SAVING ENERGY THROUGH DESIGN/BUILD: COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.

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Summary

COMMERCIAL BUILDING: THE INTEGRATED DESIGN OF AN OFFICE BUILDING RESULTED FROM THE FLEXIBLE COOPERATION BETWEEN ARCHITECT, SERVICES ENGINEERS AND THE CONTRACTORS. OVERALL TIME WAS SAVED BY DELEGATING DECISIONS WITHIN THE TEAM. FINAL CHOICE OF SYSTEM WAS BASED ON WATER SOURCE COOLING/HEAT PUMP TERMINAL UNITS, WITH BUFFER STORAGE OF THE WATER. INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION: A DESIGN TEAM OF CONTRACTORS, ENGINEERS AND CLIENT MET THE REQUIREMENT FOR A VERY CLOSE CONTROL STANDARDS ROOM BY JACKETTING THE WALLS AND CEILING, AND HEATING THE FLOOR TO ROOM TEMPERATURE. A HIGH RATE OF LAMINAR CROSS-FLOW AIR KEEPS VARIATIONS WITHIN 0.05 K. ONLY 12% OF CIRCULATED AIR PASSES THROUGH AIR-CONDITIONING PLANT. CHILLED WATER TEMPERATURE CONTROL WITHIN 0. 2 K. A.R.T.

Details

Original title: SAVING ENERGY THROUGH DESIGN/BUILD: COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
Record ID : 1989-0693
Languages: English
Subject: Environment
Source: Heat. Pip. Air Cond. - vol. 60 - n. 5
Publication date: 1988/05
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Themes: Comfort air conditioning;
Green buildings
Keywords: Office; Industrial application; Building; Design; Heat pump; Energy saving; Air conditioning; Chilled water