My project is a manufacturing building where the "widget makers" consume about 75% of the total annual energy. Hence there are not other 10%+ individual energy end use consumers of the project building.
There are three different widgets being made: Widget A, B, and C.
Would widget maker A be considered an individual end use and need submetering?
OR
ALL "widget maker" end use is considered an individual end use thus submetering of each A, B, and C is not required.
Thank you.
Marcus Sheffer
LEED Fellow7group / Energy Opportunities
LEEDuser Expert
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March 20, 2016 - 7:44 pm
A typical energy end uses are lighting, heating, cooling, fans, pumps, service hot water, etc.
In a manufacturing facility you would still have these end uses but you also have industrial process. This could be broken down several ways and there is probably no right way to do it. Following the logic about you could maybe breakdown the manufacturing process into conveyance, fans, heating, etc. depending on the process.
I would not considered Widget A an end use if the process to make it is comprised of different types of energy using equipment. If it is all just motors however maybe that makes sense. I think you have to consider the specific process to make this determination. Part of that would be how the process energy use would be metered. Obviously this gets potentially messy in a manufacturing facility.
Dave Hubka
Practice Leader - SustainabilityEUA
LEEDuser Expert
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March 21, 2016 - 11:03 am
Thanks for the response Marcus, this helps tremendously.
I concur, this gets messy when applying to a manufacturing facility. Later this year I will be submitting this credit on a prototype. I'll post my response from GBCI once received.
Thanks again.