not only provide the thermal barrier between the indoor and outdoor environment, but also play an important role in determining how effectively the building can utilize natural lighting, ventilation, and heating and cooling resources.
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, yet easy to use building energy use analysis tool which provides professional-level results with an affordable level of effort.
This freeware tool was designed to allow you to perform detailed analysis of today's state-of-the-art building design technologies using today's most sophisticated building energy use simulation techniques but without requiring extensive experience in the "art" of building performance modeling. This is accomplished by combining a building creation wizard, an energy efficiency measure (EEM) wizard and a graphical results display module with an enhanced DOE-2-derived building energy use simulation program.
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that
varies the amount of ventilation outside air delivered to a space
based on input from a single carbon dioxide (CO2) sensor or group
of sensors.
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can reach temperatures that are nearly 100°F above the ambient
temperature. A cool roof, by contrast, stays at or near the ambient
temperature due to the characteristics of its outer layer.
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influencing glazing selections, whole-building lifecycle analysis is the best tool for determining the most costeffective solution. Few decisions that a designer makes have more impact on the appearance and utility of a building than the glazing selection.
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| published Sunday, May 02, 2004 |
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photovoltaic technology, design teams may supply solar energy to building systems, integrate the technology seamlessly into the building design, and provide an economical renewable energy source for building owners.
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| published Wednesday, July 02, 2003 |
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more efficient, more comfortable, more attractive, and more healthful
than systems that circulate air. Unlike most cooling systems in
California, which circulate cold air to
maintain comfort, most radiant cooling systems circulate cool water
through ceiling, wall, or floor panels. “Coolth” from that water is
then absorbed by occupants and interior spaces according to the
dynamics of thermal radiation.
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| published Friday, November 01, 2002 |
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"water tower" feature dominates both the exterior and
interior of the single-story Victor Valley Water District
Administrative Facility. Located in a high desert climate, this
building has 12-inch-thick exterior walls with solid-grouted concrete
masonry.
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| published Wednesday, October 02, 2002 |
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conditions that are specific to a project’s
location, design teams are able to develop climate responsive building
designs. The result is a building that utilizes less energy and
provides a high quality and comfortable environment for the occupants.
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| published Monday, September 02, 2002 |
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energy design approach, designers can
cost-effectively lower building operating costs while improving
workers’ comfort and boosting productivity.
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| published Friday, May 11, 2001 |
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promises to be a long, hot California summer, most
people are putting their thick outerwear into storage. But it’s
important to remember that for commercial buildings, an airtight
covering of insulation saves on energy costs by fending off heat
transfer from the hot outdoors and by keeping conditioned air from
leaking out.
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| published Friday, January 19, 2001 |
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Mediterranean have used them for many centuries
. . . and in modern times building researchers are quantifying their
benefits. Now California’s new Title 24 standards offer credit for
them—It’s time to take another look at cool, reflective roofs that can
improve our communities and the environment in the future.
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