Session Overview
Effective energy management goes beyond formulas—it’s about understanding when and how to take action to achieve true energy savings. This session explores practical strategies such as optimizing equipment schedules, utilizing fresh air for cooling, and implementing frequency drives to reduce energy waste. Attendees will also learn how to avoid common inefficiencies like simultaneous heating and cooling. Join us to gain actionable insights and tools to enhance your energy management practices and drive meaningful savings.
Key Topic Discussion Points:
- How knowledge and timing drive the greatest energy savings, beyond just relying on formulas.
- Strategies like leveraging fresh air for cooling and using frequency drive to vary speed efficiently.
- Tools and insights to help attendees improve their energy management efforts and achieve measurable results.
Stephanie Poole, Principal, SES Consulting
Stephanie is a professional engineer with extensive experience in energy efficiency and decarbonization projects, including audits, implementations, commissioning, project management, and strategic planning. A former teacher, she now applies her expertise to develop and deliver energy and decarbonization courses for organizations such as the Canadian Institute for Energy Efficiency (CIET). She is also a contributing editor for AutomatedBuildings.com and sits on the Building Decarbonization Alliance (BDA) expert advisory panel.
Scott Cochrane, President & CEO, Cochrane Supply
Scott Cochrane is President and CEO of Cochrane Supply & Engineering, a leading Smart Building Controls Supplier with locations throughout Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Texas, as well as an affiliate in Ontario called Canada Controls. Scott earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business with minors in Marketing and Finance from Eastern Michigan University and holds an additional minor in HVAC Technologies from Macomb Community College. In 2000, he took over the business from his father, Donald Cochrane, Sr., who founded the company in 1967. Scott is an IBcon Digital Impact Award Winner for going above and beyond to positively impact the smart building industry, as well as a winner of the ControlTrends Impact Person of the Year Award and Distributor Executive of the Year Award for his contributions to the industry.
