Showing Results for
- Academic Journals (14)
Search Results
- 14
Academic Journals
- 14
- 1From:ASHRAE Journal (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedImplementing best-in-class control sequences during the HVAC retrofit of a two-story, 215,000 [ft.sup.2] (19 974 [m.sup.2]) medical office building in Vallejo, Calif., helped reduce energy bills by over $200,000 per year...
- 2From:ASHRAE Journal (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedAfter all these decades, thermal performance should be pretty non-controversial. How complicated can it be to insulate a building and make it airtight? The physics is pretty straightforward. But then you get sales people...
- 3From:ASHRAE Journal (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedLast month I wrote about the economics of engineering and the well-known saying about engineers doing it cheaper, but there were two aspects of this line of thought that I couldn't fit into that one-page column. After...
- 4From:ASHRAE Journal (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedATLANTA -- ASHRAE has formed a task force to address climate change through responsible decarbonization strategies for the built environment. The ASHRAE Task Force for Building Decarbonization has been established to...
- 5From:ASHRAE Journal (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedOften, engineers design with a focus on the "peaks and valleys" when working on building automation systems (BAS), said James Del Monaco, P.E., Member ASHRAE, chair of ASHRAE Technical Committee 1.4, Control Theory and...
- 6From:ASHRAE Journal (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedPart 1 of this article in last month's ASHRAE Journal looked at what makes up a virus, how it can be released into a space through droplets and aerosols, and the effect of certain environmental conditions like...
- 7From:ASHRAE Journal (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The New York Power Authority has made 'significant progress' reducing energy consumption at state buildings. During its first year, BuildSmart2025 has resulted in energy savings of more than 4...
- 8From:ASHRAE Journal (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedMost buildings in the United States are equipped with traditional centralized variable air volume (VAV) systems that mix air returning from different zones and centrally recirculate a large portion of it back to zones....
- 9From:ASHRAE Journal (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedLONDON -- A London architecture firm is using a doglike robot to scan and analyze buildings that are under construction. The robots, called Spot, can be programmed to follow a pre-mapped route through the construction...
- 10From:ASHRAE Journal (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe importance of mobile energy sources cannot be overestimated. In many fields, such as military, scientific or travel, it may not be possible to connect to a stationary electricity grid. For this reason using a diesel...
- 11From:ASHRAE Journal (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedGood sleep is essential for our health and daytime functioning; seven to nine hours of sleep each night are recommended for people age 18 to 64. (1,2) Noise, light, temperature and air quality affect our sleep. However,...
- 12From:ASHRAE Journal (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedTALLAHASSEE, FLA -- Researchers are investigating a cooling method that could be more efficient and environmentally friendly than a traditional cooling process. Researchers from Florida State University and University of...
- 13From:ASHRAE Journal (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedSALT LAKE CITY -- The Salt Lake City Council voted in early March to become the first jurisdiction in the U.S. to adopt new standards for off-site construction. Source: International Code Council...
- 14From:ASHRAE Journal (Vol. 63, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a global commitment to align actions of improvement around "the 5 P's": poverty, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership. (1)...