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The New House of the Region of Hannover: Energy Efficiency in a Public Private Partnership
(Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu)Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2007)
The “New House of the Region of Hannover“ is the first building in Germany that has been built according to the Standard „EnOB - Energieoptimiertes Bauen“ („Energy optimized building“) as defined by the German Ministry of ...
Energy Conservation Through Demand-Side Management (DSM): A Methodology to Characterize Energy Use Among commercial Market Segments
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
Managing energy demand can be beneficial for both the energy consumer and the energy supplier. By reducing energy use, the consumer reduces operating costs and improves production efficiency and competitiveness. Similarly, ...
Automatic CX Tool for Electrical Building
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
Commissioning (Cx) consists in specifying building system performance requirements set by the owner, auditing different judgments and actions performed by the Cx related parties in order to achieve the performance, writing ...
CC Retrofits and Optimal Controls for Hot Water Systems
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
Boilers account for about 42% of space heating energy consumption in commercial and multifamily buildings in the U.S. Boilers are typically designed to be oversized, with redundant safety factors and without consideration ...
Sustainable Energy Future in China's Building Sector
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
This article investigates the potentials of energy-saving and mitigation of green-house gas (GHG) emission offered by implementation of building energy efficiency policies in China. An overview of existing literature ...
Enhancing the Commissioning Process on Multi-Building Projects with Six Sigma Tools/Techniques
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
Commissioning, in many ways, is an optimum quality assurance process. This process, when properly executed, will ensure the highest quality and operational reliability of the completed facility within the allocated budget. ...
CCLEP Retrofit and Innovative Controls to Achieve 56% Energy Savings for a Luxury Shopping Mall
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
The Continuous Commissioning Leading Project (CCLEP) process is an ongoing process to apply Continuous Commissioning (CC) system optimization theory and advanced technologies in commercial retrofit projects. The CCLEP ...
Integrating Enhanced Building Operations into Municipal Sustainability Programming: A Report from NYC
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2007)
With municipalities setting goals for greenhouse gas reductions, there is an emerging need for model program designs based on quantitative analysis. Evidence is cited that commercial-institutional building retrofit programs ...
Comparative Testing of the ESL's Code-Compliant Simulation Model and the FSEC's EnergyGauge Software
(2007-05)
This report presents a study of the comparison of the results of the ESL’s code-compliant
simulation model and the FSEC’s EnergyGauge (version 2.42).
Sensitivity analyses were performed by varying window-to-wall ratio ...
Keynote Speaker Presentation
(2007)