Improving energy conservation retrofits with measured savings

Journal Article · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · ASHRAE Journal (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers); (United States)

OSTI ID:5505041

Claridge, D E; Haberl, J S; Turner, D; O'Neal, D L; Heffington, W M ^[1]; Tombari, C; Roberts, M; Jaeger, S ^[2]

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1. Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX (US)
2. Governor's Energy Office, TX (US)

In 1988, the Governor's Energy Office (GEO) of Texas established a $98.6-million state-wide program called LoanSTAR (Loan to Save Texas and Resources). The LoanSTAR program uses a revolving loan financing mechanism to fund energy-conserving retrofits in state, public school and local government buildings. A unique feature of LoanSTAR is the Monitoring and Analysis Program (MAP) that has been established to measure and report the energy savings from the retrofits. MAP is a quality assurance measure to ensure that agencies purchasing retrofits receive real savings from the retrofits. This article provides a brief overview of MAP and discusses the measured savings of a VAV retrofit in a large engineering center located in central Texas. This center is one of the first agencies to participate in the LoanSTAR program.

• OSTI ID: 5505041
• Journal Information: ASHRAE Journal (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers); (United States), Journal Name: ASHRAE Journal (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers); (United States) Vol. 33:10; ISSN 0001-2491; ISSN ASHRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320105* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Services-- (1987-)
BUILDINGS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ECONOMICS
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
FEDERAL REGION VI
MANAGEMENT
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
RETROFITTING
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
TEXAS
USA