Browsing by Author "Athar, A."

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    • Continuous Commissioning: A Valuable Partner to Retrofit Projects 
      Turner, W. D.; Banks, K.; Athar, A.; Yazdani, B.; Zhu, Y.; Culp, C. (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 ...
    • Environmental Impact of the Texas LoanSTAR Program 
      Athar, A.; Abbas, M.; Haberl, J. S.; Turner, W. D.; Claridge, D. E.; Harvey, T. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1998)
      This paper presents an analysis of the environmental impact of the energy reductions that have been measured in the Texas LoanSTAR program. There are a number of factors that influence emission factors. The three major ...
    • LoanSTAR Energy Auditing: Update and Changes 
      Heffington, W. M.; Athar, A.; Britton, A. J.; Nutter, D. W.; Stuewe, C. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1992-05)
      Annual savings identified by detailed LoanSTAR audits during the period January, 1989 -December, 1991 are $13.7 million with an investment cost of $46.1 million. These savings represent retrofit projects in state-owned ...
    • Monitoring and Reporting Services for the Toronto Library, Final Report, TESCOR Energy Services, through Energy Systems Associates and New Horizons Technology 
      Haberl, J. S.; Athar, A.; Claridge, D. E. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University, 1998)
      This report summarizes the work performed for TESCOR Energy Services through Energy Systems Associates and New Horizons Technology. This work includes the monitoring and analysis of data from the data logger that was ...
    • Potential Energy Savings from Optimized Schedule and Economizer Cycles in the Moody Library at UTMB 
      Liu, M.; Athar, A.; Reddy, T. A.; Claridge, D. E.; Haberl, J. S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1993)
      This report presents the results of a study which was initiated in order to estimate the potential energy savings due to optimizing the HVAC operation schedule and using economizer cycles in the Moody Library Building ...
    • Potential Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Savings in the Basic Science Building at UTMB 
      Liu, M.; Athar, A.; Claridge, D. E.; Reddy, T. A.; Haberl, J. S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1993)
      This report presents the results of a study of the potential energy savings due to optimizing the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) operation schedule in the Basic Science Building at University of Texas ...
    • Potential Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Savings in the Clinical Science Building at UTMB 
      Liu, M.; Athar, A.; Claridge, D. E.; Reddy, T. A.; Haberl, J. S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1993)
      This report presents the results of a study of the potential energy savings due to optimizing the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) operation schedule in the Clinical Science Building at University of Texas ...
    • Potential Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Savings in the John Sealy North Building at UTMB 
      Liu, M.; Athar, A.; Reddy, T. A.; Claridge, D. E.; Haberl, J. S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1993)
      The LoanSTAR Monitoring and Analysis Group, Energy Systems Laboratory at Texas A&M University, was requested by University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston to investigate O&M measures in their five LoanSTAR program ...
    • Potential Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Savings in the John Sealy South Building at UTMB 
      Liu, M.; Athar, A.; Reddy, T. A.; Houcek, J. K.; Claridge, D. E.; Haberl, J. S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1993)
      The LoanSTAR Monitoring and Analysis Group was requested by UTMB to investigate O&M measures in their five LoanSTAR program buildings. This report describes the suggested O&M measures in John Sealy South Building, an ...
    • Reduce Building Energy Consumption by Improving the Supply Air Temperature Schedule and Recommissioning the Terminal Boxes, Submitted to the Energy Management and Operations Division at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 
      Liu, M.; Athar, A.; Zhu, Y.; Claridge, D. E. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1995)
      At the request of the Energy Management and Operations Department at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, the Energy Systems Laboratory of Texas A&M University performed a study of optimizing the HVAC operation at its Basic Research ...
    • Reducing Building Energy Costs Using Optimized Operation Strategies for Constant Volume Air Handling Systems 
      Liu, M.; Athar, A.; Reddy, A.; Claridge, D. E.; Haberl, J. S.; White, E. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1994)
      Building energy consumption can be substantially reduced after implementing what we call Extended O&M Measures. The Extended O&M Measures are a scientific refinement of traditional O&M measures. Specifically, they ...
    • Summary of UTMB O&M Project: Energy Conservation Potential in Five Buildings 
      Liu, M.; Athar, A.; Reddy, T. A.; Claridge, D. E.; Haberl, J. S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1993)
      This report is a summary of five reports (references 1 to 5) which provided detailed descriptions of an O&M investigation of the following five buildings on the UTMB campus: 1) John Sealy North Building(JSN); 2) Clinical ...
    • Texas LoanSTAR Monitoring & Analysis Program- Characterizing Loanstar Buildings & Energy Consumption 
      Challa, V.; Athar, A.; Abbas, M.; Claridge, D.; Haberl, J. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1992-05)
      This paper presents an overview of the buildings participating in the Texas LoanSTAR program. In this paper, we categorized the buildings in terms of their number, size, percent area effected, types of buildings, types of ...
    • Texas LoanSTAR Monitoring & Analysis Program- Improving the Performance of Retrofits by Providing Operator Feedback from Measured Data 
      Challa, V.; Abbas, M.; Athar, A.; Claridge, D.; Haberl, J. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1992-05)
      This paper describes how continuous monitoring and follow-up has improved the savings from energy conservation retrofits in the LoanSTAR program. It describes the importance of the feedback from the facility engineer or ...
    • Texas LoanSTAR Monitoring and Analysis Program: Report to the Monitoring and Analysis Review Committee, August 1991 (Volume I) 
      Turner, W. D.; Claridge, D. E.; Athar, A.; Kissock, J. K.; Reddy, T. A.; Ruch, D. K.; Haberl, J. S.; Katipamula, S.; Willis, D.; Lopez, R.; Sparks, R. J.; Bryant, J.; O'Neal, D. L.; Heffington, W. M.; Brown, M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1991)
      The LoanSTAR program has now completed its second prototype year. This report is Volume I of a two volume set that documents the progress since the January 1991 MARC meeting. This first voume contains photocopies of the ...
    • The Texas LoanSTAR Monitoring and Analysis Program: Report to the Monitoring and Analysis Review Committee, August 1991 (Volume II) 
      Turner, W. D.; Claridge, D. E.; Athar, A.; Kissock, J. K.; Reddy, T. A.; Ruch, D. K.; Haberl, J. S.; Katipamula, S.; Willis, D.; Lopez, R.; Sparks, R. J.; Bryant, J.; O'Neal, D. L.; Heffington, W. M.; Brown, M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1991)
      The LoanSTAR program has now completed its second prototype year. This report is Volume II of a two volume set that documents the progress since the January 1991 MARC meeting. This second volume contains papers and ...