Wednesday, 29 June 2016: 8:00 AM-9:30 AM
Renewable Energy Systems and Net Zero Buildings
Chair:
Christopher R. Laughman, Ph.D., Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories
Technical Committee: 08.07 Variable Refrigerant Flow
Passive buildings have attracted a great deal of interest because of their promise of reducing energy consumption and operating cost while maintaining occupant comfort. VRF is well suited to cooling and heating in these applications because of its high efficiency at the part-load conditions at which these buildings usually operate. This seminar includes presentations from manufacturers, mechanical engineers and architects on strategies and methods for designing and installing these systems in these buildings with their accompanying energy efficiency and ventilation requirements.
1 HVAC Design Considerations for Passive Buildings
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Michael Ingui, AIA, Baxt/Ingui Architects, P.C. |
Passive buildings must be designed with a number of specialized considerations on HVAC systems, including acoustic constraints, the use of ERVs, and the use of smaller amounts of ductwork. This talk describes how these considerations are taken into account in practical building designs.
2 VRF Systems for Passive Buildings
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Paul Doppel, Mitsubishi Electric |
VRF systems are ideally suited to application in passive buildings and homes, due to their high part-load energy efficiency, low fan noise, and flexibility in installation. This presentation provides new information about the application of these systems to ultra-low-energy buildings, as well as measured data on performance of these systems in the field.
3 System Specification for Passive Buildings
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Cramer Silkworth, P.E. |
This presentation reviews the load calculation process for ultra-low energy buildings, the selection of equipment and design of systems, and (hopefully!) present monitored energy & comfort data.