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| EESI is a U.S. EPA Energy Star Buildings Ally. |
George Owens is a past president of
"Association of Energy Engineers", an "Energy Manager of the Year" and an
"Energy Managers Hall of Fame" inductee. |
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SHOPPING CENTER
HVAC Billing Factor Program
by George R. Owens, PE, CEM
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Objective
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- Accurately allocate HVAC costs amongst users
- Reduce tenant billing disputes
- Improve timeliness of billing information
- Satisfy lease obligations
- Provide 3rd party "expert" independence
- Maximize recovery of HVAC expenses
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Action Steps
Evaluation |
- Review lease language
- Evaluation of landlord's and tenants' HVAC systems
- Assemble historical HVAC billing factors
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| Implementation |
- Prepare a site specific methodology for obtaining factors
- Develop a schedule for implementation by priority
- Obtain factors via one of the accepted methods
- Nameplate data of HVAC units or metering devices
- Load Calculations
- Air flow readings
- Tenant design documents
- Deliver findings via HVAC Billing Factor Report
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Ongoing
Support
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- The long term success of this program is
dependant on Management's commitment to developing a systematic
approach, consistently applied with periodic reviews
- Annual updates of the HVAC billing factors
for new or changed tenants
- Fielding questions throughout the year by
tenants, management and accounting
- Assist in the settlement of tenant billing
disputes
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To send comments to George R. Owens, click
here: gowens@EESIenergy.com.
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