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Demand-based control of lab air change rates.

Author(s) : SHARP G. P.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Labs and vivarium facilities typically consume large amounts of energy and have high carbon emissions because of the large volumes of outside air that are conditioned, supplied to, and exhausted from these facilities. With many modern laboratories operating with fewer fume hoods and more energy-efficient equipment and lighting, the labs' minimum air exchange rate requirement is often the dominant energy use driver. Achieving the safe reduction or variation of air change rates in labs and vivariums can represent the greatest single approach for reducing their energy consumption and carbon footprint.

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  • Original title: Demand-based control of lab air change rates.
  • Record ID : 2010-0573
  • Languages: English
  • Source: ASHRAE Journal - vol. 52 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 2010/02

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