machine and various other shops in the northeast corner
of the building have approximately 10,000 square feet. There are approximately
11,000 square feet of offices and storage space on the second floor and about
4000 square feet on the first floor of offices, lockers and lavatories. The bus
wash bay and tire shops were added in 1987, and added approximately 27,000
square feet of space and fill the gap between the old and new transit
maintenance buildings. In total, the building consists of 107,846 square feet
calculated from plans and verified with sample measurements on site.
This building is constructed on a concrete slab poured on grade. The building
structure consists of steel posts and CMU interior walls, metal trusses, beams
and studs finished on the exterior with pre-formed, insulated metal panels
(nominal R-10). Fiberglass batting is called for in specific areas of the plans to
fill the spaces between steel 2x4 studs, and interior walls are either bare CMU,
bare metal panels or finished with gypsum. Walls with batt and finished with
gypsum have a calculated composite value of R-10.5, per AkWarm-C; walls left
as unfinished metal pre-formed panels (most second floor walls excluding
offices) have a calculated composite R-5.5 value. The roof is supported by steel
joists and has a calculated R-42 insulation value. All windows are in very good
condition, aluminum and double pane.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 18 of 65
Building details are as follows:
a. HVAC: Heat is distributed in this building by a variety of
systems. The offices have VAV boxes receiving heated
ventilation air from air handlers (AHU’s) with hydronic coils,
perimeter offices are also supplied via hydronic finned tube
baseboards, shops and storage spaces are served by
hydronic unit heaters. Heat is supplied via building hydronics
by two cast iron, sectional boilers, one gas fired and the
second utilizes a dual fuel burner. The second boiler fuel
appears to be set up for oil and does not appear to be in use.
(typically fuel oil is a backup fuel, in this case it also appears
that the system was designed to utilize waste oil as well)
Rooms with hydronic baseboards and VAV units have
sensors proving temperature feedback to the DDC control
system. Spaces with unit heaters have integral or zone, wall
mounted thermostats controlling the fan and a fluid valve on
the heater.
Ventilation, Energy Recovery and Return Air units: Heat
and ventilation is supplied to the high bay maintenance and
repair shops, the paint bays and the bus wash bays via direct
gas fired energy recovery units (ERU’s) and/or return air units
(RAU’s).
The bus wash bay is heated and ventilated primarily by two
large, gas fired, ERU’s (ERU-6 & 7) located on a mezzanine
against the east wall; one of the units (ERU-6) appears not to
be in service.
The Main repair bay is ventilated by two very large ERU’s
(ERU-3 & 4) located centrally on a gantry against the ceiling.
One of these units also appears to be non-functional. There is
a third, small RAU-1 on the ceiling near the east wall of the
main bay.
The bus paint booth has a dedicated ERU-5 and RAU-2
interlocked with the paint booth exhaust fan (EF). The small
paint booth has a dedicated RAU-3, also interlocked with its
exhaust fan. These 3 units are located on the second floor
over the paint booth bay. Over the last few years, RAU-3 has
been used to heat the small, south paint booth area and
prevent pipe freezing when outside temperatures are below
0F – a very inefficient solution to an insulation problem, as
most of the heat is exhausted through the paint booth EF.
See Appendix B-6 for EEM recommendation.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 19 of 65
Ventilation is supplied to the 43 office VAV boxes by AHU-2
and to the machine shop by AHU-1, both with hydronic
heating coils.
Radiant Heat: The bus wash area, in addition to heat
provided by ERU’s, has an infra- red, gas fired, in-line burner,
radiant heat tube system installed for supplementary heat.
Controls: The building has a Siemens Apogee electronic
control system with non-adjustable, sensor thermostats,
presumably controlling the local VAV boxes and hydronic
valves. The numerous unit and cabinet heaters are
controlled by local, low voltage adjustable thermostats.
b. Cooling System: Plan schedules identify a 20 Ton, air
cooled condensing unit with a VAV option. It is not clear that
this unit is still in use. It would presumably provide cooling to
the offices through their VAV boxes.
c. Snow Melt: Building plans show snow melt pads at man
door aprons. It did not appear, judging from the snow
conditions at door aprons during this audit, that this system
was operable,
d. Appliances: There are 2 Hotsy, gas fired hot water pressure
washers in use in this facility. The larger of the two is a 657
MBH unit which consumes an estimated 1741 MMBTU
($13,900) of natural gas annually. Hotsy manufactures
machines today reported to be 15% more efficient than the
older units in these buildings. See Appendix D-4 for EEM
recommendations.
There are 2 older full size refrigerators located in the lunch
break room and paint by office. They are recommended for
replacement with Energy Star units at EOL in AKWarm-C,
see Appendix B-12 for details.
This building has 12 PC’s in use which appear to be replace-
able at EOL with laptops and secondary monitors.
e. Plumbing Fixtures: This building contains a total of (7)
toilets, (3) urinals, (7) lavatory sinks and (5) showers. All
fixtures are manually operated and appear to be post-1992,
so consume 1.6 gpf (toilets) and 1 gpf (urinals) and 2.6 gpm
(shower heads). See Appendix D-1 for EEM
recommendations.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 20 of 65
f. Domestic Hot Water: Hot water is provided to showers and
lavatories by an 80 gallon, direct gas fired State hot water
heater located in the boiler room.
g. Head Bolt Heaters: There are 4 duplex, GFI receptacles
suitable for head bolt heaters on the outside of this building.
They did not appear to be in use during this audit.
Additionally, there is a sub-panel and BTU meter on the north
side of the building which provides electrical power to a “bull
rail” with head bolt heaters in the north parking lot of the
adjacent Public Works building. Whether the BTU meter is
being monitored and/or billed or not, it is recommended to
replace the standard duplex receptacles with microprocessor
controlled units per the EEM in Appendix B-21.
h. Interior Lighting & Controls: This building had a
comprehensive lighting upgrade completed in 2010. There
are several fixtures still in need of an upgrade, and there are
opportunities for further savings from the new lighting through
the use of lighting controls. The high bay vehicle
maintenance, paint and bus wash bays have been upgraded
from HPS-250W lamps/fixtures to T5 lighting. These areas
either utilize manual switching or digital, programmable
switch timers. The timers are better than manual switches,
but are over-ridden when activated manually and can be left
on until their next programmed cycle, when the space is
unoccupied. There is not a significant electrical savings by
converting from HPS-250 lamps to T5’s, in fact there is often
an increase in consumption. In order for this kind of lighting
upgrade to provide savings, lighting controls must be installed
to take advantage the on/off capability of T5 lighting. Zoned
occupancy controls are recommended and included in the
Appendix B EEM’s.
Lighting Controls: Most of the building’s rooms have been
retrofitted with motion sensing occupancy installed in the
existing duplex switch boxes. There are no ceiling mounted,
dual technology sensors or zoned occupancy controls
installed. The complete building lighting upgrade should be
completed by adding these three types of sensors where
appropriate, in the rooms and spaces where manual switches
or digital switch timers are still in use. See Appendix E for
additional information on occupancy sensors.
All exit signs in the building are either LED, unlit or self
luminous
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 21 of 65
i. Exterior Lighting: Exterior lighting has been upgraded to
LED wall packs. All appear to be controlled by photo-
sensors.
j. Building Shell: The building shell appears to be in good
condition, although by today’s standards, it is under-insulated.
Wall insulation is the 2” of insulation sandwiched inside the
pre-formed exterior metal panels. Approximately 25% of the
wall area (plan sections are inadequate to determine closer
approximation) has secondary interior insulation consisting of
4” of fiberglass batting. Appendix B-18 investigates
upgrading insulation.
There are 11 exterior sectional overhead doors and 5 rubber,
roll-up doors. All appear to have been replaced since 1984,
and are in good condition. Most have automatic open/close
capability which prevents doors left open inadvertently.
Appendix B-29 investigated replacing the remaining sectional
doors with rubber doors at EOL (not recommended).
There are several roof leaks in the building (of which on-site
personnel are very aware) which should be fixed.
k. Motors: There is a large quantity and diversity of motors in
use in this building. Generally, motors of 5 HP and greater
should be looked at for replacement with premium efficiency
motors. Appendix D-3 identifies possible efficiencies to be
gained through motor replacements.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 22 of 65
5. Historic Energy Consumption: Energy consumption is modeled within the
AkWarm-C program. The program typically analyzes twelve months of data.
Two year’s worth of natural gas and electricity consumption (see Appendix F)
were averaged then input into AKWarm-C.
Energy consumption was analyzed using two factors: the Energy Cost Index
(ECI) and the Energy Use Index (EUI). The energy cost index takes the annual
costs of gas and electrical energy over the surveyed period of time (two years)
divided by the square footage of the building. The ECI for this building is
$2.99/SF, the ECI for the building next door (the Old Transit Maintenance
Building) $3.33, and the ECI for the Northwood Street Maintenance building, a
third building in Anchorage with similar usage, is $3.70.
The energy use index (EUI) is the total annual average electrical and heating
energy consumption expressed in thousands of BTUs/SF. The average of the
2009 and 2010 EUI for this building is 209 kBTU/SF; the average 2009/2010
EUI for the Old Transit Maintenance building is 196 kBTU/SF and 282 kBTU/SF
for the Northwood Street Maintenance Building. The average for Warehouse
and Storage buildings (the closest building category tracked by the US Energy
Information Administration, see
www.eia.gov/emeu/efficiency/cbecstrends/cbecs_tables_list.htm) in the Mid-
West US, the coldest region in the continental US, is 74 kBTU/SF. The US
average is 44 kBTU/SF.
6. Interactive Effects of Projects: The AkWarm-C program calculates savings
assuming that all recommended EEM are implemented in the order shown in
Appendix B. Appendix D EEM’s are not included in the AkWarm-C model. If
some EEMs are not implemented, savings for the remaining EEMs will be
affected, in some cases positively, and in others, negatively.
In general, all projects were evaluated sequentially so that energy savings
associated with one EEM would not be attributed to another EEM as well. By
modeling the recommended projects sequentially, the analysis accounts for
interactive effects between the EEMs and does not “double count” savings.
Interior lighting, plug loads, facility equipment, and occupants generate heat
within the building. When the building is in cooling mode, these contribute to the
overall cooling demands of the building; therefore lighting efficiency
improvements will reduce cooling requirements on air conditioned buildings.
Conversely, lighting efficiency improvements are anticipated to increase heating
requirements slightly. Heating penalties are included in the lighting project
analysis that is performed by AkWarm-C.
7. Loan Program: The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) Alaska
Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund (AEERLF) is a State of Alaska program
enacted by the Alaska Sustainable Energy Act (senate Bill 220, A.S. 18.56.855,
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 23 of 65
“Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund). The AEERLF will provide loans for
energy efficiency retrofits to public facilities via the Retrofit Energy Assessment
for Loan System (REAL). As defined in 15 AAC 155.605, the program may
finance energy efficiency improvements to buildings owned by:
a. Regional educational attendance areas;
b. Municipal governments, including political subdivisions of municipal
governments;
c. The University of Alaska;
d. Political subdivisions of the State of Alaska, or
e. The State of Alaska
Native corporations, tribal entities, and subsidiaries of the federal government
are not eligible for loans under this program.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 24 of 65
Appendix A - Photos
South bus fuel/wash bay entrance; note automatic door openers with “traffic
lights”, retrofitted LED wall packs above doors and older sectional overhead
door on left, newer rubber roll-up doors on right.
Bus wash bays on left, wash water recovery and oil separation tanks on right,
one of two ERU’s is above tanks
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 25 of 65
BTU meter on north side of building
Existing digital timer’s controlling high bay lighting in bus wash and paint bays
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 26 of 65
Leaking roof – main repair bay
Leaking roof, second floor office ceiling
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 27 of 65
Typical exterior walls without secondary insulation inside, R5.5. View on either
side of overhead door and on right wall, is of the inside of the unfinished
structural insulated pre-formed wall panels
Main repair bay, looking north
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 28 of 65
Bus Paint Booth 16’x16’x60’
.
ERU-3 control panel, difficult to tell if
motor controller in “hand” position
indicates 20HP motor is running 24/7
or burner is locked out!
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 29 of 65
Small paint booth room where freezing pipes occurr and RAU-3 is used to
prevent freezup.
Axle lifts have
reached their
EOL and are
now locked out.
This was one of
the last times
they were used.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 30 of 65
Aerial View of the subject building
Old Transit Maintenance Building
New Transit Maintenance Building
(Subject Building)
NORTH
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA
Appendix B
Energy Audit – Energy Analysis and Cost Comparison
AkWarm Commercial Audit Software
New Transit Maintenance Building
Page 33
January 15, 2012 Page 33
ENERGY AUDIT REPORT – PROJECT SUMMARY – Created 1/17/2012 11:11 AM
General Project Information
PROJECT INFORMATION AUDITOR INFORMATION
Building: New Transit Maintenance Building Auditor Company: Energy Audits of Alaska
Address: 3701 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Ave Auditor Name: James Fowler
City: Anchorage Auditor Address: P.O. Box 220215
Client Name: Mike Fleagle
Client Address: 3640 E. Tudor
Anchorage, AK 99507
Auditor Phone: (206) 954‐3614
Auditor FAX: ( ) ‐
Client Phone: (907) 343‐8248 Auditor Comment:
Client FAX:
Design Data
Building Area: 107,846 square feet Design Heating Load: Design Loss at Space: 5,718,415
Btu/hour
with Distribution Losses: 6,069,546 Btu/hour
Plant Input Rating assuming 82.0% Plant Efficiency and
25% Safety Margin: 9,252,356 Btu/hour
Note: Additional Capacity should be added for DHW load,
if served.
Typical Occupancy: 31 people Design Indoor Temperature: 70 deg F (building average)
Actual City: Anchorage Design Outdoor Temperature: ‐18 deg F
Weather/Fuel City: Anchorage Heating Degree Days: 10,816 deg F‐days
Utility Information
Electric Utility: Chugach Electric ‐ Commercial ‐ Sm Natural Gas Provider: Enstar Natural Gas ‐ Commercial ‐
Lg
Average Annual Cost/kWh: $0.115/kWh Average Annual Cost/ccf: $0.697/ccf
Annual Energy Cost Estimate
Description Space
Heating
Space
Cooling
Water
Heating Lighting Refrige
ration
Other
Electrical
Other
Natural
Gas
Loads **
Clothe
s
Drying
Ventilati
on Fans
Service
Fees Total Cost
Existing
Building
$147,147 $0 $2,920 $49,530 $292 $13,306 $26,534 $0 $65,511 $1,517 $306,756
With
Proposed
Retrofits
$119,823 $0 $2,946 $34,289 $157 $10,717 $15,978 $0 $65,511 $1,517 $250,939
SAVINGS $27,324 $0 ‐$26 $15,241 $134 $2,588 $10,556 $0 $0 $0 $55,817
** Other Natural Gas Loads:
‐Large Hotsy hot water pressure washer – see EEM Appendix D‐4
‐Small Hotsy hot water pressure washer – see EEM Appendix D‐4
‐RAU‐3 used as paint booth room heater to prevent water pipe freeze‐up in sub‐zero weather, see Item 6
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA
Appendix B
Energy Audit – Energy Analysis and Cost Comparison
AkWarm Commercial Audit Software
New Transit Maintenance Building
Page 34
January 15, 2012 Page 34
$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
$350,000
Existing Retrofit
Service Fees
Ventilation and Fans
Space Heating
Refrigeration
Other Electrical
Lighting
Domestic Hot Water
Cooking
Annual Energy Costs by End Use
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA
Appendix B
Energy Audit – Energy Analysis and Cost Comparison
AkWarm Commercial Audit Software
New Transit Maintenance Building
Page 35
January 15, 2012 Page 35
PRIORITY LIST – RECOMMENDED ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
Rank Feature Recommendation Annual Energy &
Maintenance
Savings
Installed
Cost
SIR Payback
(Years)
1 Lighting: T5‐6lamp,
HO, high bay, add OS
Remove Manual Switching
and Add new Occupancy
Sensor
$6,845 Cost
included
in EEM’s
below
2 Lighting: T5‐4lamp,
three shift add OS
Remove Manual Switching
and Add new Occupancy
Sensor
$1,240 Cost
included
in EEM’s
below
3 Setback Thermostat:
Paint Bay
Implement a Heating
Temperature Unoccupied
Setback to 55.0 deg F for
the Paint Bay space.
$2,628 $1,000 33.44 0.4
4 Setback Thermostat:
Second Floor North
Storage Spaces ‐
typically unoccupied
Implement a Heating
Temperature Unoccupied
Setback to 55.0 deg F for
the Second Floor North
Storage Spaces ‐ typically
unoccupied space.
$1,510 $600 32.02 0.4
5 Setback Thermostat:
Second Floor South
Storage and
Warehouse
Implement a Heating
Temperature Unoccupied
Setback to 55.0 deg F for
the Second Floor South
Storage and Warehouse
space.
$2,794 $1,200 29.63 0.4
6 Pipe Freezing in
small paint booth in
sub‐zero weather
Increase insulation to
prevent pipe freezing; If
this is not possible, add
gas‐fired unit heater to
small paint booth room to
avoid using RAU‐3 as
heating to prevent pipe
freezing.
$2,630 $2,000 17.1 .8
7 Other Electrical:
Personal Computers
Replace with 12 Laptop $432 $300 9.15 0.7
8
Appe
ndix
D‐2
De‐Stratification
Fans
Install (20) de‐stratification
fans in vehicle
maintenance and west
service bays.
$21,000 $12,000 8.7 .6
9 Lighting: T5‐4lamp,
two shift, add OS
Remove Manual Switching
and Add new Occupancy
Sensor
$1,631 $1,200 8.64 0.7
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA
Appendix B
Energy Audit – Energy Analysis and Cost Comparison
AkWarm Commercial Audit Software
New Transit Maintenance Building
Page 36
January 15, 2012 Page 36
PRIORITY LIST – RECOMMENDED ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
Rank Feature Recommendation Annual Energy &
Maintenance
Savings
Installed
Cost
SIR Payback
(Years)
10 Setback Thermostat:
Machine Shop, Unit
rebuild,
Transmission Shop
Implement a Heating
Temperature Unoccupied
Setback to 55.0 deg F for
the Machine Shop, Unit
rebuild, Transmission Shop
space.
$628 $1,200 6.66 1.9
11
Appe
ndix
D‐3
Motor replacements Replace V‐1 Rupp furnace
and V‐5 exhaust fan
motors with premium
efficiency versions at EOL.
$1,533 $7,850 3.95 5.1
12 Lighting: T12‐1lamp Replace with FLUOR T5
45.2" F28T5 28W Standard
StdElectronic
$55 $100 3.85 1.8
13 Lighting: T5‐2lamp in
bus paint booth
Remove Manual Switching
and Add new Clock Timer
or Other Scheduling
Control
$73 $150 3.10 2
14 Refrigeration:
Standard residential
type refrigerator
At EOL, replace with 2
Standard Refer
$65 $150 2.74 2.3
15 Lighting: T5‐2lamp,
three shift, typically
occupied, add OS
Remove Manual Switching
and Add new Occupancy
Sensor
$2,132 $5,000 2.71 2.3
16 Lighting: T12‐1lamp
96" already on OS
Replace with 2 FLUOR (2)
T5 45.2" F28T5 28W
Standard StdElectronic
$40 $300 1.89 7.5
17
appe
ndix
D‐4
Hot water pressure
washers ‐ combined
Replace 2 units with new
versions, 15% more
efficient
$4,335 $18,000 1.57 4.2
18 Lighting: T12‐2lamp
stairwell lighting ‐
add OS
Replace with 2 FLUOR (2)
T5 45.2" F28T5 28W
Standard StdElectronic
$14 $300 1.33 21.8
19 Refrigeration:
Vending Machine
Add new Seasonal
Shutdown;
www.vendingmister.com
$44 $225 1.24 5.1
20 Lighting: T5‐1lamp,
three shift, add OS
Remove Manual Switching
and Add new Occupancy
Sensor
$89 $500 1.13 5.6
21 Above‐Grade Wall:
Walls ‐ 2" pre‐
formed insulated
metal panels only
Install additional insulation
(R‐13) in empty 2x4 cavity.
$5,290 $105,000 1.0 20
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA
Appendix B
Energy Audit – Energy Analysis and Cost Comparison
AkWarm Commercial Audit Software
New Transit Maintenance Building
Page 37
January 15, 2012 Page 37
PRIORITY LIST – RECOMMENDED ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
Rank Feature Recommendation Annual Energy &
Maintenance
Savings
Installed
Cost
SIR Payback
(Years)
22 Setback Thermostat:
Parts room and Unit
storage
Implement a Heating
Temperature Unoccupied
Setback to 55.0 deg F for
the Parts room and Unit
storage space.
$97 $1,600 0.77 16.5
23 Lighting: T5‐2lamp,
single shift, typically
unoccupied, add OS
Remove Manual Switching
and Add new Occupancy
Sensor
$88 $750 0.75 8.5
24 Other Electrical:
Head Bolt Heaters in
north parking lot of
Public Works
building next door
Remove Manual Switching
and Add new Other
Controls; www.iplc.com
$386 $4,000 0.61 10.4
25
Lighting: T5‐2lamp,
single shift, typically
occupied, add OS
Remove Manual Switching
and Add new Occupancy
Sensor
$65 $750 0.55 11.6
26 Lighting: T8‐2lamp,
special lighting
Replace with 4 FLUOR (2)
T5 45.2" F28T5 28W
Standard StdElectronic and
Remove Manual Switching
and Add new Occupancy
Sensor
$12 $801 0.48 66.4
27 Lighting: T5‐2lamp,
two shift, typically
occupied, add OS
Remove Manual Switching
and Add new Occupancy
Sensor
$63 $1,000 0.40 15.9
28 Lighting: T8‐1lamp,
paint bay mezzanine
Replace with 20 FLUOR T5
45.2" F28T5 28W Standard
StdElectronic and Remove
Manual Switching and Add
new Occupancy Sensor
$18 $1,850 0.40 104.2
29 Lighting: T5‐1lamp,
two shift, add OS
Remove Manual Switching
and Add new Occupancy
Sensor
$9 $150 0.39 16.4
30 Lighting:
Incandescent bulbs ‐
Elevator mechanical
Replace with 2 FLUOR CFL,
A Lamp 15W and Remove
Manual Switching and Add
new Occupancy Sensor
$5 $165 0.18 35
31 Lighting: CFL's, add
OS
Remove Manual Switching
and Add new Occupancy
Sensor
$3 $300 0.06 110.3
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA
Appendix B
Energy Audit – Energy Analysis and Cost Comparison
AkWarm Commercial Audit Software
New Transit Maintenance Building
Page 38
January 15, 2012 Page 38
PRIORITY LIST – RECOMMENDED ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
Rank Feature Recommendation Annual Energy &
Maintenance
Savings
Installed
Cost
SIR Payback
(Years)
32 Garage Door:
Overhead doors ‐
sectional
Replace existing garage
door with R‐7, 2"
polyurethane core
replacement door.
$66 $26,033 0.06 393.5
Appe
ndix
D‐1
Plumbing Fixtures:
(7) W.C., (7)
lavatories, (3)
urinals, (5) showers
Replace shower heads and
lavatory fixtures with low
flow versions; replace
toilet and lavatory valves
with proximity sensing
on/off controls, replace
urinals with ultra‐low flow
and proximity sensing
controls
Appe
ndix
D‐5
Heating pipe
insulation
Replace missing insulation
on all heat piping in
building
TOTAL $55,817 $194,476 3.5
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 37 of 65
Appendix C – Equipment Schedules – Transit Building
EQUIPMENT SCHEDULES ‐ COMPILED FROM PLANS OR ON‐SITE
NAMEPLATE OBSERVATION, WHERE ACCESSIBLE (e = estimated)
AIR HANDLER SCHEDULE
SYMB
OL MFGR/MODEL
FAN
CFM
MOTOR
DATA
HP/VOLTS/
PH REMARKS
AHU‐1
Trane TMZ‐41, 800 MBH
coil 21,000 15/460/3
Located in 218 mechanical room;
Serves machine shop, interlocked with
EF‐3
AHU‐2 Trane HAS, 460 MBH coil 2,100 7.5/460/3
Located in 218 mechanical room;
Serves offices, interlocked with EF‐6
AHU‐3 Trane 31E, 945 MBH coil 13,600 20/460/3
RAU‐1 Trane 6A, 270 MBH coil 2,500 1.5/460/3
Located main repair bay; Preheat coil
270 MBH
ST‐BF Humidifier 5000e 25Kw/460/3
located in 218 mechanical room; serves
machine shop
FURNACE/ERU/RAU SCHEDULE
ERU‐3 Trane PV‐20, direct gas
fired 2,000 MBH
20,200 20/460/3
Supply side; on "hand"; located in, and
serving main repair bay
20,200 20/460/3
Return side; on "hand"; located in, and
serving main repair bay
ERU‐4 Trane PV‐27, direct gas
fired 3,000 MBH
27,100 25/460/3
Supply side; on "hand"; located in, and
serving main repair bay
27,100 25/460/3
Return side; on "hand"; located in, and
serving main repair bay
ERU‐5 Trane PV‐4, direct gas
fired 500 MBH
4,000 5/460/3
Supply side; located on mezzanine above,
and serving paint bays
4,000 5/460/3
Return side; located on mezzanine above,
and serving paint bays
ERU‐6 Trane PV‐12, direct gas
fired 1,200 MBH
12,900 15/460/3
Supply side; Located in bus wash bay,
serves same; on time clock
12,900 15/460/3
Return side; Located in bus wash bay,
serves same; on time clock
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 38 of 65
ERU‐7
Trane PV‐12 or
equivalent, direct gas
fired 1,200 MBH
12,900 15/460/3
Data not in plans and nameplate not
accessible; Assume another equivalent to
ERU‐6; located on mezzanine above, and
serving bus wash bay; controlled by
analog timers
12,900 15/460/3
Data not in plans and nameplate not
accessible; Assume another equivalent to
ERU‐3; located on mezzanine above, and
serving bus wash bay; controlled by
analog timers
RAU‐2
Weather Rite MD224
HH, direct gas fired 3208
MBH 27,000 25/460/3 located on mezzanine above paint booth
RAU‐3
Weather Rite (assumed)
1,150 MBH 13,000 10/460/3
Nameplate not accessible, original plans
barely readable; assumed to be located in
small paint booth, interlocked with paint
booth exhaust fan EF‐13
EXHAUST FAN SCHEDULE
SYMB
OL MOTOR MFGR/MODEL CFM
MOTOR
DATA
HP/VOLTS/
PH REMARKS
EF‐1 Trane 13N10 2540 1.5/460/3 tailpipe exhaust, main repair bay
EF‐2 Trane 15P11 3270 2/460/3 tailpipe exhaust, main repair bay
EF‐3 Trane 18‐FC 3980 2/460/3 located in 203 small unit storage room
EF‐3‐1 Trane 16M3 2300 1/460/3 per plans
EF‐3‐2 Trane 10F2 600 .17/115/1 per plans
EF‐3‐3 Trane 10F2 700 .17/115/1 per plans
EF‐3‐4 Trane 9F1 400 .17/115/1 per plans
EF‐4 Trane 18‐FC 3980 2/460/3
on "hand"; 202 mechanical room, serves
machine shop
EF‐5 Trane 16N12 2700 1.5/460/3 located in 203 small unit storage room
EF‐6 Trane 15N11 2850 1.5/460/3
located in boiler room 219, serves
offices
EF‐8 Trane 6DX 250 .05/115/1
Located in pump room, continuous
operation
EF‐9 Trane 6DX 250 .05/115/1
Located in pump room, continuous
operation
EF‐11 Trane 6DX 250 .05/115/1
located in paint storage room 143,
continuous operation
EF‐12 DeVilbiss Type JL, 4208‐1 22,000 10/460/3
located on mezzanine over paint bay;
interlocked with RAU‐2 and spray
solenoids; main evacuation fan for bus
paint booth
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 39 of 65
EF‐13 unknown 12,000 5/460/3e
Assumed to be located in paint bay
exhaust stack or rooftop; interlocked
with RAU‐3
EF‐14 Loren Cook Gemini 4‐10 30 25w/115/1 per plans
EF‐15 Trane 9G3 800 .25/115/1
located in boiler room 219, tstat
controlled
EF‐16 Trane 12M6 2000 1/460/3 per plans
EF‐17
Loren Cook 270‐CLV‐1
axial tube fan 7500 2/460/3 located in 203 small unit storage room
RF3‐1 Trane 22‐FC 10,900 5/460/3 per plans, serves offices
PUMP SCHEDULE
SYMB
OL MFGR/MODEL GPM
MOTOR
DATA
HP/VOLTS/
PH REMARKS
not
visible Red Jacket P33R1 40 .3/208/1 Gasoline Pumps (per plans)
SP‐5 Paco 45‐15700 20 1/208/3 Sump pump (per plans)
SP‐6 Paco PIP 701 20 .3/120/1 Elevator pit sump pump (per plans)
SP‐1 Roper 3611GHBRV 50e 2/208/3 Waste oil pump
LP‐1 US Electrical 80e
5/460/3
85.5% sewage lift pump in wash bay
LP‐2 US Electrical 80e
5/460/3
85.5% sewage lift pump in wash bay
PP‐1 Lincoln pneumatic Solvent
PP‐2 Lincoln pneumatic Automatic Transmission fluid
PP‐3 Lincoln pneumatic Engine Oil
PP‐5 Lincoln pneumatic Chassis grease pump
PP‐6 Lincoln pneumatic Gear Oil
PP‐11 Lincoln pneumatic Windshield washer solution
CP‐1 Grundfos UPS 50‐80/2F 60e .6/460/3
Main glycol circulation ‐ zone 1; on
"hand"
CP‐2 Grundfos UMC65‐80 25e .5/115/1 Main glycol circulation ‐ zone 2
CP‐3 Grundfos UMC50‐80 19e .5/115/1 Main glycol circulation ‐ zone 3
no tag Grundfos UPS15‐42F 5e 85w/115/1
appears to be un‐used, assume for
waste oil delivery to boiler
CP‐4 Bell & Gossett NBF‐22 5e 92w/115/1 Domestic HW re‐circ pump
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 40 of 65
BOILER SCHEDULE
SYMB
OL MFGR/MODEL
MOTOR
DATA
HP/VOLT
S/PH REMARKS
B‐1 Burnham 4FW‐209
PowerFl
ame
Burner
CR2‐G .75/480/1
3‐Pass, wet back, cast iron sectional
boiler, 2186 MBH input, 1749 MBH
output, 80% efficient, gas fired
B‐2 Burnham 4NW‐397A
Aux
controls
575w;
preheat
1730;
PowerFl
ame
burner
C2‐WB 1/460/3
3‐Pass, wet back, cast iron sectional
boiler, 2700 MBH input, 2160 MBH
output, 80% efficient, gas fired (dual fuel)
AIR CONDITIONER SCHEDULE
Trane RAUB‐C204 ‐ 250
MBH
(2)
1/460/3
EER 10.3 condenser only; EER 8.2 with
blower (total system 27.2 Kw)
UNIT HEATER SCHEDULE
SYMB
OL MFGR/MODEL
CFM
(e=est.)
MOTOR
DATA
HP/VOLT
S/PH REMARKS
UH‐1
Trane Horizontal 18S ‐
3.5 MBH 280 .04/115/1 104 generator room, integral tstat
UH‐2
Trane Horizontal 38S ‐
19.1 MBH 544 .05/115/1
105 transmission testing room, integral
tstat
UH‐3
Trane Horizontal 38S ‐
19.1 MBH 544 .05/115/1
UH‐3‐1
Trane Horizontal 18S ‐
3.5 MBH 280 .04/115/1 106 compressor room, integral tstat
UH‐3‐2
Trane Horizontal 42S ‐
20 MBH 590 .04/115/1
UH‐3‐3
Trane Horizontal 100S ‐
62.5 MBH 1535 .1/115/1
UH‐4
Trane Horizontal 38S ‐
19.1 MBH 544 .05/115/1 120 Parts room, integral tstat
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 41 of 65
UH‐5
Trane Horizontal 38S ‐
19.1 MBH 544 .05/115/1 120 Parts room, integral tstat
UH‐6
Trane Vertical 64P ‐
34.2 MBH 989 .05/115/1 216 Parts storage room, wall tstat
UH‐7
Trane Vertical 64P ‐
34.2 MBH 989 .05/115/1 216 Parts storage room, wall tstat
UH‐8
Trane Vertical 64P ‐
34.2 MBH 989 .05/115/1 216 Parts storage room, wall tstat
UH‐9
Trane Horizontal 60S ‐
34.6 MBH 815 .05/115/1 216 Parts storage room, integral tstat
UH‐10
Trane Vertical 64P ‐
34.2 MBH 989 .05/115/1 216 Parts storage room, wall tstat
UH‐11
Trane Vertical 64P ‐
34.2 MBH 989 .05/115/1 216 Parts storage room, wall tstat
UH‐12
Trane GPNC‐003 23
MBH 440 .01/115/1 Located in wash bay
UH‐13
Trane GPNC‐003 23
MBH 440 .01/115/1 Located in wash bay
no tag
Unknown Vertical UH,
est 25 MBH 850e
.16/115/1
e
Located in Machine shop ‐ not on plans,
nameplate not accessible
no tag
Unknown Vertical UH,
est 25 MBH 850e
.16/115/1
e
Located in Machine shop ‐ not on plans,
nameplate not accessible
no tag
Unknown Vertical UH,
est 25 MBH 850e
.16/115/1
e
Located in Machine shop ‐ not on plans,
nameplate not accessible
no tag
Unknown Vertical UH,
est 25 MBH 850e
.16/115/1
e
Located in Machine shop ‐ not on plans,
nameplate not accessible
CH3‐1R
Natkin E460A002 16.2
MBH 200 .1/115/1e wall tstat
CH3‐1L
Natkin E460A002 16.2
MBH 200 .1/115/1e wall tstat
CH3‐2
Natkin E46A003 22
MBH 300 .1/115/1e wall tstat
HOT WATER GENERATOR SCHEDULE
SYMB
OL MFGR/MODEL GALLONS
NUMBE
R OF
ELEMEN
TS ELEMENT SIZE
P‐18 State SBE80 500 E4 80 n/a
Direct gas fired water heater, 500 MBH
input
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 42 of 65
RADIATION SCHEDULE
SYMB
OL MFGR/MODEL Quantity
MBH of
each
unit
RP‐1
Roberts Gordon Model
BH‐175 gas fired IR, in‐
line tube heaters 3 burners 175
175 MBH max capacity, 82% thermal
efficiency, low voltage wall tstat
PLUMBING FIXTURES
SYMB
OL FIXTURE GPF
QUANTIT
Y REMARKS
W.C. 1.6 7 manually operated
Urinal 1 3 manually operated
Lavatory ‐ 7 manually operated
Showers
2.6
gpm‐e 3 manually operated
semi‐circular sink ‐ 2 foot bar activation
DE‐STRATIFICATION FAN
SYMB
OL MFGR/MODEL
QUANTI
TY
MOTOR
DATA
HP/VOLT
S/PH REMARKS
DF‐1 Leading Edge 5600‐7 2
110w/277
/1 (2) located in wash bay
EQUIPMENT ‐ BUS WASH BAY ‐ 2 MACHINES
Tag or
Quanti
ty (if
no tag) EQUIPMENT
Total
annual
operati
ng
motor‐
hours**
MOTOR
DATA
HP/VOLT
S/PH REMARKS
2
Ross White Panel 1 ‐
chemical delivery pumps 940
6/208/3,
82%
Chemical delivery, detergent
transfer/delivery
WP‐1,
WP‐2
Ross White water
recovery tank pumps 940
25/460/3,
91.7% Wash water recycling tank main pumps
2
Ross White main pumps
‐ Panel 2 940
5/460/3,
87.5% Wash and rinse pumps
SP‐1, Submersible sump 470 .5/208/1e Wash bay sump pumps
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 43 of 65
SP‐2 pumps
OS‐1 Oil separator pump 470
7.5/460/3
e oil/water separation system
10 Brush drive motors 2350
5/460/3,
87.5% Vibra‐Mop brush drive motors
Bus Wash Schedule:
One or the other wash line is used, not both same time
46 bus washes per day, 5 days per week
26 bus washes per day Saturday and Sunday
Each bus wash is approximately 2 minutes, motors only run during wash
Total of 14,100 washes per year (470 hrs of operation)
** if there are 2 motors, and only one is in use at any time, operating‐motor hours will be 470; if 2
motors are in use, operating‐motor hours will be 940
MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT
QUAN
TITY EQUIPMENT
MOTOR
DATA
HP/VOLTS/P
H REMARKS
1
Berner Air Curtain
Model AFB (4) 1/480/3
contains (4) 1 HP motors; 324 MBH HX coil
capacity
1
D.A. Matot, Inc. Model
111 "dumb waiter" 3/460/3 plus 345w control circuitry
1 Hotsy steam cleaner
5632B
15/460/3,
91%
657 MBH; located in bus steam cleaner
bay
.25/445/1 forced draft flue exhaust motor
1
Stertil Koni Lift ST‐4250‐
10, 54,000 lb lift
(4)
7040w/220/3 4 motors used at once
4 Washtronics Transpo‐Lift 2/230/3 4 units used together, all locked out
11
LiftMaster (or equiv.)
exterior sectional
overhead door openers .75/460/3e Exterior doors
5
TNR Industrial Rubber
Door openers 2/460/3 Exterior doors
8
Interior sectional
overhead door openers .75/460/3e Interior doors
3 Metal cut off saws .75/115/1e located in Paint Bays
2 300 Amp Arc Welders 20Kw/230/3e located in Paint Bays
1 255 Amp Arc welder 18Kw/230/3e located in Paint Bays
1 55 Amp Arc cutter 5Kw/230/3e located in Paint Bays
1 Nederman Weld exhaust .5/115/1e located in Paint Bays
2
Stertil Koni ST‐1055,
12,000 lb lift (2) 2/480/3 2 motors used at once
1 Powermatic belt sander 2/230/3e located in Paint Bays
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 44 of 65
1 Powermatic disc sander 2/230/3e located in Paint Bays
1
Baldor Pedestal Grinder
‐ Large 2/208/3 located in Paint Bays
1
Baldor Pedestal Grinder
‐ Small .3/115/1 located in Paint Bays
1 Sumaca bent grinder .5/115/1e located in Paint Bays
2 Delta Floor drill press .5/115/1e located in Paint Bays
1 Sheet Metal Shear 10/460/3 located in Paint Bays
1
Tire Siping Machine ‐
drive motor 1/115/1 located in Tire bay
1
Tire Siping Machine ‐
siping motor .5/115/1 located in Tire bay
1 Elevator 20/460/3e
1 Hotsy Steam Cleaner 5/460/3
350 MBH; NG fired; Located in Parts
cleaner room 111
1 Hydroblast Parts cleaner 10/480/3
Drive motor; Located in Parts cleaner
room 111
7680w/480/3 Heater
1 Empire Sandblaster,
DCM‐80A 1/115/1 Located in Brake Shop 102
1 Torit Air cleaner Model
84 3/208/3 Located in Brake Shop 102
1 Star Brake Drum Lathe 8/208/3e Located in Brake Shop 102
2 Weaver Hydraulic Unit
Model SP‐1838 7.5/460/3
(2) ECO Axle lifts, each serving 3 bays ‐ all
locked out 12/2/11
1 Powermatic floor drill
press 1/208/1, 77% located in machine shop 112
1 Hydraulic Press 5/208/3, 84% located in machine shop 112
1 Receiving Loading Dock
Hoist
7.5/208/3,
85% located in east bay receiving dock
2 Ingersoll Rand Nirvana
N50
50/460/3 Drive motor and Fan motor; total package
68A at 460V 3.2/460/3
1 General Air Dryer,
Model G5‐400‐A4
2/460/3 Compressor and fan motors; located in
compressor room (2) .17/460/3
2 Ingersoll Rand Nirvana
N50 50/480/3e Compressors
2 Paint Can shakers .25/115/1 located in Paint Bays
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 45 of 65
Appendix D
Additional, Building-Specific EEM details
D-1: Plumbing fixtures: All urinals should be retrofitted or be replaced with ultra low
flow models. Urinals, faucets and toilet fixtures should have proximity sensing on/off
controls. This audit does not include water usage and AkWarm-C does not allow for
the modeling of it, but a typical faucet retrofit will result in 30% water savings and will
payback in less than 3 years. Ultra low flow urinals (1 pint to ½ gallon per flush) can
save up to 66% of water used, and typically pay back within 3 years. These payback
periods are reduced by 66% or more if the fixture is replaced at its EOL rather than
while it’s still functioning. Then the cost used is the incremental difference in cost
between an ultra-low-flow fixture and a straight across replacement with the same
fixture.
D-2: De-Stratification Fans: The high bay (28’ ceilings) areas of this building are
approximately 75% of the total square footage and are estimated to consume
approximately 80% of the total heating costs, or $120,000/year. Typically in a 28’ high
bay space, a temperature differential between the ceiling and the thermostat will be
5F-15F. Installing the appropriate number and size de-strat fans in a high bay space
with a 7.2F temperature differential (as a conservative example) and a 28’ ceiling, per
the graphs below, yields a 18% energy savings. This results in an annual savings of
$21,000. Estimated cost to install a de-strat fan is $600 each; assuming 20 fans are
appropriate (number, location and size of fans must be determined by an engineer or
fan vendor), total costs are $12,000 and payback is 7 months.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 46 of 65
D-3: Motor replacements: It is generally recommended that all motors, 5HP or larger,
operating for 1500 hrs or longer at continuous speed, be replaced at EOL with premium
efficiency motors. The payback on replacing an operating motor with a premium efficiency
motor of the same size is longer than a typical motor life of 20 years, but this is heavily
dependent on the annual usage. The payback on replacing a burnt-out motor with a premium
efficiency motor is generally less than 10 years – again, depending on the usage. Motors in
this building, 5HP and larger, are listed below, along with recommendations for replacement at
burn-out for the cost effective instances. There are no instances in this building of cost
effective motor replacement prior to burn out.
Table 4
Motor use &
location HP/Volts/Ph
Existing
Efficiency
Premium
Efficiency
Estimated
annual
usage
(hrs)
Annual
Savings
Burn‐
out
payback
(yrs)
Replacement
payback
(yrs)
RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT AT BURNOUT WITH PREMIUM EFFICIENCY MOTOR
EF‐12 10/460/3 87.0% 91.70% 1600 $ 62.65 3.2 19.2
RAU‐2 25/460/3 87.0% 93.60% 1600 $ 215.49 3.7 11.1
AHU‐2 7.5/460/3 82.3% 91.70% 750 $ 46.57 4.3 19.3
ERU‐3
supply 20/460/3 e88.5% 93.00% 1500 $ 109.02 4.6 17.4
return 20/460/3 e88.5% 93.00% 1500 $ 109.02 4.6 17.4
ERU‐6
supply 15/460/3 e88.5% 93.00% 1500 $ 81.77 4.9 17.1
return 15/460/3 e88.5% 93.00% 1500 $ 81.77 4.9 17.1
ERU‐7
supply 15/460/3 e88.5% 93.00% 1500 $ 81.77 4.9 17.1
return 15/460/3 e88.5% 93.00% 1500 $ 81.77 4.9 17.1
ERU‐4
supply 25/460/3 e88.5% 93.60% 1500 $ 153.46 5.2 15.6
return 25/460/3 e88.5% 93.60% 1500 $ 153.46 5.2 15.6
RAU‐3 10/460/3 e87.0% 91.70% 984 $ 38.58 5.2 31.1
RF3‐1 5/460/3 e85.5% 89.50% 1500 $ 26.06 5.8 23
Hotsy 5632
Pressure
Washer 15/460/3 91.0% 93.00% 2650 $ 62.44 6.4 22.4
AHU‐3 20/460/3 e88.5% 93.00% 1000 $ 72.68 6.9 26.1
Oil
Separator
Pump 7.5/460/3e e82.3 91.70% 470 $ 29.18 6.9 30.8
AHU‐1 15/460/3 88.5% 93.00% 1000 $ 55 7.3 25.7
HydroBlast
Parts
cleaner 10/480/3 85.5% 91.70% 520 $ 27.33 7.3 43.9
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 47 of 65
Ross White
(2 motors) 6/208/3 82.0% 89.50% 470 $ 23.35 8.6 38.5
Receiving
Loading
dock motor 7.5/208/3 85.0% 91.70% 520 $ 22.28 9 40.4
NOT RECOMMENDED
LP‐1 5/460/3 85.5% 89.50% 470 $ 8.16 18.4 73.5
LP‐2 5/460/3 85.5% 89.50% 470 $ 8.16 18.4 73.5
Hydraulic
Press drive
motor 5/208/3 84.0% 89.50% 260 $ 6.32 23.7 94.9
ERU‐5
supply 5/460/3 e88.5% 89.5% 1600 $ 6.29 23.8 95.3
return 5/460/3 e88.5% 89.5% 1600 $ 6.29 23.8 95.3
RF‐13 5/460/3e e88.5% 89.50% 984 $ 4.13 36.3 145.3
Ross White
(2 motors) 5/460/3 87.5% 89.50% 470 $ 3.99 37.6 150.4
Ross White
Vibra‐Mop
drive
motors (10
motors) 5/460/3 87.5% 89.50% 470 $ 3.99 37.6 150.4
Sheet
metal shear 10/460/3e e85.5% 91.70% 100 $ 5.26 38.1 228.3
Ross White
Tanks (2
motors) 25/460/3 91.7% 93.60% 470 $ 17.29 46.3 138.8
Brake
Drum lathe
drive motor 8/208/3e e82.0% 91.70% 50 $ 3.22 62.2 279
Elevator
drive 20/460/3e e88.5% 93.00% 25 $ 1.82 275.2 1045
Weaver
Hydraulic
lift motor
(No longer
in use) 7.5/460/3 not in use 91.70%
Compresso
r motors (2
motors) 50/480/3 assumed premium
Efficiency ratings at Full Load, per nameplate
e = estimated because nameplate not accessible or information not on nameplate
Payback figures based on power consumption at 66% of full load
AHU/ERU/RAU fan motor operating hrs assumed to be 25% of working shift hours
Ross White is the Bus Wash machine
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 48 of 65
D-4: Upgrade Hot Water Pressure Washers: The Hotsy 5632 gas fired hot water
pressure washer in the steam clean bay is estimated to be in use 52.5 hrs/week, 50
weeks/year. At 657,000 BTU/hr, its annual consumption is 1741 MMBTU. The
smaller, 350,000 BTU/hr unit in the parts cleaner room is estimated to be in use 36
hrs/week, consuming 630 MMBTU annually. Together, these machines consume an
estimated $18,900/year of natural gas – nearly 10% of the entire building’s usage. A
European pressure washer manufacturer (Karcher, who also owns the 2 largest US
manufacturers, Hotsy and Landa) has developed a “down draft double pass” burner
system reported to be twice as efficient as Hotsy or Landa burners, but the machine is
only set up for 50Hz operation and is not available in the US. That said, today’s
systems are still 15% more efficient than the units in this building, and the 2 units in this
building are at, or nearing the end of their 10 year life. It is recommended to replace
both units now with a new, higher efficiency versions. Estimated costs, savings and
paybacks are:
Large unit cost $11,000
Annual energy savings $ 2,098
Annual maintenance costs $ 1,000
Payback 3.6 years
Small unit cost $ 7,000
Annual energy savings $ 737
Annual maintenance costs $ 500
Payback 5.6 years
D-5: Install heating pipe insulation: Even in conditioned spaces, heat delivery pipes
should be insulated. This becomes more important after set-back thermostats are
installed, as reduction in room temperatures create additional load on the boiler when
piping is un-insulated.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 49 of 65
Appendix E – Specifications supporting EEM’s
Duplex Head Bolt Heater Controls
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 50 of 65
Appendix E – Specifications supporting EEM’s
Vending machine energy savings device “Vending Miser”
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 51 of 65
Appendix E – Specifications supporting EEM’s
Lighting Controls
Occupant controls sense the presence of occupants, turn the lights on at a pre-
determined level, and then turn the lights off after a programmed time period of no
occupancy. Motion sensing occupancy sensors can be installed in existing duplex
switch boxes, as well as on ceilings. Dual technology sensors are typically ceiling
mounted, in rooms, lavatories, corridors, vehicle bays and storage areas where
obstacles may interfere with line-of-sight sensors. The second technology in these
sensors activates lighting based on sound. Zoned occupancy controls are typically
recommended for long corridors, large vehicle bays and large storage areas with
multiple switches and lighting zones. Zoned controls are designed to activate and de-
activate lighting by zone, by row, or even by fixture, based on the location of the
occupant. Occupancy sensors can reduce power consumption by 25-60%. Paybacks
on occupancy sensors range from 1 to 3 years, depending on the light fixture
consumption and occupancy of the room.
A sample high bay occupancy sensor (which could be used for zone lighting control)
specification follows.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 52 of 65
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 53 of 65
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 54 of 65
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 55 of 65
Appendix E - Specifications supporting EEM’s
De-Stratification Fans
There are various sizes, qualities and configurations of de-stratification fans. The three
companies below cover the range of options available. The EEM in this report uses
costs in the mid-range of these options.
Marley Engineered Products, “Leading Edge” fans. Smaller, higher speed, shorter
lifetime, relatively inexpsensive.
Web: http://www.marleymep.com/en/leading-edge/products/ventilation/ceiling-fans/heavy-duty-
commercial-ceiling-fans.aspx
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 56 of 65
Appendix E - Specifications supporting EEM’s
De-Stratification Fans
“Big Ass Fan Company” – large slow speed, heavy duty, 10+ year life, can be outfitted
with variable speed and tstat. www.bigassfans.com
“Air Pear” – quiet, aesthetically un-obtrusive, relatively inexpensive.
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 57 of 65
Appendix F – Benchmark Data
REAL Preliminary Benchmark Data Form
PART I – FACILITY INFORMATION
Facility Owner Facility Owned By Date
MOA Municipal
Government/Subdivision
01/12/12
Building Name/ Identifier Building Usage Building Square Footage
Transit Maintenance Other 107,846
Building Type Community Population Year Built
Mixed 261,500 9999
Facility Address Facility City Facility Zip
3701 Dr. Martin Luther
King Dr (originally 3650 E
Tudor Rd) Bldg D Anchorage 99517
Buiding Size Input (sf) = 107,846
2009 Natural Gas Consumption (Therms) 183,127.00
2009 Natural Gas Cost ($) 184,362
2009 Electric Consumption (kWh) 1,500,240
2009 Electric Cost ($) 183,100
2009 Oil Consumption (Therms) 0.00
2009 Oil Cost ($) 0
2009 Propane Consumption (Therms) 0.00
2009 Propane Cost ($) 0.00
2009 Coal Consumption (Therms) 0.00
2009 Coal Cost ($) 0.00
2009 Wood Consumption (Therms) 0.00
2009 Wood Cost ($) 0.00
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 58 of 65
2009 Thermal Consumption (Therms) 0.00
2009 Thermal Cost ($) 0.00
2009 Steam Consumption (Therms) 0.00
2009 Steam Cost ($) 0.00
2009 Total Energy Use (kBtu) 23,433,019
2009 Total Energy Cost ($) 367,462
Annual Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
2009 Natural Gas (kBtu/sf) 169.8
2009 Electricity (kBtu/sf) 47.5
2009 Oil (kBtu/sf) 0.0
2009 Propane (kBtu/sf) 0.0
2009 Coal (kBtu/sf) 0.0
2009 Wood (kBtu/sf) 0.0
2009 Thermal (kBtu/sf) 0.0
2009 Steam (kBtu/sf) 0.0
2009 Energy Utilization Index (kBtu/sf) 217.3
Annual Energy Cost Index (ECI)
2009 Natural Gas Cost Index ($/sf) 1.71
2009 Electric Cost Index ($/sf) 1.70
2009 Oil Cost Index ($/sf) 0.00
2009 Propane Cost Index ($/sf) 0.00
2009 Coal Cost Index ($/sf) 0.00
2009 Wood Cost Index ($/sf) 0.00
2009 Thermal Cost Index ($/sf) 0.00
2009 Steam Cost Index ($/sf) 0.00
2009 Energy Cost Index ($/sf) 3.41
2010 Natural Gas Consumption (Therms) 166,515.00
2010 Natural Gas Cost ($) 138,502
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 59 of 65
2010 Electric Consumption (kWh) 1,446,320
2010 Electric Cost ($) 139,821
2010 Oil Consumption (Therms) 0.00
2010 Oil Cost ($) 0
2010 Propane Consumption (Therms) 0.00
2010 Propane Cost ($) 0
2010 Coal Consumption (Therms) 0.00
2010 Coal Cost ($) 0
2010 Wood Consumption (Therms) 0.00
2010 Wood Cost ($) 0
2010 Thermal Consumption (Therms) 0.00
2010 Thermal Cost ($) 0
2010 Steam Consumption (Therms) 0.00
2010 Steam Cost ($) 0
2010 Total Energy Use (kBtu) 21,587,790
2010 Total Energy Cost ($) 278,323
Annual Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
2010 Natural Gas (kBtu/sf) 154.4
2010 Electricity (kBtu/sf) 45.8
2010 Oil (kBtu/sf) 0.0
2010 Propane (kBtu/sf) 0.0
2010 Coal (kBtu/sf) 0.0
2010 Wood (kBtu/sf) 0.0
2010 Thermal (kBtu/sf) 0.0
2010 Steam (kBtu/sf)0.0
2010 Energy Utilization Index (kBtu/sf) 200.2
Annual Energy Cost Index (ECI)
2010 Natural Gas Cost Index ($/sf) 1.28
2010 Electric Cost Index ($/sf) 1.30
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING
January 24, 2012 Page 60 of 65
2010 Oil Cost Index ($/sf) 0.00
2010 Propane Cost Index ($/sf) 0.00
2010 Coal Cost Index ($/sf) 0.00
2010 Wood Cost Index ($/sf) 0.00
2010 Thermal Cost Index ($/sf) 0.00
2010 Steam Cost Index ($/sf) 0.00
20010 Energy Cost Index ($/sf) 2.58
Note:
1 kWh = 3,413 Btu's
1 Therm = 100,000 Btu's
1 CF ≈ 1,000 Btu's
Appendix F – Benchmark Tables and Graphs Natural Gas Btus/CCF =100,000 Provider Customer # Month Start Date End Date Billing Days Consumption (CCF) Consumption (Therms) Demand Use Natural Gas Cost ($) Unit Cost ($/Therm) Demand Cost ($) Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Jan‐09 1/6/2009 2/5/2009 33 36007 36007 $36,153 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Feb‐09 2/6/2009 3/5/2009 33 26464 26464 $26,588 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Mar‐09 3/6/2009 4/2/2009 28 21402 21402 $21,515 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Apr‐09 4/3/2009 5/7/2009 32 20421 20421 $20,531 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 May‐09 5/8/2009 6/4/2009 28 10636 10636 $10,724 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Jun‐09 6/5/2009 7/6/2009 33 7722 7722 $7,804 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Jul‐09 7/7/2009 8/6/2009 30 4105 4105 $4,183 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Aug‐09 8/7/2009 9/4/2009 32 3614 3614 $3,689 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Sep‐09 9/5/2009 10/6/2009 29 4463 4463 $4,541 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Oct‐09 10/7/2009 11/5/2009 28 8675 8675 $8,766 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Nov‐09 11/6/2009 12/3/2009 30 15411 15411 $15,523 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Dec‐09 12/4/2009 1/7/2010 31 24207 24207 $24,345 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Jan‐10 1/8/2010 2/4/2010 32 23422 23422 $19,441 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Feb‐10 2/5/2010 3/4/2010 28 22630 22630 $18,786 $0.00
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING January 24, 2012 Page 62 of 65 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Mar‐10 3/5/2010 4/8/2010 31 20011 20011 $16,620 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Apr‐10 4/9/2010 5/6/2010 32 15002 15002 $12,592 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 May‐10 5/7/2010 6/3/2010 27 9001 9001 $7,583 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Jun‐10 6/4/2010 7/8/2010 33 6766 6766 $5,717 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Jul‐10 7/9/2010 8/5/2010 29 4072 4072 $3,468 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Aug‐10 8/6/2010 9/2/2010 34 5201 5201 $4,522 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Sep‐10 9/3/2010 10/7/2010 30 5688 5688 $4,912 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Oct‐10 10/8/2010 11/4/2010 29 9586 9586 $8,030 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Nov‐10 11/5/2010 12/2/2010 28 13987 13987 $11,551 $0.00 Enstar NGC 9945‐17024/144554 Dec‐10 12/3/2010 1/2/2011 31 31149 31149 $25,280 $0.00 Jan ‐09 to Dec ‐ 09 total: 183,127 183,127 0.00 $184,362 $0 Jan ‐10 to Dec ‐ 10 total: 166,515 166,515 0.00 $138,502 $0 Jan ‐ 09 to Dec ‐ 09 avg: $0.00 Jan ‐ 10 to Dec ‐ 10 avg: $0.00
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING January 24, 2012 Page 63 of 65 Electricity Btus/kWh =3,413 Provider Customer # Month Start Date End Date Billing Days Consumption (kWh) Consumption (Therms) Demand Use Total Electric Cost ($) Unit Cost ($/kWh) Demand Cost ($) CEA 1‐17996952 Jan‐09 12/8/2008 1/7/2009 30 130720 4461.4736 $18,177 $0.14 CEA 1‐17996952 Feb‐09 1/7/2009 2/6/2009 30 131120 4475.1256 $18,179 $0.14 CEA 1‐17996952 Mar‐09 2/6/2009 3/10/2009 32 136800 4668.984 $18,847 $0.14 CEA 1‐17996952 Apr‐09 3/10/2009 4/8/2009 29 125840 4294.9192 $16,395 $0.13 CEA 1‐17996952 May‐09 4/8/2009 5/8/2009 30 127840 4363.1792 $16,576 $0.13 CEA 1‐17996952 Jun‐09 5/8/2009 6/8/2009 31 122000 4163.86 $15,705 $0.13 CEA 1‐17996952 Jul‐09 6/8/2009 7/8/2009 30 112400 3836.212 $12,511 $0.11 CEA 1‐17996952 Aug‐09 7/8/2009 8/6/2009 29 110320 3765.2216 $12,368 $0.11 CEA 1‐17996952 Sep‐09 8/6/2009 9/4/2009 29 108960 3718.8048 $12,299 $0.11 CEA 1‐17996952 Oct‐09 9/4/2009 10/6/2009 32 127520 4352.2576 $13,487 $0.11 CEA 1‐17996952 Nov‐09 10/6/2009 11/5/2009 30 128800 4395.944 $13,748 $0.11 CEA 1‐17996952 Dec‐09 11/5/2009 12/7/2009 32 137920 4707.2096 $14,808 $0.11 CEA 1‐17996952 Jan‐10 12/7/2009 1/5/2010 29 124560 4251.2328 $11,966 $0.10 CEA 1‐17996952 Feb‐10 1/5/2010 2/5/2010 31 136480 4658.0624 $12,972 $0.10 CEA 1‐17996952 Mar‐10 2/5/2010 3/9/2010 32 137040 4677.1752 $12,919 $0.09
ENERGY AUDITS OF ALASKA NEW TRANSIT MAINTENANCE BUILDING January 24, 2012 Page 64 of 65 CEA 1‐17996952 Apr‐10 3/9/2010 4/8/2010 30 131760 4496.9688 $13,277 $0.10 CEA 1‐17996952 May‐10 4/8/2010 5/10/2010 32 130560 4456.0128 $12,918 $0.10 CEA 1‐17996952 Jun‐10 5/10/2010 6/9/2010 30 111920 3819.8296 $11,391 $0.10 CEA 1‐17996952 Jul‐10 6/9/2010 7/9/2010 30 112320 3833.4816 $10,778 $0.10 CEA 1‐17996952 Aug‐10 7/9/2010 8/9/2010 31 122480 4180.2424 $11,735 $0.10 CEA 1‐17996952 Sep‐10 8/9/2010 9/8/2010 30 114080 3893.5504 $10,936 $0.10 CEA 1‐17996952 Oct‐10 9/8/2010 10/7/2010 29 98720 3369.3136 $9,631 $0.10 CEA 1‐17996952 Nov‐10 10/7/2010 11/8/2010 32 111280 3797.9864 $10,423 $0.09 CEA 1‐17996952 Dec‐10 11/8/2010 12/8/2010 30 115120 3929.0456 $10,875 $0.09 Feb ‐09 to Jan ‐10 total: 1500240 51203.1912 0.00 $183,100 $0 Feb ‐10 to Jan ‐11 total: 1446320 49362.9016 0.00 $139,821 $0 Feb ‐ 09 to Jan ‐ 10 avg: $0.12 Feb ‐ 10 to Jan ‐ 11 avg: $0.10
$0
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
$40,000
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
Jan‐09 Apr‐09 Jul‐09 Oct‐09 Jan‐10 Apr‐10 Jul‐10 Oct‐10 Natural Gas Cost ($)Natural Gas Consumption (Therms)Date (Mon ‐Yr)
Transit Maintenance ‐Natural Gas Consumption (Therms) vs. Natural Gas Cost ($)
Natural Gas Consumption
(Therms)
Natural Gas Cost ($)
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
$14,000
$16,000
$18,000
$20,000
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
140000
160000
Jan‐09 Mar‐09May‐09 Jul‐09 Sep‐09 Nov‐09 Jan‐10 Mar‐10May‐10 Jul‐10 Sep‐10 Nov‐10 Electric Cost ($)Electric Consumption (kWh)Date (Mon ‐Yr)
Transit Maintenance ‐Electric Consumption (kWh) vs. Electric Cost ($)
Electric Consumption
(kWh)
Electric Cost ($)