Retro-commissioning for Energy Savings

For our April ASHRAE meeting our guest speaker, Hoy Bohanon, will be covering retro-commissioning for Energy Savings. What is retro commissioning? Is it required by LEED? How can a process save energy? What are some of the aspects of an energy saving retro-commissioning application? What guidance is available from ASHRAE guidelines? What are the types of savings from the process and what are the critical components to assure that savings are realized? Please join us to learn the answers to these questions.

Hoy Bohanon, PE, LEED AP, BEAP is a principal in Hoy Bohanon Engineering, PLLC, a firm that focuses on improving the performance of existing mission critical buildings. Mr. Bohanon began his engineering career as a research and design engineer, and then gained experience as a project engineer, facilities engineer, facilities manager, indoor air quality research engineer, environmental engineer, and business owner. He has a master’s degree in engineering from North Carolina State University, and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Mr. Bohanon has written technical papers and articles on indoor air quality, operations, and maintenance and is a frequent presenter at technical society meetings. He is a recipient of the ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award. He is past chair of ASHRAE Standard 62.1 committee, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. ASHRAE Building EQ Committee and is a past member of the Environmental Health Committee. He is chair of the US Technical Advisory Group panel 1 (general principles) for ISO TC205 Building Environment Design and a current member of ASHRAE Standard 62.2 committee. He is a co-author of The Indoor Air Quality Guide: Best Practices for Design, Construction and Commissioning and Performance Metric Protocols for Commercial Buildings: Best Practices Guide. He also teaches multiple courses for the ASHRAE Learning Institute addressing ASHRAE 62.1 and IAQ. Mr. Bohanon is also a fellow in the Professional Engineers of North Carolina.