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Optimization Measures for Sporting and Special Event Facilities: Design and Operation
Abstract
Reducing unnecessary building energy costs
is becoming more of a priority. Rising fuel
prices and a global emphasis on energy
efficiency are key contributing factors. This
push towards energy efficiency certainly applies
to today's athletic and special event facilities.
High customer expectations and corresponding
large operating expenses have helped to make
energy conservation measures more of a priority
in the facilities design. The heating, ventilation,
and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in sporting
and special event facility present a unique
challenge to Continuous Commissioning (CC)
engineers. In such facilities, high occupancy
and equipment loads occur at the design load
condition, but only a small fraction of the
designed capacity is necessary for routine
operations. On the other hand, during games and
other events, system performance is critical.
Therefore, significant savings potential exists,
but care must be taken to avoid compromising
the peak load operations. Maintenance
uncertainties, equipment wear, and lack of
operator knowledge all combine to affect the
building operating costs. Continuous
Commissioning, a process developed by the
Texas A&M Energy Systems Laboratory,
addresses issues such as these and proves very
worthwhile. An overview of multi-purpose
arenas and their usage will be given, and
potential optimization measures and Continuous
Commissioning of these facilities will be
presented, along with some illustrative examples.
Citation
Giebler, T.; Wei, G.; Deng, S.; Claridge, D. E.; Turner, W. D.; Liu, M. (2000). Optimization Measures for Sporting and Special Event Facilities: Design and Operation. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /6775.