Steam System Balancing and Tuning for Multifamily Residential Buildings in Chicagoland

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1219750· OSTI ID:1219750

Choi, Jayne ^[1]; Ludwig, Peter ^[1]; Brand, Larry ^[1]

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1. Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR), Chicago, IL (United States)

Older heating systems often suffer from mis-investment--multiple contractors upgrading parts of systems in inadequate or inappropriate ways that reduce system functionality and efficiency--or from a lack of proper maintenance. This technical report addresses these barriers to information, contractor resources, and cost-savings. Building off of previous research, CNT Energy conducted a study to identify best practices for the methodology, typical costs, and energy savings associated with steam system balancing.

• Research Organization: Partnership for Advanced Residential Retrofit (PARR), Chicago, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building America)
• DOE Contract Number: KNDJ-0-40346-00
• OSTI ID: 1219750
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102012-3687; 5910
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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