Hawaii Building Engineers Associationtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1678552009-07-12T12:45:43-10:00TypePadHECO REBATES tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83420610253ef011571fa0c78970b2009-07-12T12:45:43-10:002009-07-12T12:45:43-10:00UPDATE: FYI. Information on the transition of the electric utility rebate programs to the new Hawaii Energy Efficiency Program managed by SAIC may be found at the the transition website at http://www.hawaiienergyefficiency.comRory Reileyhttp://www.hawaiibea.com/2009/07/heco-rebates-.htmlFrom HECO: Public Benefits Fee Begins on January 1, 2009tag:typepad.com,2003:post-614634942009-01-15T22:58:19-10:002009-01-15T22:58:19-10:00Public Benefits Fee Begins on January 1, 2009 Beginning with this month’s electric bill, you will see a charge called the PBF Surcharge (Public Benefits Fund Surcharge). The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) recently approved this surcharge to collect funds...Rory Reileyhttp://www.hawaiibea.com/2009/01/from-heco-public-benefits-fee-begins-on-january-1-2009.html2009 EDUCATION SCHEDULEtag:typepad.com,2003:post-609645182009-01-06T12:37:01-10:002009-01-06T12:37:01-10:00HBEA’s Education Program consists of three optimal ways to train: 1) Lunch time courses in Basic Electrical, Basic Air Conditioning, Electricity for Air conditioning, Motors and Maintenance Math are one hour per day for five days at Topa Financial Center...Rory Reileyhttp://www.hawaiibea.com/2009/01/2009-education-schedule.htmlGREEN TO GRAY tag:typepad.com,2003:post-609636962009-01-06T12:15:51-10:002009-01-06T12:15:51-10:00From Green to Gray – Soaring with Sustainability and Crashing in Defeat Over Reality Today owners buy into the aspect of a high performance building to later find that the well spent money is not providing the return on investment...Rory Reileyhttp://www.hawaiibea.com/2009/01/green-to-gray-.htmlCurrent Affairs tag:typepad.com,2003:post-535167182008-07-30T10:59:58-10:002008-07-30T10:59:58-10:00The Hawaii Building Engineers Association (HBEA) is growing! Attendance at our educational seminars has been exceptional. The speakers at the July 23rd meeting were Jim Trapp of InControl. Jim talked about the fire ordinances and how Fire Codes affect buildings....Rory Reileyhttp://www.hawaiibea.com/2008/07/current-affairs.htmlALERTON WEBTALK tag:typepad.com,2003:post-535161682008-07-30T10:47:04-10:002008-07-30T10:47:04-10:00ALERTON WEBTALK -Bactalk Product has mobile access. I have accessed through the following platforms. Yes to Pocket PC Yes to IE Windows Mobile v7.0 Yes to Apple OS. Supports the Safari browser on the Macintosh. Tested with Mac OS X...Rory Reileyhttp://www.hawaiibea.com/2008/07/new-job-posting.htmlHBEA and The Gas Company Present 2008 Basic HVAC Systems Coursetag:typepad.com,2003:post-482489142008-04-09T23:57:44-10:002008-04-09T23:57:44-10:00May 6 - May 29 2008: (Tuesdays & Thursdays) Hawaii Building Engineers Association (HBEA) & The Gas Company Present: 2008 HVAC Basic Systems Course Click here for more details and information.Rory Reileyhttp://www.hawaiibea.com/2008/04/hbea-and-the-ga.html2008tag:typepad.com,2003:post-433930722007-12-29T15:53:31-10:002007-12-29T15:53:31-10:00The New Year has arrived 2008 and the Association has also arrived with our great meetings and educational programs. We hope you will join us this year starting with our first meeting in January on the 23rd of the month....Rory Reileyhttp://www.hawaiibea.com/2007/12/2008.htmlHBEA STANDARDS tag:typepad.com,2003:post-433929062007-12-29T15:43:16-10:002007-12-29T15:43:16-10:00ENERGY AUDIT AND ELECTRICAL AUDIT STANDARDS GUIDELEINES AND STANDARDS In cooperation with local, state, Federal Regulations and national associations many guidelines and regulations have been written to address both electrical inspections and energy managements programs. At all times the local,...Rory Reileyhttp://www.hawaiibea.com/2007/12/hbea-standards.html3 Phase Motor Protection tag:typepad.com,2003:post-433926122007-12-29T15:23:06-10:002007-12-29T15:23:06-10:00Why Protect Your Three Phase Motors? Historical data shows that 44% of motor failures are due to overloads and single-phasing. (Cooper/Bussman’s Protection Handbook Bulletin http://www.bussman.com/library/docs/spd02/SPDSection11.pdf) This can be serious, especially since a problem isn’t detected until the motor fails. When...Rory Reileyhttp://www.hawaiibea.com/2007/12/3-phase-motor-p.html