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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 ...
Development of Data Quality Control Limits for Data Screening through the "Energy Balance" Method
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2008-12)
Energy management processes such as accounting energy cost, finding overuse in energy, and determining savings from energy conservation programs largely depends on measured energy use data. Identifying and correcting faulty ...
Analysis of Off-Grid, Off-Pipe Housing for Hot-Humid and Hot-Arid Climates
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2008-12)
This paper investigates the feasibility of off-grid, off-pipe housing in hot-humid and hot-arid climates in the U.S. The study aims to eliminate the need for non-renewable sources of energy and municipal water in residences ...
Energy Audit and Simulated Conservation Opportunities for a Renovated Mixed-Use Academic Building
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2008-12)
This paper describes an energy audit performed in a 97,760 ft2 (9082 m2) academic building at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The paper describes the building survey and a simulation of the building’s energy ...
Validation of the eCALC Commercial Code-Compliant Simulation Versus Measured Data from an Office Building in a Hot and Humid Climate
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2008-12)
This paper compares the results of a calibrated simulation of a case-study building versus simulation using the web-based eCALC code-compliant commercial simulation program (Haberl et al., 2004). Previously, as-built ...
Energy Performance Aspects of a Florida Green Roof Part 2
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2008-12)
Green roof installation in the United States is growing at a significant rate. There are a number of reasons for this growth including rainwater runoff reduction and aesthetic benefits. Energy performance evaluations of ...
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 ...