Improving Airport Energy Efficiency through Continuous Commissioning at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport

Since energy is often one of the largest categories of controllable operating costs for airports, many airport facility managers are looking for ways to reduce this operating expense. One way to do this is through the use of the so-called Continuous Commissioning® (CC®) process, which is an ongoing process that identifies and resolves operating problems improves comfort, optimizing the system operation and controls based on current building conditions and requirements, and reduces energy consumption. The process involves an assessment, development of performance baselines, conducting system measurements and developing CC measures, implementation of these measures, documenting changes and providing training, and follow-up monitoring and fine-tuning. Since 2004, several facilities at the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport have gone through the CC process. The process has led to significant benefits in terms of comfort improvement, energy and cost savings, and carbon emissions reduction. The first DFW facility to go through the CC process achieved an 18% reduction in its whole building energy consumption after implementation. DFW has achieved a cumulative cost savings of almost $5 million in the period from September 2004 to December 2009.

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• Authors:
  • Wei, Guanghua
  • Yazdani, Bahman
  • Dennis, Jerry R
  • Hodapp, Rusty T
• Publication Date: 2010-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 51-59
• Serial:
  • Journal of Airport Management
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Henry Stewart Publications
  • ISSN: 1750-1938
  • EISSN: 1750-1946
  • Serial URL: https://www.henrystewartpublications.com/jam

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport facilities; Airport operations; Airports; Case studies; Cost control; Energy consumption; Operating costs
• Identifier Terms: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Energy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01345464
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 25 2011 7:10AM