Utilities And Energy Management Services

John Shen, Manager
Utilities and Energy Management

PURPOSE:

To monitor, repair and maintain utilities and equipment, such as Gas, Electric, Water, and Wastewater, HVAC, Life Safety Systems, Elevators, and Treated Water for equipment protection, to assure energy savings, and for research use.

POLICY:

To ensure that all equipment is maintained and repaired in a timely fashion to prolong the serviceable life and maintain the asset value. All utility meters will be read on a timely basis to accurately document and predict energy usage and to help eliminate waste. The Life Safety Systems will be tested and repaired per authorizing codes and will function appropriately when emergencies exist. The elevators will be inspected and repaired per authorizing codes to insure safety of the riders and minimize down times. Water to be used in the Air Conditioning and Hot Water Systems will be monitored and tested on a daily basis to insure adequate amounts of chemicals are present to protect the system. Water to be used in laboratories will be tested on a daily basis to ensure consistency in experiments.

Procedures:

A. Buildings attended 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Utilizing threee 8 hour shifts, provide for a minimum of two operators to be on duty at all times.
Working hours are 1st shift: 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; 2nd shift: 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.: 3rd shift: 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

B. Monitor Equipment

Take Readings
Test of Conditioned Water
Meter Readings on gas, electric, and water usage
Review alarm logs, temperature, hhumidit and pressure onthe energy management computer.
Monitor fire alarm system

C. Preventive Maintenance

Equipmnet assigned to Operators and Mechanics
Perform preventive maintenance.

D. Repairs

Operator or Mechanic repairs equipment
Repari Control Systems
Repair Mechanical Systems

E. Licenses, Inspections, Codes

Boilers inspected to insure code compliance
Elevators tested and inspected to insure code compliance.
Life Safety Systems tested and inspected.

F. Temperature

Call extension 0465 for temperature problems.

G. Work Orders

Response times: 15 minutes after receipt of work orders.

H. Work Priorities

Emergencies, Life Safety, Research Protection, Equipment Protection.
Calss from Preisdent or Vice President
Work Orders.

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