Category Archives: energy efficiency
Energy Audit – more wasted light energy
1.00 pm, Sunday, 18 January 2008, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong It is a beautiful bright sunny Sunday afternoon, the store is obviously closed, and the shutters are down. Yet all seven (7) exterior lamps are burning brightly, here is a … Continue reading
Green Bank – implementing energy audit findings
New Resource bank (in USA) is the country’s first “green” bank and they love helping in green people in green ways……. read the full article here It is a positive step that at least one bank in the US is … Continue reading
Energy audit findings
Energy audit findings – the photograph above is a section of a damaged coil from an air conditioning unit. It is obviously a badly damaged, the aluminium fins have been stripped away, revealing the structure of the refrigeration tubing beneath, … Continue reading
Green building its cheaper than you think
The cost of green building is lower than traditional building period. For example, design the building envelope with decent solar shading immediately (and forever) reduces the space cooling load, therefore the building needs a smaller chiller. But that is only … Continue reading
Top Ten Energy Conservation Tips
Top ten list of energy smart decisions: 1. If you can’t measure it, how can you manage it? Regularly monitor and record on your electricity consumption, plus other fuels such as gas and oil. Provide and monitor sub-meters to record … Continue reading
Out of Service
Three vending machines all using energy, a closer look reveals the unit in the middle is out of service, see the photo below. Didn’t anyone think about turning off the electricity completely? As you can see some of the lamps … Continue reading
The lights are ON but nobody is home
I recently conducted an energy audit of a building discovering an entire floor of unoccupied plant rooms with the lights in every room switched “ON”. The photograph below, is typical, yet another unoccupied plant room with the lights burning fuel … Continue reading
[e-book] Energy Efficiency finance
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/chandler_clean_energy_final.pdf
Energy Efficiency As A Global Concern
31 October 2008 – I was honoured to be invited by HKTDC to give a speech at the 2008 ECO ASIA EXPO regarding Energy Efficiency. Special thanks for HKDTC’s Mr Matthew Ip for his gracious introduction. Here are some more … Continue reading
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Building Energy Efficiency Book
I was one of the many experts that contributed to the book titled Building Energy Efficiency – Why Green Buildings Are Key to Asia’s Future published by the Asia Business Council. This book covers energy issues and building energy codes … Continue reading
Who is designing your Green building?
I attended the Enviroseries 08 conference, the topic was energy efficiency. What has become increasing transparent is that the business as usual approach to buildings, and green building is just not working. For green buildings who designs them? It seems … Continue reading
Energy Efficiency Presentation by John Herbert
I was honoured to give an energy efficiency presentation to Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) committee regarding energy efficiency opportunities for Hong Kong business, lower business operating costs and improve profits. Energy Efficiency View SlideShare presentation or Upload your … Continue reading
Energy Efficiency – A New Journal
It was only a matter of time. I have been saying that there was no printed magazine focused on the latest hot topic EE (energy efficiency). Well finally a new energy efficiency journal has been launched here is the link … Continue reading
