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  • 1.  Building Coasting

    Posted 05-01-2014 06:53 AM
    This message has been cross posted to the following Discussion Forums: Committee on the Environment and Technical Design for Building Performance Knowledge Community .
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    Who doesn't want anything that is free? Buildings too, can take as much free cooling as possible. Building design and orienation plays an important role in determining how far a building take advantage of free cooling.

    How do we educate owners, users and designers on extending the economizer cycle? 

    Here's a quick read on what I call "Building Coasting."

    https://prem-sundharam.squarespace.com/blog/2014/4/27/building-coasting



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    Premnath Sundharam
    Senior Associate
    DLR Group, Inc.
    Phoenix AZ
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