Search
Now showing items 31-40 of 84
Investigation of PVC Pipe Failure at Terrell State Hospital – Final Report
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University, 2000)
At the request of Terrell State Hospital and MHMR, the Energy Systems Laboratory at Texas A&M University investigated the failure of the PVC pipes serving the chilled water loop at Terrell State Hospital. There were two ...
Continuous Commissioning® of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
(Energy System Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2008-10)
The DFW International Airport is one of the largest and busiest airports in the world. Located in North Texas, squarely between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, the DFW Airport not only serves a huge population in ...
Continuous Commissioning® Opportunities in Hospital and Laboratory Facilities
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2008-10)
This paper compiles the Continuous Commissioning® (CC®) costs, savings, and opportunities implemented in 20 hospital and laboratory commissioning projects involving 48 buildings. The potential savings and costs from 25 CC ...
Chilled Water System Hydraulic Study for The University of Texas at San Antonio
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University, 2002)
The University of Texas at San Antonio needs to expand their central chilled water distribution system as a result of planned additions to the
campus. The current distribution system may be inadequate for the planned ...
The Chilled Water and Hot Water Building Differential Pressure Setpoint Calculation - Chilled Water and Hot Water Pump Speed Control
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2002)
More and more variable frequency devices (VFD)
are being installed on the chilled water and hot water
pumps on the TAMU campus. Those pump speeds
are varied to maintain chilled water or hot water
building deferential ...
Continuous Commissioning of Public Schools
(Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu)Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2007)
Continuous Commissioning (CC) is a proven, highly cost-effective process that can improve building comfort and reduce energy consumption. This paper discusses the CC of three public schools in Austin, Texas. These schools ...
Continuous Commissioning of a Medical Research Facility
(Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu)Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2007)
This paper presents a case study for Continuous Commissioning® (CC®)of a 520,000 square foot medical research facility. All of the primary energy using systems in the building were investigated to determine their existing ...
Continuous Commissioning: A Valuable Partner to Retrofit Projects
(Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu)Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2001)
Continuous Commissioning (CC) or HVAC system
optimization is not only a valuable stand-alone energy
saving measure for commercial buildings, but it is also
an important escort solution to retrofit projects. Energy
retrofit ...
Continuous Commissioning(SM) of a Thermal Storage System
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2001)
Chilled water thermal storage systems can
reduce the electrical demand charge during the onpeak
months. However, operational problems such as
the inability to fully charge the system or premature
discharge of the stored ...
Room Temperature Control During Season Switchover with Single Duct Variable Air Volume System Without Reheat
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2003)
The Langford “A” building houses the College of
Architecture on TAMU campus. There are ten singleduct
variable air volume (VAV) air-handling units
(AHUs) without reheat serving the building. The
local pneumatic thermostats ...