ASHRAE guidelines were used to analyze the compliance of River Vue Apartments with indoor air quality, ventilation, fenestration, energy, and other requirements: |
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- ASHRAE, 2007, ANSI/ASHRAE, Standard 62.1-2007, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. Atlanta, GA
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- ASHRAE 2007, ANSI/ASHRAE, Standard 90.1-2007, Energy Standard for Building Except Low Rise Residential Buildings. American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. Atlanta, GA.
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- ASHRAE (2009), 2009 ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals
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Energy Usage and Emissions Data: |
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- http://www.puco.ohio.gov/puco/index.cfm/apples-to-apples/columbia-gas-of-ohio-apples-to-apples-chart/
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- "Source Energy and Emission Factors for Energy Use in Buildings." M. Deru and P. Torcellini. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. June 2007.
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- Environmental Protection Agency website www.epa.gov.
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Financing and Inflation of Building Costs: |
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- http://inflationdata.com/Inflation/images/charts/Annual_Inflation/annual_inflation_chart.htm
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- Information on HUD 220 Program: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/progdesc/renturbanhsg220.cfm
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- Information on HUD 220 Program: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/progdesc/renturbanhsg220.cfm
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Building construction data |
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- http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/html/land_use_control_and_zoning.html
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- River Vue Apartments Contract Drawings and Specifications
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- Color site photos used throughout this website and all technical reports taken by Laura Pica, August 2011
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Utility costs and rate structures: |
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- http://www.puco.ohio.gov/puco/index.cfm/apples-to-apples/columbia-gas-of-ohio-apples-to-apples-chart/
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- http://inflationdata.com/Inflation/images/charts/Annual_Inflation/annual_inflation_chart.htm
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Cost estimate data: |
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- “RSMeans Mechanical Cost Data 2010” edited by Melville Mossman, RSMeans, Reed Construction Data, Construction Publishers and Consultants. 2009. Kingston, MA.
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- “RSMeans Electrical Cost Data 2009” edited by Melville Mossman, RSMeans, Reed Construction Data, Construction Publishers and Consultants. 2008. Kingston, MA.
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Demand Control Ventilation systems: |
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- Holmberg, David. (November 2011). Demand Response and Standards. ASHRAE Journal, pages B23-B35.
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- “Demand Controlled Ventilating System, State of the Art Review” by Willigert Raatschen, International Energy Agency. February 1990. Stockholm, Sweeden.
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- John, David. (September 2011). Designing for Comfort. ASHRAE Journal, pages 38-47.
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- Shapiro, Ian. (October 2011). HVAC Selection for Envelope-Dominated Buildings. ASHRAE Journal, pages 30-40.
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- Stipe, Marty. (2003) Demand-Control Ventilation Design Guide. Oregon Office of Energy. http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/CONS/BUS/DCV/docs/DCVGuide.pdf?ga=t
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- Turner, Stephen. (June 2011). What’s New in ASHRAE’s Standard on Comfort. ASHRAE Journal, pages 42-48.
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- Runaround Coil loop information was gathered from the following source: http://cipco.apogee.net/ces/library/tscoil.asp
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- “Coil Loop Recovery Systems” Accessed January 25, 2012. http://cipco.apogee.net/ces/library/tscoil.asp
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- “CO2 Based Ventilation Control.” ASHRAE Journal, February 2012. Published by W. Comstock. Atlanta, GA.
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- GE CO2 Sensors :http://www.ge-mcs.com/en/co2/wall-mount/ventostat-8000-series.html
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Photovoltaic Arrays and Solar Thermal Technology: |
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- Beckman, Duffie. (2006). Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, Third Edition.
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- Bushby, Steven. (November 2011). Information Model Standard for Integrating Facilities with Smart Grid. ASHRAE Journal, pages B18-B22.
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- Newell, Ty and Newell, Ben. (June 2011). Solar Collection and Use. ASHRAE Journal, pages 72-77.
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- Vendor Information : http://www.siliconsolar.com/off-grid-solar-systems.html
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- Photovoltaic array design guide by PV Watts:http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/calculators/PVWATTS/version1/system.html
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Solar Design Incentives and Funding: |
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- http://www.standardsolar.com/Residential-Solar-Panels/Pennsylvania/Incentives
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- http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/index.cfm?getRE=1?re=undefined&ee=1&spv=0&st=0&srp=1&state=PA
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Geothermal Loop Systems for Underground Use: |
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- Geothermal Loops – Geothermal Loopfields. Eagle Mountain Products. Accessed December 5, 2011. http://www.eagle-mt.com/geomax/geothermal_loops.php
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Absorption Chillers and Corresponding Mechanical Systems: |
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- McQuiston, Parker & Spitler. (2005). Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Analysis and Design. Sixth Edition.
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- Wang, Kai and Vineyard, Edward. (September 2011). Absorption Refrigeration. ASHRAE Journal, pages 14-24.
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