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Boosting the Performance of RTUs
Slides
April 13, 2012
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Content type: Slides | Document ID: EMN-TB-2a | Author: Peter Criscione
Boosting the Performance of RTUs
Converting to Single-Zone VAV
April 13, 2012
Several new retrofit devices are available for single-zone RTU air conditioners, with at least one device demonstrating demand savings of 41 percent and annual energy savings of 52 percent. This video Tech Brief describes how these devices can also monitor unit performance, enabling additional savings. ...
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: EMN-TB-2 | Author: Peter Criscione
Hybrid Ground-Source Heat Pumps
Slides
March 20, 2012
These are the presentation slides.
Content type: Slides | Document ID: EMN-TB-1a | Author: Mary Horsey
Hybrid Ground-Source Heat Pumps
March 20, 2012
Ground-source heat pumps are often prohibitively expensive because they're sized to meet the peak heating or cooling loads for commercial buildings. This video Tech Brief explains how hybrid models downsize the ground heat exchanger and use small supplemental cooling towers or boilers to meet peak load. ...
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: EMN-TB-1 | Author: Mary Horsey
New Doors Are Opening for Widespread Economizer Cooling in Data Centers
January 19, 2011
A recent analysis of data center operation by a leading engineer is challenging the widely accepted belief that data centers need tight temperature and humidity control. The study concludes that loosening these controls could translate into as much as a 63 percent savings in cooling energy.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-27 | Author: Peter Criscione
Managing Energy Costs in Correctional Facilities
January 14, 2011
Correctional facilities are energy-intensive areas that can greatly benefit from energy-saving strategies. “Lock in” energy savings to save funds, increase inmate and staff comfort, and, if desired, help your facility attain a greener image.
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: BCO-P-21-ESCD | Author: Essie Snell
Improving Pneumatic HVAC Control Systems
October 6, 2010
Is there a way to improve the performance of pneumatically controlled HVAC systems without upgrading to a full direct digital control (DDC) system?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-10 | Author: Essie Snell
Heating Up for Winter: Energy-Saving Tips for Businesses
Business Brief
September 24, 2010
Business Customer Outreach Service members can copy all or any part of this content for use in communications with business customers. For example, put it on your web site, drop it into your newsletters, or use it in handouts for customer events.
Content type: ESCD News Content | Document ID: BCO-NC-10-10-ESCD | Author: Essie Snell
Take Your Foot Off the Gas
New Boiler Control System Yields 20 to 50 Percent Gas Savings
August 25, 2010
Have you always thought that short-cycling was an unavoidable yet insignificant aspect of boiler operations? Initial results from a new boiler control system indicates that not only is short-cycling avoidable, its near elimination can result in annual fuel savings from 20 to nearly 50 percent.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-12 | Author: Mary Horsey
Summer Energy-Saving Tips for Businesses
Business Brief
April 30, 2010
Business Customer Outreach Service members can copy all or any part of this content for use in communications with business customers. For example, put it on your website, drop it into your newsletters, or use it in handouts for customer events.
Content type: ESCD News Content | Document ID: BCO-NC-4-10-ESCD | Author: Essie Snell
Tech Roundup—December 2008
Web Conference
December 3, 2008
We’ve distilled the most exciting energy developments of the past six months into one 90-minute session that you can’t afford to miss! Although we’ll be creating detailed reports about many of these options, our Tech Roundup provides a quick high-level summary of the latest technologies. ...
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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: TAS-WC-12-08 | Author: Micah Allen
Tech Roundup—December 2008
Slides
December 3, 2008
These are the web conference slides.
Content type: Slides | Document ID: TAS-WC-12-08-SL | Author: Micah Allen
Tech Roundup—December 2008
Recording
December 3, 2008
This is the web conference recording.
Content type: Recording | Document ID: TAS-WC-12-08-R | Author: Micah Allen
A Simple Fix for a Common Economizer Problem
December 1, 2008
In response to laboratory tests that suggested its products were contributing to widespread air-side economizer underperformance, Honeywell, the world’s largest air conditioning controls manufacturers, recently released a new and improved air temperature sensor.
Content type: Tech News | Document ID: TAS-TN-12-08a | Author: John Sustar
Static Pressure Reset Strategy Boosts VAV System Efficiency
August 1, 2008
A new control strategy called SAV with InCITe™ can provide substantial energy savings by optimizing a variable-air-volume (VAV) system's fan speed and airflow. Static-pressure adjustment from volume flow SAV increases the efficiency of VAV air handling units by reducing duct pressure at part-load ...
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: CEC-TB-34 | Author: Jessica Rivas
Technological Advances Open Up New Opportunities for Demand-Controlled Ventilation
January 1, 2005
Improved sensor technology and modeling tools have made demand-controlled ventilation easier to implement in facilities ranging from clothing stores to movie theaters. But what’s the potential for energy savings in different types of buildings?
Content type: Core Report | Document ID: ER-05-2 | Author: Peter Criscione, Kristin Kamm, Dan Greenberg
