Energy redesign of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Conference · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5544361

Crawley, D B; Wong, L S; Cantrell, J M

A study of energy consumption patterns, energy conservation opportunities, and economic return in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) was conducted in 1982 for the Smithsonian Institution, Office of Design and Construction. This study was but one part of the Smithsonian's program to improve energy efficiency in all their buildings. In the study, existing conditions and operation patterns were determined, opportunities for energy conservation were identified, energy conservation measures were analyzed for energy and economic return, and implementation recommendations were made. Potential savings of 57.2% in energy consumption and 63.4% in annual energy costs were identified, yielding a Savings-to-Investment Ratio (SIR) of 6.9 and a simple payback period of 2 years. This paper describes the study, along with its conclusions and recommendations.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA); Jones, Nall and Davis, Inc., Atlanta, GA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5544361
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-13041; CONF-8503101-5; ON: DE86012324
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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