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One heat pump serves every two classrooms at Plano Elementary. This design maximizes energy, reduces construction costs and reduces maintenance costs. The dual compressor heat pumps operate more efficiently during part-load operating conditions than a single compressor unit. The compressors operated in the first stage 87% of the time during the school’s first year. Photo © sherman-Carter-Barnhart Architects that goal. to maximize the impact of the design and operational policies on energy consumption, thorough monitoring and evaluation of actual operation data is imperative. the ongoing monitoring and evaluation process provides insight into opportunities to further improve the efficiency of any building. the whole team (architects, engineers, occupants and owners) can learn from the successful strategies implemented in the past and build on those strategies for future success. • aBout the author Kenneth l. seibert, P leed AP is .e., , the president of CmTA, an 80-person meP consulting engineering firm with offices in louisville and lexington, Ky., and Houston. HPB.hotims.com/26999-20 http://www.uniluxam.com http://www.uniluxam.com http://HPB.hotims.com/26999-20

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of High Performing Buildings - Fall 2009

High Performing Buildings - Fall 2009
Contents
Commentary
Kitsap County Administration Building
McDonald's Corporation
Plano Elementary School
California Department of Education
Burns & McDonnell
Advertisers Index

High Performing Buildings - Fall 2009