- Author
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Kao, J. Y.
- Title
- Strategies for Energy Conservation for a School Building.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Energy, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 84-2831
March 1984
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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buildings; heating; air conditioning; United States; regions; comparison; evaluation; computerized simulation
- Identifiers
- energy conservation; school buildings; blast computer program; energy consumption
- Abstract
- A comparative analysis is made of the thermal performance of selected HVAC systems and control strategies commonly employed in education buildings. The comparisons are made for six geographical locations representing wide climatic variations within the continental United States. Hour-by-hour simulations with the BLAST computer program are used to obtain the yearly heating, cooling, and fan energy consumption of an elementary school. The HVAC systems simulated are constant volume reheat, variable air volume, dual-duct, and unit ventilator systems. The control strategies tested are dry-bulb temperature economy cycle, enthalpy economy cycle, supply air temperature resetting, and the combinations of these strategies. The results of these simulations are presented and discussed. Substantial energy consumption differences are shown to exist.