Re-tuning Challenge

Re-tuning controls experts from the FEMP Re-tuning Team will visit the site for a three-day re-tuning effort:

• Two-day regional re-tuning training that is open to other agencies.
• One-day re-tuning outbrief with the host agency.

The visit will include:

• Identifying controls improvement measures geared toward energy savings.
• Engaging site staff in discussions and selecting measures that should be pursued.
• Developing an implementation plan (to be conducted by agency staff and/or local controls vendor).
• Tracking implementation progress.

• A two-day training session will be scheduled concurrently with the FEMP Team site visit.
• The training is open to other agencies in the region.
• The training will be a combination of classroom presentations, group activities, and field demonstration of re-tuning principles.
• The applicant agency should send representatives to the re-tuning training that will be involved in the internal re-tuning effort.

Target Audience/Group Size:

• No prerequisites for the training.
• Attendees should have basic knowledge of the operations of HVAC components.
• Examples of roles that would benefit from this training include:
  • Operations and maintenance personnel
  • Energy managers and facility managers
  • Mechanical engineers
  • Controls technicians (in-house or third party providers).
• In the interest of engaged learning and interactivity, the group size is limited to 30.

• Trained agency representatives perform a re-tuning assessment on their own.
• FEMP Re-tuning Team provides remote technical assistance, as necessary.
  • Review of re-tuning recommendations.
  • Proposed control strategies.

After the Re-tuning Challenge is complete, the impact of this support will be shared with the federal community through reporting on this webpage and updates to interagency working groups.