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The Window Market in Texas: Opportunities for Energy Savings and Demand Reduction
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2002)
The use of high performance windows represents
a promising opportunity to reduce energy
consumption and summer electrical demand in homes
and commercial buildings in Texas and neighboring
states. While low-e glass coatings ...
Energy Savings Assessment for the Robert E. Johnson State Office Building in Austin, Texas
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2002)
U.S. businesses and institutions spend an
estimated $175 billion per year for energy. Of that, the
fraction under performance contracts and energy
service agreements is currently growing, aided by
cheaper monitoring ...
Measured Cooling Performance of Two-story Homes in Dallas, Texas; Insulated Concrete Form Versus Frame Construction
(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 ...
Direct Expansion Air Conditioning System Selection for Hot & Humid Climates
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2002)
This paper discusses some of the difficulties of
selecting direct expansion (DX) air conditioning
systems to dehumidify conditioned spaces in hot &
humid climates. It is a common opinion among
designers that concerns of ...
Corrosion of Aluminum-fin, Copper-tube Heat Exchange Coils
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2002)
Over the past several years the HVAC industry
has experienced a large increase in instances of leaks
in the central portion of aluminum-finned, coppertube
heat exchange coils. These leaks are
characterized as being very ...
Continuous Commissioning Results Verification and Follow-up For an Institutional Building: A Case Study
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2002)
The Kleberg Building on the Texas A&M
University campus is a teaching/research facility
consisting of classrooms, offices and laboratories,
with a total floor area of approximately 165,030 ft2.
Continuous Commissioning ...
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 ...
Restoration of Short Periods of Missing Energy Use and Weather Data Using Cubic Spline and Fourier Series Approaches: Qualitative Analysis
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2002)
The paper presents seventeen approaches that use
cubic splines and Fourier series for restoring short
term missing data in time series of building energy
use and weather data. The study is based on twenty
samples of hourly ...
Assessing the Effects of a Program to Promote Energy-Efficiency Upgrades in Existing Homes
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2002)
Energy efficient mortgages (EEMs) are
intended to mitigate some of the financial barriers to
upgrading the energy efficiency of existing (and
sometimes new) houses. The Time of Sale Energy
Renovation Program (TOSER) is ...
Making Steel Framing as Thermally Efficient as Wood
(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 ...