ASHRAE Funds Research to Determine Cooling, Heating Energy Use
The use of simplified system models to reduce energy use in buildings has become common. But no general procedure exists that can be easily implemented by energy professionals. A step-by-step procedure to determine the annual cooling and heating energy use of buildings with multiple HVAC systems will be developed ASHRAE.
ASHRAE approved funding totaling $575,383 for seven research projects in the areas of design tool, operation and maintenance tools, IAQ, comfort and health, refrigeration, environmentally safe materials and energy conservation at its 2003 Winter Meeting.