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    • A Tale of Two Buildings: Achieving Energy Efficiency 
      Rouse, S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2011)
      This presentation will discuss a 30% reduction in Natural Use that was achieved by benchmarking two very similar buildings within a commercial property management portfolio. The Existing Building Commissioning (EB Cx) 4 ...
    • Technical and Economic Analysis of Thermal Solar Energy and Rainwater Use in a School Building Hydraulic System: A Case Study in a Brazilian City 
      Beloni, L. M.; Proti, C.; Godoy, E.; Camargo, J. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2005)
    • The Technical and Economical Analysis of a Centralized Air-Conditioning System with Cold Storage Refrigeration in High-Rise Residential Buildings 
      Xiang, C.; Xie, G. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
      In recent years, the application of a centralized air-conditioning system (CACS) with cold storage refrigeration in high-rise residential buildings has gradually increased. Due to the large difference between civil residential ...
    • The Technical and Economical Analysis of the Air-conditioning System Usage in Residential Buildings in Beijing 
      Sheng, G.; Xie, G. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
      In this paper, we show that the air-conditioning usage in residential buildings in Beijing grows rapidly in relation to the development of civil construction. More and more people are not satisfied with the current style ...
    • Technical and Energy Assessment of Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems applied to the UAE Office Buildings 
      Radhi, H. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2010)
      In the market, the embodied energy payback time (EPBT) is the scale to measure and compare the viability of PV systems against other technologies. Although the impact of PV panels on the operational energy is significant, ...
    • Technology Enablers for Next-Generation Economic Building Monitoring Systems 
      Sweeney, J., Jr.; Culp, C. (Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu); Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2001)
      The measurement of a building's electrical and thermal consumption provides the necessary data used to increase energy efficiency. Measurements typically range from hourly to monthly. Monthly data can be used to ...
    • The Temperature and Relative Humidity Control in Cushing Library 
      Liu, C.; Deng, S.; Claridge, D. E.; Turner, W. D.; Bruner, H., Jr. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2002)
      Cushing Library located on TAMU campus is a special building, which needs precise temperature and relative humidity control, because it stores a number of rare collections and memorial books. There are five air-handling ...
    • A Ten-Year, $7 Million Energy Initiative Marching on: Texas A&M University Campus Energy Systems CC 
      Deng, S.; Claridge, D. E.; Turner, W. D.; Bruner, H. L.; Williams, L.; Riley, J. G. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
      The $35 million in measured savings for the ten-year, $7 million continuous commissioning (CC) program at the Texas A&M University (TAMU) makes the decision to continue easy. In today's energy environment and with the ...
    • Test and Reconstruction of Air Conditioning System in a Hotel Lobby 
      Wang, G.; Hu, Y.; Hu, S.; Chen, Q. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
      Two air conditioning systems are equipped in a hotel lobby. It is found from the field test that the actual air rate is 40% and 16% of the nominal value, respectively, of the two systems, which is far lower than the design ...
    • Testing a Prototype Adsorption Cooler in a Research Dwelling 
      Sijpheer, N.; Bakker, E.J.; De Boer, R. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2010)
      Cooling with heat is hot. Demand for cooling often coincides with the supply of solar heat. This makes thermally driven chillers (TDC's) in combination with solar collectors interesting for improving the energy efficiency ...
    • Testing and Evaluation of a Power Factor Correction for Power-Savings Potential 
      Alotaibi, A. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2011)
      Power factor correction (PFC) is an important technology that can be used to enhance power quality. It was noted that the power factor was low for packaged air-conditioning (PAC) units utilized in residential buildings ...
    • Texas Facilities Commission's Facility Management Strategic Plan 
      Ramirez, J. A. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2009-11)
    • Theoretical Minimum Energy Use of a Building HVAC System 
      Tanskyi, O. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2011)
      This paper investigates the theoretical minimum energy use required by the HVAC system in a particular code compliant office building. This limit might be viewed as the "Carnot Efficiency" for HVAC system. It assumes that ...
    • Theoretical Study of a Novel Control Method of VAV Air-conditioning System Based on MATLAB 
      Shi, Z.; Hu, S.; Wang, G.; Li, A. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
      The main purpose of this study is to put forward a novel nonlinear feedback control strategy on controlling indoor air temperature by variable air volume. A dynamic model of a typical room for a VAV air-conditioning system ...
    • Thermal Comfort of Neutral Ventilated Buildings in Different Cities 
      Ye, X.; Zhou, Z.; Lian, Z.; Wen, Y.; Zhou, Z.; Jiang, C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
      Although the ASHRAE 55-1992 and ISO 7730 Standards are used all over the world, many researchers have pointed out that it is impossible to maintain a uniform thermal comfort standard worldwide because of differing climate ...
    • Thermal Economic Analysis of an Underground Water Source Heat Pump System 
      Zhang, W.; Lin, B. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
      The paper presents the thermal economic analysis of an underground water source heat pump system in a high school building based on usage per exergy cost as an evaluation standard, in which the black box model has been ...
    • Thermal Performance of Building Envelope in Very Hot Dry Desert Region in Egypt (Toshky) 
      Khalil, M. H.; Sheble, S. S.; Helal, M. A.; El-Demirdash, M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2010)
      Toshky region is a desert region located in the south east of Egyptian western desert at the Tropical Cancer (23.5 N). The following features characterized this region during the summer season; aridity, high summer day ...
    • Thermal Performance of Exposed Composed Roofs in Very Hot Dry Desert Region in Egypt (Toshky) 
      Khalil, M. H.; Sheble, S.; Morsey, M. S.; Fakhry, S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2010)
      Thermal performance for any building in hot dry region depend on the external climatic factor, the ability of the construction materials used in gained heat through day time and loss this heat through night time through ...
    • Thermal Solar Energy Systems for Space Heating of Buildings 
      Gomri, R.; Boulkamh, M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2010)
      In this study, the simulation and the analysis of a solar flat plate collectors combined with a compression heat pump is carried out. The system suggested must ensure the heating of a building without the recourse to an ...
    • The Thermal Test and Analysis of Envelope in Existing Buildings 
      Liu, X.; Li, X.; Sun, J.; Wang, Z. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2006)
      This paper deals with the project to improve existing building energy efficiency. Building energy efficiency is an international topic that includes many aspects. There are more than 43 billion square meters of existing ...