Introduction - Energy Management in Buildings

This guide is intended for building industry professionals, building owners, and their staff and service providers. The technical capabilities are targeted at team members contributing to energy management programs, including:

•	managers responsible for managing energy procurement and use, and for overseeing energy conservation efforts

•	site data collection staff who collect detailed information for energy audits, related to building systems and equipment

•	data entry staff who transfer the collected data from paper forms to the ManagingEnergy database

•	CAD operators who convert hand-drawn mechanical schematics to easily readable electronic files

•	engineers and technologists who identify and assess energy conservation opportunities

•	engineers who analyze and interpret the data

•	clerical staff who assemble technical and management reports from the investigation results

•	building managers and operators who need to tie their work activities to energy consumption and conservation results

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