Development of pre-screening indices to improve energy analysis of public K-12 schools /

a 3-parameter cooling models on monthly energy consumption

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Landman, David Shea
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:a 3-parameter cooling models on monthly energy consumption
and December 1993. Retrofits to the case study buildings
and efficiency of the energy audit process. This thesis
and summer months; and 2) the school year base-level
approximately matches the base-level determined when running
are: 1) that schools are better modeled by grouping data into
coincident weather data.
data and has the advantage that it does not require
describes methods for using annual, monthly, daily, and
developed using data from the period between September 1991
electricity consumption can be calculated by taking the 25th
Eleven schools in different regions in Texas were identified
energy savings. Two important new findings from this thesis
for the case studies. The results show that certain indices
hourly indices to improve current energy auditing processes.
identified by a site visit. The indices developed provide a
Indices are an important tool used to increase the accuracy
match what is recommended by on-site visits and actually
measures and operation and maintenance measures prior to a
of the Texas LoanSTAR program. The indices were then
owners/administrators can identify those areas of a building
percentiles of all twelve months of data reported. This
performing more efficient energy analyses on buildings. Each
provide additional information that is sometimes not
reaudited to confirm the results from the previous audits,
school in this thesis was audited prior to this study as part
separate occupancy profiles consisting of school year months
site visit. These indices assist the energy auditor in
that have the most potential for energy cost reduction
the usefulness of the indices, and/or discover new areas for
useful means by which energy audit firms and building
were completed during this period also. The sites were then
Item Description:"Major subject: Mechanical Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xvi, 190 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 183-186.