James Bell-Torres
Energy & sustainability subject matter expert
James Bell here. I like reducing energy and water waste, while having fun at the same time. I wake up in the morning to the smell of sweet, sweet energy and water savings and put on my detective hat to find misbehaving building systems. I’m here to dare I say it… save the world (one kWh & therm & ccf at a time)!
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Experience
Utility incentive program
R&D and design
Piloting commercial and residential energy saving products and services
Demand response, customer-side load management program development
Supporting various projects including Combined Heat & Power, Zero Net Energy, Compressed Air, and lighting projects
Client Campus
Energy & Water Management
Corporate zero emissions roadmap creation
Integrated Facility Management stakeholder engagement
Campus-wide existing building commissioning strategy
Overcome energy hurdles in cafés, R&D labs, chemistry labs, GMP facilities, and offices
AHU, boiler, chiller, cooling tower, and pump SOO optimization
Building automation system override management and controls corrections
Improving Fault Detection and Diagnostics programs
Asset
Management
EV chargers
Fuel cells
PV solar
Lighting controls
Submetering
Various Career adventures
What people are saying
"I am impressed by your tenacity, James. I'm sure your counterparts and colleagues are just as impressed by the great work that you do."
Tom McGusiness
Sr Energy Engineer
"The quality and completeness of the B20 commissioning report is second to none. James took a leadership role in uncovering every potential energy efficiency opportunity. He looked beyond just HVAC systems to reduce energy consumption. The presentation James gave to the class was excellent! The work performed by James provided the needed information to justify energy efficiency projects that are currently being implemented. I am looking forward to working with James on future commissioning projects that will improve building energy efficiency, lower operating cost and provide the needed information for meeting our zero emissions goals."
"James you're saving energy - lots and lots of energy - seven figures already for this year. More than 11,000 points to start with and driving them down. Target was 10% a year and met that in early Q3 ahead of schedule and continues to work on that. Its getting a lot of recognition from high levels."
"We are getting a lot of attention from the good work that James is doing. …doing it in collaboration with all of our the crews. There's a lot of work going on from an energy perspective. Driving energy efficiency and using the equipment safely."
