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Improving Building Comfort and Energy Savings of the McKenzie Airport Terminal by Maintaining and Improving Pneumatic Control Systems
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2004)
McKenzie Airport Terminal is located at
Easterwood Airport, which is owned and
operated by Texas A&M University. It was built
in 1988. Most all HVAC equipment, which
includes boiler, chiller, pumps, AHUs and
exhaust fans, ...
Waterless Urinals: Features, Benefits and Applications
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2004)
Billions of gallons of water are used annually to
flush toilets in the United States. Consequences of
this usage include consumption of natural resources
and construction of new infrastructure to treat and
transmit potable ...
Harvesting the Rain, An Overview of the Rainwater Collection Systems at McKinney ISD
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2002)
The primary goal of sustainable design is to utilize
the natural resources offered by the surrounding
environment. Considering the drought conditions
over the past several years, water is a resource that
received significant ...
New MS-Windows-Based Educational Software for Teaching the Sunpath Diagram and Shading Mask Protractor
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1996)
The well-known versions of the sunpath diagrams and
shading mask protractors that appear in the AIA's
Architectural Graphics Standards are based on the
equidistant projections and use a shading mask protractor
developed ...
Development of Baseline Monthly Utility Models for Fort Hood, Texas
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1996)
The Fort Hood Army base in central
Texas has more than 5,200 buildings and can be
considered as typical of large Department of
Defense Army bases in the continental United
States. The annual utility bill of the base ...
Gas Powered Air Conditioning Absorption vs. Engine-Drive
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1996)
It used to be that the only alternative to costly electric
air conditioning was the double-effect gas-fired
absorption chiller/heaters. Beginning in the 1980's,
they were the "star" equipment promoted by gas
companies ...
Mechanical Air Distribution Interactions with the House System in Hot and Humid Climates
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1994)
A large and growing body of research has proven
that there are important and often dangerous interactions
taking place in homes across America. The key
element in all of these findings is a new understanding
of the pressure ...
Economic Evaluation of Insulation/Radiant Barrier Systems for the State of Texas
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1994)
This paper presents simulated performance of
insulation/radiant barrier systems under different
Texas climates. A transient heat and mass transfer
model which predicts thermal performance of
residential attics (Medina, ...
Use of EMCS Recorded Data to Identify Potential Savings Due to Improved HVAC Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1996)
In most chiller and boiler central plants, the
energy management and control systems (EMCS)
monitor and record key operation parameters and
energy production continuously. A method was
developed to identify potential O&M ...
New Peak Moisture Design Data in the 1997 ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1998)
Chapter 26 of the 1997 edition of the Handbook of
Fundamentals published by ASHRAE (American Society
of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning
Engineers) contains climatic design data that has been
completely revised, ...