Managing Energy and Comfort
How could an energy program affect people costs? Case studies have confirmed the link between occupant comfort and productivity. This article shows how large scale and small scale buildings have implemented energy improvement programs that reduced energy costs and raised the environmental index. The bottom line is if youre not measuring comfort, youre not managing it and you could end up with a system that saves a few energy pennies while hemorrhaging productivity dollars.Units: DualCitation: ASHRAE Journal, vol. 50, no. 6, June 2008