OakTrust (Texas A&M University Libraries) · 2002 · 10 citations · 0 references
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ArchitectureArchitectural EngineeringBuilding ScienceAir ConditioningHvac SystemsVentilationAir Conditioning EquipmentAir Conditioning SystemsBuilding AutomationBuilding Automation SystemsBuilding OperationsHvac System DesignBuilding Ventilation PerformanceCommissioningCommissioning Of Control SystemsCommissioning Of Hvac SystemsCommissioning Of Ventilation ControlsContinuous CommissioningHvac System OptimizationVariable Air Volume Control
The Kleberg Building on the Texas A&M \nUniversity campus is a teaching/research facility \nconsisting of classrooms, offices and laboratories, \nwith a total floor area of approximately 165,030 ft2. \nContinuous Commissioning (CC) was performed \non the building in August 1996 with additional \nfollow-up in April 1999 and significant savings were \nachieved. Subsequently, the building chilled water \nand hot water energy consumption increased due to \nlater building operational changes. This paper \npresents the verification and follow-up efforts, which \nidentified control problems in air handling units and \nlaboratory variable air volume (VAV) systems and \nprovided recommendations currently being \nimplemented to restore HVAC optimization.