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HVAC Conversion Saves Energy for High Rise College.
American School and University, 1980
A new variable air volume system in a highrise educational building cut fuel bills $50,000 in the first year. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Climate Control, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Improvement, Energy Conservation
Awnings Stage a Comeback.
American School and University, 1979
Canvas awnings are cutting down significantly on energy costs at Northeast Missouri State University's Administration and Humanities Building. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Awards, Building Design, Climate Control
Hold the Horsepower
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1975
A computer reduces electricity and steam costs at Columbia University by turning off one or more air-handling devices for a short period of time if the demand exceeds a pre-set target. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Climate Control, Computer Science, Cost Effectiveness, Electrical Systems
Ventilation Cooling: An Old Solution to New Problems. Part 1: The Economics.
DiMercurio, C. – American School and University, 1981
This first article in a series about cooling classrooms by ventilation explains that energy consumption for one day of refrigeration cooling is equal to energy use for 35 days of ventilation cooling. Schools using only refrigeration cooling are passing up energy savings that could be provided by ventilation cooling. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning Equipment, Climate Control, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
Energy Management for an All-Electric Campus
Birch, Anthony D. – American School and University, 1978
Because of the success of major plant retrofit, energy costs at a community college have dropped since 1971 even though both electrical rates and the size of the campus have increased. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Administration, Climate Control, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Improvement
Ventilation Cooling: An Old Solution to New Problems. Part 2: The Equipment.
DiMercurio, C. – American School and University, 1981
This second article in a series about cooling classrooms by ventilation describes the equipment available to help save energy and money. The first article appeared in the July 1981 issue. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Air Conditioning Equipment, Climate Control, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education