ASHE 50th Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition 2013
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Centralizing Plant Design to Increase Reliability and Cost Savings
Program Code:
420
Date:
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Time:
10:10 AM to 11:00 AM
EST
PRIMARY SPEAKER
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Alan Neuner,
CHFM, Vice President, Facility Operations,
Geisinger Health System
Al Neuner has led the facilities organization at Geisinger for over 20 years. He graduated from Drexel University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and is a Certified Healthcare Facility Manager. He previously worked at US Steel and Airco BOC. During his leadership at Geisinger, unit energy consumption has been reduced by over 40%, saving millions of dollars annually. He is a frequent speaker at ASHE, IFMA, Premier, and regional engineering societies on the topics of energy conservation, infrastructure renewal and financing, legionella, and the air quality and health impacts of reducing energy consumption. He is the recipient of the Donald M. Sauerman Award from the Pennsylvania Society for Health Facility Engineering, the FAME Award from the Association of Facilities Engineering, and the Businesses for the Bay Excellence Award from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
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CO-SPEAKER
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Mr. Fierko specializes in healthcare design, energy optimization, and sustainable (LEED) projects. He
holds an undergraduate bachelor of Architectural Engineering
from Drexel University and a Masters of Engineering
Management from Drexel University. He has been the lead
mechanical engineer on several LEED certified projects,
including the Geisinger Center for Health Research which
received a LEED Silver certification. Mr. Fierko's paper,
"Uncertainty-Based Quantitative Model for Assessing Risks in
Existing Buildings" was published in ASHRAE Transactions
and presented at the 2004 ASHRAE winter meeting. Mr.
Fierko has also spoken about Energy Optimization at the
Healthcare Facilities Management Society of New Jersey and
energy efficient systems at Lightfair.
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Description
This case study on the integrated heat, power, and cooling plants at Geisinger presents real data and cost savings benefits that resulted from centralizing its power and HVAC plant design. Geisinger’s decision to centralize yielded a savings of $2.2 million in annual utility costs. This case study will enable you to:
Differentiate between energy cost reduction strategies, including thermal energy storage, load leveling, fuel source selection, real time purchasing, and demand response.
Present the cost benefits of implementing the strategies to hospital administrators for capital funding.
Describe how good design can reduce utility costs and increase reliability.
Identify the benefits of a central plant model.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
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Differentiate between different energy cost reduction strategies including thermal energy storage, load leveling, fuel source selection, real time purchasing and demand response.
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Present the cost benefits of implementing the strategies to hospital administrators for capital funding.
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Understand how good design can both reduce utility costs and increase reliability.
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Understand the benefits to a central plant model.