About the ERC
Jonathan Aardsma Education
Mr. Aardsma is member of the Energy Solutions Group at the Energy Resources Center (ERC). Mr. Aardsma has been with the ERC since 2002, working previously as a member and former Lead Student with the US Department of Energy Industrial Assessment Center (IAC). In this capacity, Mr. Aardsma obtained a broad experience base in industrial facility operations and efficiency. Mr. Aardsma led assessments focusing on improving energy and plant efficiency while becoming establishing an understanding of the operations in a variety of industrial plants. Mr. Aardsma is currently concentrating his efforts on Task 10, which is sponsored by the National Center for Energy Management and Building Technology (NCEMBT) and co-funded by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). This task, entitled Energy Reduction Through Practical Preventive Maintenance incorporates a literature review and unstructured, open ended interviews of industry experts aimed at identifying the energy savings and financial benefits of a proper scheduled maintenance program as well as investigating why these clear financial benefits of proper maintenance is ignored. Ultimately, the goal of Task 10 is to develop processes and outreach programs to change market behavior regarding operations and maintenance. Included as an outreach program for this task is writing a Best Practices Manual of Operations and Maintenance as well as creating an associated training seminar. Contact Information: The University of Illinois at Chicago
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