How many buildings?

We have discussed the need for building to spend their fuel budget better, more comfortably and cheaper.  We are at the same time discussing reduction of the smoke up the stack.  If we reduce fuel use and increase comfort with a 10-30% reduction of smoke up the stack, major cities could have better air quality.  The price of oil would go down with less demand.

So why do we not do it.  The only answer I can think of, is the oil companies do not want to.  They do not want their political friends to talk about it. If the Politicians start talking about reducing the use of oil through conservation, the politicians do not get the contributions they need to stay in office. Now you can write this up into a book.  The truth is the truth.

What if government, oil  and gas companies, utilities, service contractors, boiler makers, all start telling you that they can save money and make you comfortable by simply putting a simple control on all heating devices.  That would be amazing.  And how many applications are there to make these efficient improvements.  Every occupied space in the country. Homes, buildings, schools, you name it.  There are at least 20,000,000 applications out there.  After you take care of giving comfort and efficiency to that 20,000,000 another 20,000,000 will come to mind.  So why are we not doing it??  Comment below and we will all learn a thing or two.

Precision Heating

What folks have not realized, is the waste heat from buildings.  This waste is measured by the comfort that is not had by uneven distribution or poor replacement of heat from building heat loss.

We know when it gets cold, the burner should go on and keep us warm.  That is what we pay for, right?  Well if you take a closer look, you will find that some heating systems do not come up soon enough and some come up too hot.  Either side of this discomfort point, the fuel used is being wasted.  If your not comfortable, your wasting the fuel you burn.  Buildings that provide uneven heat usually are wasting 10-30 % of their fuel.  The bills are higher than they should be and they are uncomfortable.  Occupants are unhappy, cannot sleep, have dry skin, have to get up all night to check the blankets on the kids.  The kids kick off the blankets when they are too hot and then they catchy cold when the building is cold.  Windows on the hot side are open, letting all that energy out. We all seem to put up with this discomfort.  We do not realize that it is totally  unnecessary. There is no reason for this condition to exist.

Buildings need to have boilers controlled, to achieve the exact heat loss analysis and heat replacement, every hour of the day.  There are controls in building that do nothing to address comfort.  They simply turn the heat on and off to satisfy the heat minimum law in the community.  Landlords do not realize that their buildings can be comfortable at the best economical expense.