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    • League City Intermediate School - A Study in Energy Efficient Design 
      Longserre, J. T.; Ahrens, L. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1984)
      For many design professionals, standardization of design and engineering strategies has become a key element in the construction of institutional facilities. Conservation features, such as innovative building design, and ...
    • Lessons Learned From the Continuous Commissioning of a Multi-Functional Commercial Building 
      Liu, C.; Deng, S.; Claridge, D. E.; Turner, W. D. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2000)
      A multi-functional institutional building often has ventilation and comfort requirements that vary widely from zone to zone. When we commissioned the Reed McDonald building on the main campus of Texas A&M University (TAMU), ...
    • Limiting Abnormal Mold Growth in Buildings 
      Graham, C. W. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2002)
      Studies show that mold, a fuzzy cob-web-like growth produced primarily on organic matter, is all around us. Molds typically begin their lives as dormant, airborne spores, but when they come into contact with moisture, a ...
    • Load Management DSM: Past, Present & Future 
      Gardner, E. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1994)
      Load Management has grown in acceptance over the past several decades as a reliable means to provide a demand-side resource of demand capacity. This paper first reviews the significant break-throughs of load management ...
    • Load Management Made Simple 
      Schneider, K. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1985)
      Up until the 1970's electric utilities were basically in a supply side management mode, in which plants were built to serve whatever demand customers required. However in the last 10- 15 years, many utilities, including ...
    • 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 ...
    • LoanSTAR Energy Conservation Audits: January 1989 - August 1990 
      Nutter, D. W.; Britton, A. J.; Muraya, N. K.; Heffington, W. M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1990)
      Fourteen audit reports, covering seventy buildings and Texas' Governor's mansion, have been accepted as a part of the Texas LoanSTAR Program. Task 1 (the first of five) is responsible for audit reviews and assignments. ...
    • Local Area Networks - Applications to Energy Management 
      Bakken, B. M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1984)
      One of the newest advances in computer technology is the Local Area Network. Its many applications in the office environment are well publicized. This paper describes the application of Local Area Networks to another environment: ...
    • Long Term Operation of Renewable Energy Building 
      Nelson, V.; Starcher, K.; Davis, D. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1996)
      As part of a renewable energy project, a building was designed and constructed to demonstrate several renewable energy technologies at the Wind Test Center of the Alternative Energy Institute (AEI). The systems are passive ...
    • Low Impact, Affordable, Low Income Houses for Mexico 
      Alcocer, J. L. B.; Haberl, J. S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2010-08)
      This paper discusses an effort to develop low impact, affordable, low income houses for Mexico. Low impact houses are defined as houses with energy and water needs that are substantially reduced below levels corresponding ...
    • Low Temperature Air Distribution with Ice Storage System: A Case Study 
      Ash, A. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1990)
      This paper discusses the performance of an off peak ice storage air conditioning system installed on an office warehouse building in Dallas, Texas. The system also incorporates a low temperature (45 degree) air distribution ...
    • MAD-AIR 
      Tooley, J. J.; Moyer, N. A. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1989)
      Forced air heating ard air corditioning duct systems in residential housing have been largely overlcoked in house diagnostics. Even the building is itself a part of the overall ir distribution system. When a duct system ...
    • Maintenance and Operations of Schools for Energy Efficiency 
      McClure, J. D.; Estes, J. M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1986)
      Maintenance and operations of schools with energy efficiency as a priority can reduce annual utility costs 3 to 30 percent. Most school districts do not have an organized plan for tracking energy usage or cost. Energy ...
    • Make the Most of Your Purchasing Power 
      Bristow, G.; Clendenin, M.; McClure, J. D. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2004)
      The expansion and maintenance of building systems on educational campuses require huge financial expenditures. Public schools and colleges must make the most of each available dollar. The combination of effective building ...
    • Making It Happen: Achieving Energy Efficiency in Multi-Family Buildings Housing Low-Income Tenants 
      Haun, C. R. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1985)
      Saving energy in multi-family buildings is a comparatively easy task to accomplish in theory: engineering science has shown us how to reduce heatloss and air infiltration, how to balance systems and improve heating ...
    • Making Steel Framing as Thermally Efficient as Wood 
      Kosny, J.; Childs, P. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2002)
      In many world regions like North America and Scandinavia wood framing is dominant technology for residential buildings. During last two decades several companies around the world started to promote a low-gage steel framing ...
    • Management Skills and Attitudes of Principals Toward Energy Utilization 
      Huntington, P.; Mayfield, E. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1987)
      The purpose of this study was to compare several factors in the management skills of principals which affected energy utilization and, therefore, increased or decreased energy consumption in the school plant. This study ...
    • Marketing Demand-Side Management 
      O'Neill, M. L. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1988)
      Demand-Side Management is an organizational tool that has proven successful in various realms of the ever changing business world in the past few years. It combines the multi-faceted desires of the customers with the ...
    • Mean Radiant Cooling in a Hot-Humid Climate 
      Garrison, M. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 1996)
      Shaded interior mass walls in a hot-humid climate can be thermally grounded to an earth heat sink under an insulated structure. The mean radiant temperature (MRT) of the shaded and thermally grounded interior mass walls ...
    • Measured Cooling Performance of Two-story Homes in Dallas, Texas; Insulated Concrete Form Versus Frame Construction 
      Chasar, D.; Moyer, N.; Rudd, A. F.; Parker, D.; Chandra, S. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2002)
      Four occupied homes near Dallas, Texas were monitored to compare heating and cooling energy use. Two homes were built with typical wood frame construction, the other two with insulated concrete form (ICF) construction. Remote ...