Kevin Mueller, PE, CEM - Project Experience
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Commissioning / Retro-Commissioning
[RCx] Elevations Credit Union - Wilderness Peaks Administrative Office Building; Boulder, Colorado
2013 - Present
Retro-Commissioning and on-going commissioning of administrative building. Project has included scoping of various capital improvement projects.
[Cx] Elevations Credit Union - Diagonal Branch; Boulder, Colorado
2012 - Present
Facility Area: 60,000 sqft
Design and commissioning of a DDC controls upgrade for the branch and office building. Additional work to date has included installation of electrical sub-meter, morning warm-up control sequence improvements to reduce peak electric kW, installation of a variable speed building pressurization exhaust fan, and many other facets.
[Cx] Elevations Credit Union - Longmont Branch; Longmont, Colorado
2015
Commissioning of new HVAC systems and controls.
[Cx] Castle Rock Middle School Cx & Controls Optimization; Castle Rock, Colorado
2014
Commissioning and complete controls sequence re-design of a new DDC control system. Designed and implemented with controls contractor fully cascading zone load-based control sequences for VAVs, FPBs, AHUs, chiller plant, and boiler plant.
[Cx] Target® Stores Refrigeration Authority
Ongoing
Commissioning of Target Refrigeration equipment, systems and controls as part of store remodels and new construction. Coordination between Target construction team members and contractors to assure adherence to Target plans, specifications and best practices.
[RCx] Adams 12 Five Star Schools STEM Launch Retrofit and RCx; Northglenn High School, Mountain Range High School, Silver Creek Elementary School, Stellar Elementary School
2012
Building retro-fit to accommodate Science, Technology, Engineering and Math classrooms and labs. Commissioning of new HVAC systems. Retro-Commissioning of all existing HVAC systems and equipment.
[Cx] Douglas County School District Iron Horse Elementary School Control Retrofit
Complete controls retro-fit from pneumatic to DDC on all HVAC equipment and systems. Converted constant flow heating and chilled water to variable flow systems. Converted constant flow heating and chilled water systems to variable flow systems. Implemented variable air flow temperature and pressure resets and optimized water-side economizer resulting in cutting chiller run-time in half.
[RCx] University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Pittsburgh, PA
2011 - 2012
IES performed central plant functional performance testing and analysis to develop energy conservation measures. IES then assisted UPMC with developing detailed Contractor Statements of Work and soliciting prices from Mechanical equipment vendors and contractors, electricians, and controls integration contractors to perform the work, then managed the installation of the measures.
[Cx] Wal-Mart Experimental Stores; McKinney, TX & Aurora, CO
Design assistance and Cx
[Cx] Poudre Valley School District North Refrigerated Warehouse; Fort Collins, CO
Design Assistance and Cx
[Cx] North Boulder Recreation Center
LEED® Silver
[Cx] Fossil Ridge High School
LEED® Silver
[Cx / M&V] Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences; Incline Village, Nevada
LEED® Platinum
[RCx] Arraj Federal Courthouse; Denver, CO
RCx and implementation of identified ECMs
2013 - Present
Retro-Commissioning and on-going commissioning of administrative building. Project has included scoping of various capital improvement projects.
[Cx] Elevations Credit Union - Diagonal Branch; Boulder, Colorado
2012 - Present
Facility Area: 60,000 sqft
Design and commissioning of a DDC controls upgrade for the branch and office building. Additional work to date has included installation of electrical sub-meter, morning warm-up control sequence improvements to reduce peak electric kW, installation of a variable speed building pressurization exhaust fan, and many other facets.
[Cx] Elevations Credit Union - Longmont Branch; Longmont, Colorado
2015
Commissioning of new HVAC systems and controls.
[Cx] Castle Rock Middle School Cx & Controls Optimization; Castle Rock, Colorado
2014
Commissioning and complete controls sequence re-design of a new DDC control system. Designed and implemented with controls contractor fully cascading zone load-based control sequences for VAVs, FPBs, AHUs, chiller plant, and boiler plant.
[Cx] Target® Stores Refrigeration Authority
Ongoing
Commissioning of Target Refrigeration equipment, systems and controls as part of store remodels and new construction. Coordination between Target construction team members and contractors to assure adherence to Target plans, specifications and best practices.
[RCx] Adams 12 Five Star Schools STEM Launch Retrofit and RCx; Northglenn High School, Mountain Range High School, Silver Creek Elementary School, Stellar Elementary School
2012
Building retro-fit to accommodate Science, Technology, Engineering and Math classrooms and labs. Commissioning of new HVAC systems. Retro-Commissioning of all existing HVAC systems and equipment.
[Cx] Douglas County School District Iron Horse Elementary School Control Retrofit
Complete controls retro-fit from pneumatic to DDC on all HVAC equipment and systems. Converted constant flow heating and chilled water to variable flow systems. Converted constant flow heating and chilled water systems to variable flow systems. Implemented variable air flow temperature and pressure resets and optimized water-side economizer resulting in cutting chiller run-time in half.
[RCx] University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Pittsburgh, PA
2011 - 2012
IES performed central plant functional performance testing and analysis to develop energy conservation measures. IES then assisted UPMC with developing detailed Contractor Statements of Work and soliciting prices from Mechanical equipment vendors and contractors, electricians, and controls integration contractors to perform the work, then managed the installation of the measures.
[Cx] Wal-Mart Experimental Stores; McKinney, TX & Aurora, CO
Design assistance and Cx
[Cx] Poudre Valley School District North Refrigerated Warehouse; Fort Collins, CO
Design Assistance and Cx
[Cx] North Boulder Recreation Center
LEED® Silver
[Cx] Fossil Ridge High School
LEED® Silver
[Cx / M&V] Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences; Incline Village, Nevada
LEED® Platinum
[RCx] Arraj Federal Courthouse; Denver, CO
RCx and implementation of identified ECMs
Energy Audits & ESPCs
[Audits] The Ritz-Carlton Luxury Hotels Snapshot Energy Audits; Various, United States
2015 - Present
Conducted Snapshot Energy Audits, a scope of energy auditing specifically developed for the Ritz-Carlton luxury hotels brand, were performed to help each hotel develop a game plan of how/where to focus efforts on energy management and conservation especially as it results to impacts on guest experience. The audit targeted low-cost, capital, and behavioral recommendations for all hotel departments (facility/maintenance, culinary, housekeeping, event/banquet, and laundry). For properties that requested additional services, assisted with developing game (implementation) plans, reviewed common area utility allocations, conducted staff training, and did retro-commissioning.
2015 - Present
Conducted Snapshot Energy Audits, a scope of energy auditing specifically developed for the Ritz-Carlton luxury hotels brand, were performed to help each hotel develop a game plan of how/where to focus efforts on energy management and conservation especially as it results to impacts on guest experience. The audit targeted low-cost, capital, and behavioral recommendations for all hotel departments (facility/maintenance, culinary, housekeeping, event/banquet, and laundry). For properties that requested additional services, assisted with developing game (implementation) plans, reviewed common area utility allocations, conducted staff training, and did retro-commissioning.
