Professional Documents
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Training Objectives
HVAC and
Design priorities
– Building enclosure design priorities (for efficiency and comfort)
Building Enclosure – Ventilation (mechanical vs. natural)
– HVAC system selection
– Displacement ventilation design
Overview
Misc. CHPS Criteria Based on understanding of:
Thermal Loads in Schools – Thermal comfort (covered previously)
Good Envelope Design – Indoor air quality (covered previously)
Ventilation: Natural & Mechanical – Thermal loads
Overview 2
Water Credit 2:
Water Use Reduction (1 to 3 points)
HVAC and
1 point 2.1. Reduce the use of municipally provided potable water for
building sewage conveyance by a minimum of 50% through the
Building Envelope utilization of water-efficient fixtures and/or using municipally
supplied reclaimed water systems.
Misc. CHPS 2 points 2.3. Exceed the potable water use reduction by 30% beyond the
baseline.
Criteria
CHPS Criteria 4
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Commissioning
HVAC and
Typical commissioning process.
– Commissioning plan development.
– Documentation of design intent. Building Envelope
– Design review.
– Submittals review.
– Inspections and system functional testing.
– Enhanced operating and maintenance documentation.
Thermal
– Post-occupancy testing.
An understanding of loads helps when setting envelope design Btu = British Thermal Unit
priorities
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Balance Point Temperature Balance Point Temperature (cont’d)
25,000 25,000
Cooling Required Cooling Required
20,000 20,000
15,000 15,000
Classroom Loads (Btu/hour)
5,000 5,000
0 0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
-5,000 -5,000
-10,000 -10,000
Wall & Roof + Window
-15,000 -15,000
-20,000 -20,000
Heating Required Heating Required
-25,000 -25,000
Outdoor Air Temperature Outdoor Air Temperature
10,000 10,000
5,000 5,000
0 0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
-5,000 -5,000
-10,000 -10,000
-15,000 -15,000
-20,000 -20,000
Heating Required Heating Required
-25,000 -25,000
Outdoor Air Temperature Outdoor Air Temperature
Balance Point
10,000
Temperature
5,000
Good
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
-5,000
-10,000
-15,000 Envelope
Design
-20,000
Heating Required
-25,000
Outdoor Air Temperature
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Control Thermal Loads Fenestration Orientation
Priorities:
1. Pay attention to the orientation of glazing.
2. Provide adequate insulation.
3. Specify window shading and/or high performance windows.
4. Control roof heat gain through cool roofs and radiant barriers.
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Window Construction Guideline IN2
Roof Insulation
Choose high performance
windows.
– VLT > 0.65
– SHGC < 0.40 Recommendation:
Higher SHGC ok for completely Roof type South Coast Central Valley
North Coast Desert
shaded windows.
Mountain
Single pane glazing may be ok Insulation above deck R-7 foam board R-14 foam board
in warm coastal areas.
See also Guideline DL1: View Wood-framed, attic R-30 blown in attic R-38 blown in attic
Windows for VLT and other R-30 batt in framed R-38 batt in framed
recommendations. http://www.denison.edu/enviro/
barney/envtech.html
Vol. II - page 273 Good Envelope Design 27 Vol. II - page 277 Good Envelope Design 28
Georgina Blach
Middle School,
Los Altos, CA
GelfandRNP Architects
Photo: Andrew Davis, AIA
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Gym, view from north east
What is Ventilation?
Ventilation:
Natural and
Mechanical
Ventilation 36
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Why Ventilate? How?
Ventilation 37 Ventilation 38
Ventilation 39 Ventilation 40
Ventilation 41 Ventilation 42
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Natural Ventilation Potential, North Coast Natural Ventilation Potential, Central Valley
(San Francisco) (Sacramento)
Ventilation 43 Ventilation 44
Two options for calculating minimum ventilation rate Often a good choice in California
Ventilation 47 Ventilation 48
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Energy Credit 2: Natural Ventilation Examples
Natural Ventilation (1 to 4 points)
1 point 2.1. Install HVAC interlocks to turn off HVAC systems if operable
No air conditioning
windows or doors are opened. – Cesar Chavez Elementary, Oakland
– Ross School, Ross, Marin County
Ventilation 49 Ventilation 50
Yes No
HVAC
Is natural ventilation
accessible and beneficial
for a significant portion of
Heating only air systems the school year?
Gas furnace
Unit ventilator No Yes
System
or
Heating only hydronic +
separate air ventilation system Mixed mode HVAC system
Radiant floor (allow simple occupant control
Baseboard of HVAC and operable openings)
- Packaged rooftop
- Gas/electric split
Selection
- Ductless split
- Ceiling panel
- Unit ventilator (2-pipe or 4-pipe)
- Air or water cooled chiller (if appl.)
HEATING ONLY
Cooling and heating system
and Design
(Ensure efficient duct and fan design)
- VAV reheat
- Packaged rooftop
- Gas/electric split
- Unit ventilator (2-pipe or 4-pipe)
- Air or water cooled chiller (if appl.)
Which is Best? (Hint: it’s not always clear) Which is Best? (continued)
Packaged
PackagedRooftop
Rooftop Packaged
PackagedRooftop
Rooftop
Can run individual
Packaged
PackagedSplit
SplitSystem
System Packaged
PackagedSplit
SplitSystem
System systems for after-
2-pipe
2-pipefan
fancoils
coils hour activities
Packaged
PackagedVariable
VariableAir
AirVolume
Volume Packaged
PackagedVariable
VariableAir
AirVolume
Volume
•Air-cooled 4-pipe
4-pipefan
fancoils
coils •Air-cooled
•Air-cooled •Air-cooled
•Evap.-cooled
•Evap.-cooled •Evap.-cooled
•Evap.-cooled
Variable
VariableAir
AirVolume
Volume
•Single
•Singleduct
duct
•Dual
•Dualduct
duct
Water-Source
Water-SourceHeat
HeatPumps
Pumps
•Cooling
•Coolingtower
tower
•Ground
•Groundloop
loop Central plant options
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Which is Best? (continued) Which is Best? (continued)
Packaged
PackagedRooftop
Rooftop Greater comfort potential due
to more steady temperature
Packaged
PackagedSplit
SplitSystem
System control
Compressor failure
affects only a single Packaged
PackagedVariable
VariableAir
AirVolume
Volume
•Air-cooled 4-pipe
4-pipefan
fancoils
coils
classroom •Air-cooled
•Evap.-cooled
•Evap.-cooled
Variable
VariableAir
AirVolume
Volume
•Single
•Singleduct
duct
•Dual duct
•Dual duct
Water-Source
Water-SourceHeat
HeatPumps
Pumps
•Cooling
•Coolingtower
tower
•Ground
•Groundloop
loop
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The ability to provide individual control for classrooms and other spaces
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HVAC Guidelines HVAC Guidelines (cont’d)
TC1: Cross Ventilation TC9: Ductless Split System TC17: Dedicated Outside Air TC23: Hot Water Supply
Systems
TC2: Stack Ventilation TC10: Evaporative Cooling System TC24: Adjustable Thermostats
TC18: Economizers
TC3: Ceiling Fans TC11: VAV Reheat System TC25: EMS/DDC
TC19: Air Distribution Design
TC4: Gas/Electric Split System TC12: Radiant Slab System Guidelines TC26: Demand Controlled
Ventilation
TC5: Packaged Rooftop System TC13: Baseboard Heating System TC20: Duct Sealing and Insulation
TC27: CO Sensors for Garage
TC6: Displacement Ventilation TC14: Gas-Fired Radiant Heating TC21: Hydronic Distribution Exhaust Fans
System System
TC21: Chilled Water Plants
TC7: Hydronic Ceiling Panel TC15: Ground Source Heat Pump
System System
Source: Small HVAC System Design Guide, CEC PIER Program, 2003
HVAC System Design 65 HVAC System Design 66
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Economizer Energy Savings Packaged System Problems
Economizers
100.0%
90.0%
Refrigerant charge
80.0%
60.0%
Cycling fans during
50.0% occupied period
40.0%
Fans run during
unoccupied period
30.0%
20.0%
Simultaneous heating
and cooling
10.0%
No outside air intake at
0.0% unit
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Climate Zone
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
Non-integrated Economizer Integrated Economizer
Problem Frequency
Source: Small HVAC System Design Guide, CEC PIER Program, 2003 Source: Small HVAC System Design Guide, CEC PIER Program, 2003
HVAC System Design 67 HVAC System Design 68
Direct-drive actuators
Thermostatic Expansion Valve Impact Design Case: Packaged Rooftop System Costs
1.2
0.8
Short orifice
Reduce from 4 tons to 3 tons ($500 per ton) - $500
0.4
Net Cost $275 ($0.28 per ft2)
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Additional Packaged Rooftop Measures
HVAC and
Higher efficiency, SEER >12 (add $350 per ton for SEER 16)
Specify commissioning
Special HVAC
Integration with lighting motion sensor control
Systems:
Interlocks on windows and doors
Increase the air flow to extract extra sensible cooling capacity out of Displacement
Ventilation
the unit, allowing the selection of a smaller “nominal” unit.
Fresh cool air is slowly supplied Healthier environment; germs are not spread as easily.
near the floor.
100% fresh air vs. recirculation of return air.
Air rises as
it warms. Improved acoustics.
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Displacement Ventilation Details (cont’d) Providing the Neutral Air
Conventional Displacement
System System
AC size 3 tons 2 tons
Providing the Neutral Air (cont’d) Providing the Neutral Air (cont’d)
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More Information on Displacement Ventilation What You Should Remember
Guideline TC6: Displacement Ventilation Systems. Minimize cooling loads through orientation and shading design.
Yuan, Xiaoxiong. Performance Evaluation and Design Take advantage of natural ventilation where it’s feasible
Guidelines for Displacement Ventilation. ASHRAE to expand comfort range and save energy.
Transactions. 1999. V. 105. Pt. 1. www.ashrae.org.
Perform load calculations and avoid over sizing AC equipment
Current research project:
– CEC PIER Indoor Environmental Quality Study, Thermal Consider displacement ventilation for better air quality and energy
Displacement Ventilation in Classrooms. efficiency.
– Demonstration classrooms to be installed summer 2004
Displacement Ventilation 85 86
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