A discussion of library operating schedules and HVAC energy consumption profiles
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International journal on architectural science, v.2, no.2, 2001, pp. 53-66
Abstract
For achieving energy efficiency in New Zealand buildings, many researches have been conducted. However, published information for library buildings, of which public and tertiary libraries included is very limited. In this type of building energy performance profiles and energy conservation potential are unknown. When dealing with building energy consumption, the operating schedule of the building is one of the key issues as it is associated with energy system operating schedules, and imposes its influence on energy performance. When using computer simulation methods to analyse building energy performance, it is essential to obtain accurate operating schedules for the building and its energy system.
The author inspected some library opening timetables, and used selected schedules for DOE-2 simulation of existing buildings. This paper presents these timetables, discusses the difference between the public and tertiary operating schedules, and some relevant problems. The paper illustrates two simulated HVAC system energy profiles for a real building through a change of operation schedules.
(1) Introduction
(a) Public library
(b) Tertiary libraries
(2) A comparison of operating schedules
(a) Public library schedules
(b) Tertiary library schedules
(c) Use of schedules in a simulation
(3) Energy consumption profile of HVAC
(a) Heating and cooling energy consumptions
(i) Heating energy consumption
(ii) Air conditioning energy consumption
(b) Analysis of system loads in two periods
(i) Heating load from system
(ii) Cooling load from system
(4) Conclusions
(a) HVAC energy consumption profiles
(b) Heating load from system
(c) Cooling load from system
(5) References
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Notes: Heating, Ventilation, Air conditioning
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Article
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Date
2001
Language
en