CX-100923 Integrated Controls Package for High Performance Interior Retrofit

Integrated Controls Package for High Performance Interior Retrofit
Award Number: DE-EE0008190
CX(s) Applied: A9, B5.1
Buildings Technologies Office
Location(s):  WI
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Seventhwave to demonstrate a package of technology and control retrofits to envelope, lighting, plug loads and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) that would allow these systems to respond and optimize in real time.

Activities associated with the proposed project would include installation of integrated controls retrofits in 3-5 sites, measuring savings and documenting installation best practices. Activities may include replacement of the existing lighting system and changes to existing envelope components, HVAC systems, energy management systems and building controls. These changes could require temporary removal or minor modifications to window attachments or frames, ceiling modifications, and new penetrations for running wiring. The exact sites for deployment and evaluation have not yet been identified and therefore, cannot be listed. However, the three to five selected sites would be located in the Xcel Energy service territory (in Minnesota and Colorado) and in State of Illinois public buildings. Potential hazards include those typically associated with minor construction such as risk of falls or electrocution. Existing corporate safety policies would be observed at all times and proper personal protection equipment would be worn. These activities would likely generate waste of unwanted materials such as scrap wiring, drywall, ceiling tiles, electrical luminaires, lamps, and more. Seventhwave would dispose and/or recycle these wastes according to applicable local, state and federal laws.