Understanding the energy consumption of a project requires energy consumption simulation and sometimes it is not practical on every project. But, finding the peak cooling and heating demand for HVAC sizing is a must on most projects.
Even if your project can't afford energy consumption simulation, could you enhance building performance through a series of alternatives to reduce the peak HVAC demand?
Here's a story of how we can communicate such success. What do you think?
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Premnath Sundharam AIA
Senior Associate
DLR Group, Inc.
Phoenix AZ
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