Christian Koch

Working in GreenGens European team. Carrying out and overseeing the delivery of energy audits, energy and utility optimisation studies and the implementation of energy conservation measures (ECMs) within commercial real estate across Europe. This includes HVAC concept design, HVAC feasibility studies, HVAC detail design, construction and hand-over.

• Heat Network Energy Audits for modern combined two pipe networks (HIUs) or traditional four pipe networks; also Cooling Network Energy Audits • Heat Network operation optimisation and Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) • Building Energy Audits for commercial and public buildings in general • Implementation of ECMs inc. work programme planning, sub-contractor instruction, supervision and delivery of actual savings in energy, cost and carbon • Measurement and Verification (M&V) of implemented ECMs • Inspection of heat network installations against statutory standards, mechanical requirements and good practice criteria (inc. CIBSE CP1) • Heat Network Handover from Developer to Managing Agent • Heat and cooling meter remote diagnostics from standard mBus data sets • Analysis of energy, environmental and operating data from BMS/ AMR/ data logging systems • Client training in the operational aspects of modern heating systems and building services • Experienced in business development inc. proposal writing, client liaison and networking • Experienced in supervising junior engineers (technical delivery and training)

• Commercial Energy Audits across EU countries based on site inspection, desk-based assessment and ECM reporting for heating, cooling, ventilation, refrigeration and gas/ electricity/ water use • Technical delivery of DECC HNDU techno-economic district heating feasibility studies • Technical delivery of decentralised energy master planning studies for local authorities in Scotland • Collaboration with European district heating experts on IEE-funded project • Software programming and analysis of large amounts of energy monitoring system data • Analysis of interfaces between PHPP and SAP for simplification of current compliance procedures (work benefited from bilingualism)

• Digital Agent Networking for Customer Energy Reduction • Support development of novel Building Energy Management System based on wireless personal area networks and real-time user energy behaviour analysis to provide user-specific feedback mechanisms • Development of software procedures for the analysis of energy monitoring system data with millions of records • Dynamic energy modelling for CfSH Level 5 buildings with IES VE • Analysis of Part L/SAP/CfSH building assessments British Gas Smart Energy Service Competition • Drawing up winning project proposal for a cloud-based Smart Energy Service for Smart Home Environments • Programming the Smart Energy Service on a SaaS cloud-computing platform • Creative leader in a team of students from different engineering disciplines

• Energy audit for a large public hospital with heterogeneous building stock and a broad range of HVAC systems • Analysis of utility bills, energy management system data and evaluation of EPCs

• Characterisation of novel latent heat store material based on Phase Change Slurries • Development of a concept of novel latent heat store system concept • Implementation of heat store prototype

• Working in quality assurance, mechanical production and final assembly for a crane manufacturer under supervision of mechanical engineers • Accompanying site visits