Residential heating conservation in Krakow
- Electrotek Concepts, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- George Reeves Associates, Lake Hopatcong, NJ (United States)
- Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
A four-building conservation experiment was conducted in Krakow, Poland, during the 1992--1993 and 1993--1994 winters, aimed at determining potential savings of heat in typical multifamily residential buildings connected to the district heat network. Four identical multifamily buildings were selected for measurement and retrofitting. Together with the U.S. team, the local district heat utility, the Krakow development authority, and a Polish energy-efficiency foundation designed and conducted the 264-residence test of utility, building, and occupant conservation strategies during the 1992--1993 winter Baseline data were collected on each building prior to any conservation work. A different scope of work was planned and executed for each building, ranging from controls at the building level only to thermostatic valve control and weatherization. The project team has identified and demonstrated affordable and effective conservation technologies that can be applied to Krakow`s existing concrete-element residential housing. The results suggest that conservation strategies will be key to many alternatives in Krakow`s plan to eliminate low-emission air pollution sources. Conservation can allow connecting more customers to the utility network and eliminating local boilers without requiring construction of new combined heat and power plants. It can reduce heat costs for customers converting from solid-fuel heat sources to less polluting sources. By reducing heat demand, more customers can be served by existing gas and electric distribution systems.
- OSTI ID:
- 87424
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950104-; TRN: IM9535%%55
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) winter meeting and exhibition, Chicago, IL (United States), 28 Jan - 1 Feb 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of ASHRAE transactions 1995. Volume 101, Part 1; PB: 1517 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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