Okay, so along the lines of industry standouts, a company that I would personally promote is Big-Ass-Fans 

As I mentioned in the blog on Trane Centravacs, I'm not getting paid to promote them, and I really have nothing to gain personally, and will probably get the hate mail along as BigAssFans does (which they handle with hilarity) However, I have a few reasons to like them, some technical, some simple.

1) What's in a Name?

As Shakespeare said - "A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet"... The analogy applied to big-ass-fans, sort of.... stinks? In this case, everything is in the name, and the selection of the name was...

Just so you know, nobody is paying me to write this - and I'm not affiliated with Trane, but a number of you have asked us, "what equipment really stands out in the industry?" I don't want to detract from many great products - there are many awesome products out there made by a multitude of companies. But, since so many of you asked, I will tell you the truth - there's no denying, you certainly can't stop a Trane chiller. (For those of you who don't know what a chiller is; think of a giant air conditioner that produces cold water). Chillers are essential for cooling large buildings, and they are very important for energy modeling - and I’m always glad when I see Trane Chillers - because it usually makes it easier to get LEED points (not...

Now you can make your profiles public if you want people to see the certificates you have earned on Energy-Models.com. The default state of your profile is private. But, if you edit your profile, go to privacy, and check the 'Make Profile Public' checkbox, your profile will be publicly displayed.

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In energy modeling, a lot of you have asked about how to match utility bills (because the owner requested that they match). In many cases, this is quite difficult, and experience is really the best tool.

Why is it so difficult? The reason is that when you change 1 item in an energy model, it might impact everything else. For instance, if you choose a smaller  sized fan, (assuming a VAV fan) you might increase your fan energy, because the fan does less unloading, and then you create more heat, which causes more cooling and a bit less heating. Complicated huh? I have helped a huge number of people match rates, and I know first hand that this can be very complicated, but for most cases we can solve the problem with 4 key...