Classroom HVAC: Improving ventilation and saving energy -- field study plan

Apte, Michael G; Faulkner, David; Hodgson, Alfred T; Sullivan, Douglas P

doi:10.2172/834323

Title: Classroom HVAC: Improving ventilation and saving energy -- field study plan

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The primary goals of this research effort are to develop, evaluate, and demonstrate a very practical HVAC system for classrooms that consistently provides classrooms (CRs) with the quantity of ventilation in current minimum standards, while saving energy, and reducing HVAC-related noise levels. This research is motivated by the public benefits of energy efficiency, evidence that many CRs are under-ventilated, and public concerns about indoor environmental quality in CRs. This document provides a summary of the detailed plans developed for the field study that will take place in 2005 to evaluate the energy and IAQ performance of a new classroom HVAC technology. The field study will include measurements of HVAC energy use, ventilation rates, and IEQ conditions in 10 classrooms with the new HVAC technology and in six control classrooms with a standard HVAC system. Energy use and many IEQ parameters will be monitored continuously, while other IEQ measurements will be will be performed seasonally. Continuously monitored data will be remotely accessed via a LonWorks network. Instrument calibration plans that vary with the type of instrumentation used are established. Statistical tests will be employed to compare energy use and IEQ conditions with the new and standard HVAC systems. Strengths of thismore »« less

Authors:: Apte, Michael G; Faulkner, David; Hodgson, Alfred T; Sullivan, Douglas P

Publication Date:: Thu Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 2004

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE. Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Office of the Building Technologies Program; California Energy Commission. Public Interest Energy Research Program. Contract 500-03-041 (US)

OSTI Identifier:: 834323

Report Number(s):: LBNL-56527
R&D Project: E24401; TRN: US200432%%154

DOE Contract Number:: AC03-76SF00098

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: 14 Oct 2004

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; CALIBRATION; EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HVAC SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; VENTILATION

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                    Apte, Michael G, Faulkner, David, Hodgson, Alfred T, and Sullivan, Douglas P. Classroom HVAC: Improving ventilation and saving energy -- field study plan.  United States: N. p., 2004. 
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