DMI has energy consulting experience in a wide variety of environments, specializing in medium and large commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities. The following is a listing of the areas where we have helped our clients identify, analyze, and implement energy conservation measures by employing specialized equipment selection, system configuration, and advanced control strategies.
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DMI has an extensive knowledge of waterside HVAC systems. These systems are found in almost all building types and can provide air heating and cooling, domestic hot and cold water, and process water. The systems can include the following equipment depending on facility type:
DMI may recommend the following energy conservation measures for Waterside HVAC systems:
DMI makes recommendations for improved airside HVAC equipment efficiency. Our Airside HVAC knowledge includes, but is not limited to, the following equipment:
DMI may recommend the following energy conservation measures related to airside HVAC systems:
DMI recommends advanced control settings in the following areas:
Building shell design is important to the overall building energy performance. DMI analyzes the following building envelope designs:
Refrigeration systems account for a large portion of a facility's energy use. DMI specializes in optimizing the refrigeration systems for many different facility types, including:
Industrial processes make it easier and more economical for society to use or create a material on a large scale. In order satisfy those requirements, the processes need to be efficient. DMI specializes in optimizing the efficiency of many types of industrial processes, including the following:
DMI has provided efficient design recommendations for the unique systems of many facility types, including:
Lighting fixture and motor selection has a large impact on building energy use. Many utilities now offer incentives for high-efficiency lighting fixtures to mitigate the initial cost. DMI analyzes savings associated with the following lighting and motor designs:
DMI recommends installing the following lighting fixtures and controls to reduce overall energy use:
DMI provides energy consulting for labs and data centers. Clean-rooms, uninterruptible power supply centers, large-scale data centers, telecommunications centers, and server farms all involve rigorous control of ventilation, fire protection, and security systems. Energy use is typically high in these facility types due to the various heat loads. These centers benefit significantly from our energy consulting services and reduce their energy costs.
Published on Nov 2, 2022
Please join us in welcoming Bennett Rose to the ranks of DMI's roster of Professional Engineers. Bennett passed the PE exam as a Mechanical Engineer with an HVAC concentration in the summer of 2022. Congratulations, Bennett, on achieving this important milestone. DMI now has eight Professional Engineers on our staff to serve our clients' needs.
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