Measurement & Verification of Central Chilled-Water Plant Efficiency

Course details

Course Outline
- OVERVIEW TO MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION (M&V)
- Green Mark's requirements on Chiller Plant Performance M&V
- M&V GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
- ASHRAE Guideline 22 - AHRI 550
- CHILLER PLANT M&V
- Impacts of Measurement Accuracy - Instruments - Temperature, Flow and Power Measurements
- Data Analysis and Representation
- M&V Case Studies
- MEASUREMENT AND CALIBRATION STANDARDS
- Measurement Standards, Uncertainty and Traceability
- Temperature Measurement
- Flow and Pressure Measurement
- Power Measurement
- Reading Calibration Report
- FUNDAMENTALS OF HEAT BALANCE
- Sources of Heat Inputs and Outputs
- Common Types of Chiller Plant Configuration
- Heat Balancing Substantiating Test
- PRACTICE SESSION

- SITE VISIT

Course Lecturers
- MR LEE ENG LOCK is the Technical Director of Trane Asia Energy Solution. He has extensive experience in conducting energy audits, retrofitting, designing and building energy efficient buildings and mechanical systems. Mr Lee is also the pioneer in accurate measurement and monitoring for mechanical plants.
- MR STEVEN KANG is the Business Development Director for Measurement & Verification Pte Ltd. Previously, he was the Business Development Director at Johnson Controls Inc where he spearheaded several energy solution initiatives.
- DR CHUA SZE WEY is the Deputy Director, Head of Electromagnetic Metrology Department at the National Metrology Centre (NMC) of A*STAR. Apart from overseeing the laboratory's operation, he is also involved in the development, maintenance and dissemination of electromagnetic measurement standards.
- MR VICTOR TAN is the Principal Metrologist at the National Metrology Centre (NMC) of A*STAR. He is the Technical Assessor for the Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SINGLAS) since 1985. His expertise is in the field of the temperature and humidity metrology.
- MR WU JIAN is the Senior Metrologist at the National Metrology Centre (NMC) of A*STAR. He specialises in the metrology fields of fluid flow, pressure, vacuum, acoustic and vibration. He had served as a Technical Assessor for the Singapore Accreditation Counsel-Singapore Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SINGLAS).
- ER YONG SIEW HWA is the Principal Manager with BCA in the Green Mark Department for Existing Buildings. Er Yong is involved in the introduction of regulatory measures to improve the environmental sustainability standards of existing buildings.

Target Audience
Architects, engineers, consultants, project managers, facility managers, building owners and developers involved in Green Mark project.

- Engineers and building professionals intending to seek accreditation as Certified Green Mark Professional (GMP) or Green Mark Facilities Professional (GMFP) under BCA Green Mark Specialist Certification Scheme.- It is also relevant to Engineers, Project Managers, Energy Managers and Facility Managers working for Developers, Building Owners, M&E consultancy firms, ACMV contractor firms, ESCOs and other stakeholders involved in Green Mark projects who wish to know how to improve the reporting of chiller plant efficiency.

To fully benefit from this course, it is recommended that candidates have prior knowledge of air-conditioning design and/or operations.CPD Points
PEB: Pending