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Development of a Texas Building Registry
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2010-08)
The Texas Building Registry (TBR or Registry) provides data collection, storage, and analysis of above-code residential housing construction in Texas. The original system was developed to support the Texas Emissions Reduction ...
Evaluation of Energy Efficiency Measures in Hot and Humid Climates
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2010-08)
Hot and humid climates present some of the most complex challenges for sustainable building designs. High temperatures coupled with high humidity create extreme comfort problems and exacerbate the potential for condensation, ...
Rooftop Membrane Temperature Reductions with Green Roof Technology in South-Central Texas
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2010-08)
Early green roof cooling and energy reduction research in North America took place in Canada and the northern latitudes of the United States, where green roofs reduced rooftop temperatures by 70% to 90%. Less is known about ...
Sustainable Architectural Applications in the Gulf States-Post Occupancy Evaluation Case Study of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2010-08)
This study aimed at studying, analyzing, and assessing sustainability experiment in KSA through estimating buildings established and designed in many sites at the kingdom. But these buildings were analyzed from the descriptive ...
Sustainable Performance...by Design
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2010-08)
Opportunities for Energy Conservation and Improved Comfort From Wind Washing Retrofits in Two-Story Homes - Part I
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2010-08)
Wind washing is a general term referring to diminished thermal control caused by air movement over or through a thermal barrier. The primary focus of this paper is towards a specific type of wind washing where wind can ...
Technical and Economic Analysis of Solar Cooling Systems in a Hot and Humid Climate
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2010-08)
The aim of this paper is to promote efficient and cost effective implementation of advanced solar cooling systems and techniques for the hot and humid climates cities in the United States. After an introduction of basic ...
Natural Ventilation Applications in Hot-humid Climate: A Preliminary Design for the College of Design at NTUST
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2010-08)
In Taiwan’s humid environment, the application of natural ventilation is an essential passive strategy for high performance buildings. However, conventional architectural design tools are rarely capable of analyzing the ...
Development of the Potential Energy Savings Estimation (PESE) Toolkit
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2010-08)
This study has developed a prototype computer tool called the Potential Energy Savings Estimation (PESE) Toolkit. Baltazar’s methodology for potential energy savings estimation from EBCx/retrofit measures has been improved ...
Performance Evaluation of Hot Water Efficiency Plumbing System Using Thermal Valve
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2010-08)
In Korea two popular water distribution systems—the branch type and the separate type systems—have serious drawbacks. The branch type suffers from temperature instability while the separate type suffers from excessive ...