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Improving Ventilation and Saving Energy: Relocatable Classroom Field Study Interim Report.

DE2005860386

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Apte, M. G.; Buchanan, I. S.; Faulkner, D.; Hotchi, T.; Spears, M.; Sullivan, D. P.; Wang, D.
Page Count	34
Abstract	The primary goals of this research effort are to develop, evaluate, and demonstrate a very practical HVAC system for classrooms that consistently provides classrooms with the quantity of ventilation in current minimum standards, while saving energy, and reducing HVAC-related noise levels. This research is motivated by the public benefits of energy efficiency, evidence that many classrooms are under-ventilated, and public concerns about indoor environmental quality in classrooms. This report presents an interim status update and preliminary findings from energy and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) measurements in sixteen relocatable classrooms in California. The field study includes measurements of HVAC energy use, ventilation rates, and IEQ conditions. Ten of the classrooms were equipped with a new HVAC technology and six control classrooms were equipped with a standard HVAC system. Energy use and many IEQ parameters have been monitored continuously, while unoccupied acoustic measurements were measured in one of four planned seasonal measurement campaigns. Continuously monitored data are remotely accessed via a LonWorks network and stored in a relational database at LBNL. Preliminary results are presented here.
Keywords	Buildings Heating Ventilation Air conditioning Energy conservation Energy efficiency Calibration Space HVAC systems Performance Educational facilities Quality control Classroom buildings
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200612

Improving Ventilation and Saving Energy: Relocatable Classroom Field Study Interim Report.

Improving Ventilation and Saving Energy: Relocatable Classroom Field Study Interim Report.
DE2005860386

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Apte, M. G.; Buchanan, I. S.; Faulkner, D.; Hotchi, T.; Spears, M.; Sullivan, D. P.; Wang, D.
Page Count	34
Abstract	The primary goals of this research effort are to develop, evaluate, and demonstrate a very practical HVAC system for classrooms that consistently provides classrooms with the quantity of ventilation in current minimum standards, while saving energy, and reducing HVAC-related noise levels. This research is motivated by the public benefits of energy efficiency, evidence that many classrooms are under-ventilated, and public concerns about indoor environmental quality in classrooms. This report presents an interim status update and preliminary findings from energy and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) measurements in sixteen relocatable classrooms in California. The field study includes measurements of HVAC energy use, ventilation rates, and IEQ conditions. Ten of the classrooms were equipped with a new HVAC technology and six control classrooms were equipped with a standard HVAC system. Energy use and many IEQ parameters have been monitored continuously, while unoccupied acoustic measurements were measured in one of four planned seasonal measurement campaigns. Continuously monitored data are remotely accessed via a LonWorks network and stored in a relational database at LBNL. Preliminary results are presented here.
Keywords	Buildings Heating Ventilation Air conditioning Energy conservation Energy efficiency Calibration Space HVAC systems Performance Educational facilities Quality control Classroom buildings
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200612