The Smart Energy Design Assistance Center (SEDAC) has identified energy savings measures that would result in annual savings of 81,000 kWh, 320 klbs steam, $13,100 in energy costs, and 214,000 lbs CO2 emissions. SEDAC, in partnership with the School of Architecture, the Department of Landscape Architecture, and the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, proposes to implement these energy savings measures. The energy savings projects includes demand control ventilation with low-leak dampers, upgrading classrooms and offices to LED lighting with daylight harvesting control, and improved window closure hardware. Additionally, this team will incorporate a student-led project that would automatically detect faulty HVAC system sensors and actuators so that they can be easily identified and repaired. Such problems routinely go undetected for years and negatively affect energy use and building function. Finally, this team seeks to increase transparency in building energy use and building energy systems through the installation of an interactive digital display.

The project outcomes include: 1) TBH building improvements with annual savings of 81,000 kWh, 320 klbs steam, $13,100 in energy costs, and 214,000 lbs CO2 emissions; 2) approximately five student projects; 3) progress towards automated detection of faulty HVAC system sensors that F&S could use across the entire campus; and 4) an interactive digital display, or “dashboard,” visible and usable by students, staff, and visitors.