Improving energy conservation retrofits with measured savings

Journal Article · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 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), Vol. 33:10; ISSN 0001-2491
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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