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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Buildings -- Energy conservation"”.
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Evaluation of building energy conservation options
Evaluation of building energy conservation options in Las Vegas residential buildings merits attention of architects and engineers due to the extremely large amount of home construction taking place around the valley and the anticipated continuation of this activity. With this in mind, the purpose …
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Impact of advanced energy recovery system on light commercial building
Commercial buildings such as educational and commercial offices require large amounts of fresh air to maintain the indoor air quality as required by the building codes. This raises the energy costs of the buildings, especially when the number of occupants are large. In order to reduce the energy …
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Automated demand response applied to a set of commercial buildings
… when electric system reliability is jeopardized. Energy management in a commercial facility can be segregated into two areas: energy efficiency and demand response. This dissertation assesses both in two commercial facilities: one designed and constructed prior to the development of demand …
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An intelligent energy measurement system
Energy efficient buildings are becoming popular nowadays thanks to the increase of energy costs and to the ongoing awareness on the subject. In this research, a system which measures the steady state heat loss coefficient of a residential building was built. Part of this research involved the …
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Decision process for energy efficient building retrofits : the owner's perspective
Energy consumption and conservation is an important consideration for commercial building owners. The commercial building sector consumes a great deal of energy. Energy reduction for commercial buildings can result in operations cost savings and reduction in environmentally harmful emissions. The …
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Transforming an existing facility into an Energy Plus building
… the Advanced Vehicle Test Facility into an Energy Plus Building by improving the thermal characteristics of the building, replacing an outdated HVAC system with a ground source Geothermal heat pump, implementing a Wi-Fi enabled programmable thermostat to control temperature set points, and …
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Building Eco-Informatics: Examining the Dynamics of Eco-Feedback Design and Peer Networks to Achieve Sustainable Reductions in Energy Consumption
… accounts for a substantial portion of energy consumption in the United States and in many parts of the world. Due to concerns over rising energy costs and climate change, researchers and practitioners have started exploring the area of eco-informatics to link information from the human, …