ASHRAE Guideline 4: Preparation of Operating and Maintenance Documentation for Building Systems

Synopsis: With the increased emphasis on Net Zero buildings, HVAC systems have become very complex. Speakers at ASHRAE conferences have documented that even design engineers and contractors have a challenging time getting these HVAC systems to operate as efficiently as designed. If these HVAC systems are turned over to maintenance personnel without the benefit of adequate operating instructions, the energy efficiency outlook for these buildings is bleak. Guideline 4 seeks to address this issue.

Speaker: Peter Rojeski, Jr., PhD, PE

Peter Rojeski, Jr. is an ASHRAE Life Member and is a licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina, Texas (inactive) and New Mexico (inactive). For the past three years Peter has been the measurement and verification (M & V) contractor for custom retrofit, and new building projects, for Progress Energy (now Duke Energy- Progress). He has completed M&V energy studies of 41 retrofit projects and 4 new construction projects in North and South Carolina. These projects have included HVAC systems, lighting systems, compressed air systems, automation systems, and VFD drives in commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings.

Peter has 30 years of experience teaching mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design at the university level. He also has ten years of experience as an M-E-P design engineer and energy consultant. His energy career began in 1976 as a consultant to Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque, NM when the lab initiated its first energy conservation program. During his career he has conducted energy audits on millions of square feet of building area. He has also designed energy retrofit projects for dozens of schools, hospitals, and office buildings.

11:15 Check-in Begins
11:45 Lunch is Served
12:00 Presentation
  1:15 Meeting Adjourned