Monroe County, Florida A Case Study in Sustainable Energy Management

Abstract

ABSTRACTMonroe County, FL, includes the Florida Keys and a small portion of the Everglades. Due to its vulnerable location and low-lying islands, the county is aggressively pursuing sustainability initiatives to combat the adverse impacts of climate change. For example, the county obtained grant money from the state of Florida's energy office which was used to fund a very successful energy retrofit project at their “Jackson Square” government facilities in Key West. HDR Engineering, Inc., served as the engineer of record and provided services including an energy audit, bid package development, construction support and development and execution of a measurement and verification plan.This article provides information on the project with an emphasis on how the project team used, and continues to use, elements of the Plan-Do-Check-Act continuous improvement cycle, found in ISO 50001:2011 Energy Management Systems. Example elements include an energy review and baseline development, identification of significan...