Assessors Begin Examining Buildings in Building EQ Pilot

Engineers across the United States have begun assessing the energy use of selected buildings as part of ASHRAE's Building Energy Quotient (Building EQ) program. The pilot program was launched in December 2009. Seventeen provisional assessors will assess energy use in participating buildings. The findings will then be provided to building operators as a scale that conveys the building’s energy use in comparison to similar buildings. One assessor is Matthew Dwyer P.E., Associate Member ASHRAE. "After spending time onsite, we then work with the building owner to understand the building systems and provide goals and suggestions on future improvements," said Dwyer. "The intent is to create a path so that more and more buildings can move from a low grade to a top grade.” Read more