Operations and maintenance reports

Building owners can save 5 – 20 percent annually on their energy bills by implementing O&M best practices. The O&M Report Series, funded by a grant from U.S. EPA and U.S. DOE, helps owners and managers increase energy-efficiency, improve occupant comfort, and reduce operating expenses through low-cost operating improvements.

Fifteen O&M Best Practices for Energy-Efficient Buildings: An overview of best practices building owners and managers can employ to make their buildings more energy-efficient.

Operation and Maintenance Service Contracts: Guidelines for Obtaining Best-Practice Contracts for Commercial Buildings. An overview of current outsourcing trends and options with guidelines for obtaining and managing service contracts.

Portable Dataloggers: Diagnostic Monitoring Tools for Energy-Efficient Building Operation. A review of the benefits of using portable dataloggers and criteria for selecting data loggers.

O&M Assessments: Enhancing Energy-Efficient Operation. A guide for how to plan and orchestrate the process, when consultants should be used, how to manage consultants and in-house technical work.

Putting the “O” Back in O&M: Best Practices in Preventive Operations, Tracking, and Scheduling. A document addressing continual schedule optimization and methods to assess day-to-day operation of major plant equipment.

To purchase a booklet of any of these reports, visit www.peci.org.