目前世界范围内的能源短缺，加上不可补充的化石燃料的明显快速消耗，使我们所有人都有义务发挥自己的才能，努力帮助解决能源危机。节约能源是一种明显的方法，可以在新能源被发现之前争取所需的时间，以满足我们社会不断扩大的经济增长的需求和愿望。机械系统的平衡，如果形式正确，将减少整个建筑所消耗的能量。作为一家专门从事建筑环境系统测试、调整和平衡的工程公司的首席执行官，我相信，只有提高目前正在进行的工作的质量，才能通过平衡实现节能。 我想进一步指出，在建筑物被占用后，对平衡最低能耗的第二阶段的需求越来越大，即将系统输出调整到实际施加的负荷。引文:研讨会，ASHRAE交易，第83卷，第一部分，伊利诺伊州芝加哥

The present short fall of energy within the world, coupled with the obvious rapid depletion ofnon-replenishable fossil fuels, makes it an obligation upon all of us to direct our talents andefforts to help solve the energy crisis. Conservation is one obvious means of gaining theneeded time until a new energy source can be discovered which will fill our needs and wants foran ever expanding economic growth in our society. Balancing of mechanical systems, when properlyperformed, will result in less energy being consumed by the building as a whole. As aprincipal in an engineering firm which specializes in testing, adjusting and balancing of environmentalsystems for buildings, I am convinced energy conservation by balancing can only beaccpmplished if there is an improvement in the quality of the TAB work now being performed. Ifurther wish to point out there is a growing demand for a new, second phase of balancing forminimum energy consumption, i.e., adjusting system output to actual imposed loads, after thebuilding is occupied.