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Pacific Energy Center

The Pacific Energy Center (PEC) offers educational programs, design tools, advice, and support to create energy efficient buildings and comfortable indoor environments. Most of PEC’s efforts are focused around commercial buildings, however, other departments offer advice and information for residential buildings.

Services include assistance in:

• Daylighting and shading analysis of physical building models to optimize envelope design.
• Advice on site orientation, glazing, shading, daylighting, and electric lighting systems.
• Electric lighting system demonstrations and discussion of the pros and cons of different approaches to electric lighting in particular buildings and building types.
• Identifying applicable incentive programs for energy-related measures, including Savings By Design, Express Efficiency, and Standard Performance Contract.
• Performance measurement tools for existing building systems evaluation and efficiency enhancements supported by protocols for tool use.

For large projects that offer opportunities for significant energy reductions over normal practice, other services may be available. These include:

• Optimization studies of HVAC and/or lighting systems.
• Computer modeling of whole building performance or the performance of specific systems such as HVAC or lighting.
• Trainings for building operators.

PEC offers educational programs each year at its San Francisco and Stockton locations. The Fall 2004 schedule is available now at http://www.pge.com/pec/classes/.

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