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July 13 2016

ASHRAE’s New Tool for 90.1 ECB

Published by Joanne Choi

At the start of this year, ASHRAE released a free web application for the Energy Cost Budget (ECB) method of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010. The new application was developed as a tool to assist with showing a building project’s compliance with the standard. We at Cyclone Energy Group use the ECB method all the time, so […]

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June 21 2016

The Move into “Better Buildings”!

Published by Frank Kohout

“The secret of change is to focus your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” –Socrates One of the main reasons I enjoy working at Cyclone is that we are a company of Building Authenticators. With our core services of building energy modeling, building commissioning, and real estate services, we help […]

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May 17 2016

Being an Intern at Cyclone

Published by Brian (Yirong) Zhang

Hi, I’m Brian, currently working as an intern at Cyclone Energy Group. Through last summer and this year, I strongly feel that it has been an interesting experience working at Cyclone Energy Group and I would like to share with you what it’s like to be an intern here. Atmosphere The workplace is set up […]

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April 21 2016

Cautionary Tales of Building Data Analysis

Published by Greg Swiss

Most of the buildings we work with have building automation systems (BAS) and most sizeable new commercial buildings do as well. A BAS system often allows you to see what’s happening in real time or in the past with your building. This can lead to a lot of data; a standard single air handler could […]

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March 30 2016

Thermal Performance of Balconies and Floor Slabs Study – Update #2 Weather analysis

Published by Irina Susorova

We have the first batch of monthly data from the City Hyde Park (CHP) weather station we installed in February! Our first task was to compare the local micro-climate conditions at the CHP weather station against standard Chicago weather conditions recorded by two major weather stations located at O’Hare International Airport (O’Hare) and Midway Airport […]

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February 19 2016

Thermal Performance of Balconies and Floor Slabs Study – Update #1 Weather Station Installation

Published by Irina Susorova

Cyclone Energy Group (Cyclone) is currently conducting an experimental study on the thermal performance of balconies and floor slabs in a high-rise residential building located on the South Side of Chicago. As part of this study, Cyclone’s research team will monitor local weather conditions, such as ambient air temperature; relative air humidity; wind speed, direction, and […]

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January 4 2016

Building Energy Code Adoption

Published by Jed Starner

The State of Illinois has adopted ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2013 “Energy Standard for Buildings except Low-Rise Residential Buildings”/2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).  Any building permits applied for on or after January 1, 2016 must comply with these codes.

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