Browsing by Author "Culp, Charles"
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Yazdani, Bahman; Culp, Charles; Haberl, Jeff (2009-09)In accordance with the Health and Safety Code Section 388.003, as amended, the Laboratory reviewed and considered the comments received and performed a technical analysis that compared the stringency of the Texas Building ...
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Mackenzie, Andrew William (2019-10-30)Building Commissioning is important for evaluating energy and dollar savings in existing buildings. Energy Systems Lab of Texas A&M University has developed WinAM with the purpose of aiding that process. WinAM is a ...
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Paulus, Mitchell Thomas (2017-12-06)In this work, a new concept was explored for the optimization of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems in buildings. The methods assume that only commonly trended sensor data would be available and that ...
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Advanced Exergy and Exergoeconomic Analysis of the Major Components of a Combined Cycle Power Plant Brown, Corey J (2015-11-30)For a power plant, or any energy conversion system, exergetic analysis methods are used to determine the irreversibilities, or exergy destruction, in the system components. Advanced exergetic analysis methods indicate that ...
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An Adaptable Net Zero Model to Accelerate Achieving Global Climate Targets: A Monitored Case Study Moghaddasi, Haleh Station (2022-03-14)With increased efforts toward planning for climate change mitigation and the design of carbon neutral and Net Zero (NZ), this study addresses five key barriers in achieving the targets: (1) the lack of consensus in the ...
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Bermudez Alcocer, Jose Luis (2014-06-02)This study investigated how to determine a potential scenario to reduce energy, water and transportation use in Mexico City by implementing low-energy, low-water use communities. The proposed mixed-use community has ...
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Yazdani, Bahman; Culp, Charles; Haberl, Jeff; Baltazar, Juan-Carlos; Do, Sung Lok (2010-03)In August 2004, the USEPA issued guidance on quantifying the air emission benefits from electric sector energy efficiency and renewable energy. Because there was no clear best strategy, the EPA’s guidance provided a framework ...
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Mukhopadhyay, Jaya (2013-04-09)The intent of this study was to investigate the efficient use of energy by developing an energy efficient grocery store combined with cogeneration. This study demonstrated the potential to reduce the energy use in buildings, ...
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Kim, Seongchan (2009-06-02)In 2001, the Texas State Senate passed Senate Bill 5 to reduce ozone levels by encouraging the reduction of emissions of NOx that were not regulated by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, including point ...
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Schneider, KatherineGPS navigation systems and applications have transformed the way drivers get to their destination. With the guidance of a computer-generated voice, users can receive turn-by-turn directions without the dangerous distraction ...
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Rahmani Asl, Mohammad (2015-07-15)The increase in global environmental concerns as well as advancement of computational tools and methods have had significant impacts on the way in which buildings are being designed. Building professionals are increasingly ...
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Engan, Kenneth Paul (2009-05-15)This thesis compares the variability of commissioning savings and the persistence of savings from the Normalized Annual Consumption (NAC) and standard International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) ...
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Liu, Zi; Mukhopadhyay, Jaya; Haberl, Jeff; Yazdani, Bahman; Culp, Charles (2010-01)This report documents the differences between the 2001 IECC , 2009 IECC and 2009 IRC. The three codes are compared using the climate zones proposed by the 2009 IECC for the State of Texas. The comparison is carried out ...
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Likins, Madison Marie (2018-08-17)The purpose of this research was to compare the energy consumption of WinAM and EnergyPlus when thermal mass and a temperature setback are applied. Since WinAM does not account for thermal mass, a correction method was ...
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Ruffin, Alaina Jones (2019-04-04)The primary goal of this study was to quantify the impact of Continuous Commissioning®^1 (CC®) since the inception of the process in the early 1990s using a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of CC® projects implemented ...
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Rani, Avinash (2012-10-19)Vapor compression cycles are the primary method by which refrigeration and air-conditioning systems operate, and thus constitute a significant portion of commercial and residential building energy consumption. This thesis ...
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Elliott, Matthew Stuart (2009-05-15)Vapor compression cooling systems are the primary method used for refrigeration and air conditioning, and as such are a major component of household and commercial building energy consumption. Application of advanced control ...
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Weaver, Kevin Douglas (2012-02-14)Airflow pressure losses through rigid metallic and non-metallic flexible ducts were studied and recommendations to improve the rating of flexible ducts were made as part of this study. The testing was done in compliance ...
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Do, Sung Lok (2014-04-18)The intent of this study was to improve residential energy efficiency in Texas by developing an improved tool for home builders and code officers to use for evaluating their designs. It was achieved by developing a new ...
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Lu, Xing (2022-04-19)Commercial buildings account for 35 percent of electricity consumption in the U.S., of which 30 percent is used by the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Despite the significant role of the HVAC ...