H&H - Symposium on Improving Building Systems in Hot and Humid Climates

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• The Economics of LEED-EB for Single Buildings and Building Portfolios

  Arny, M. (Energy Systems Laboratory, December 2008)

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  URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/148670

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  ESL-HH-08-12-25.pdf   (348.4Kb)
• Air Conditioner Efficiency Under Hot Dry and Hot Humid Conditions - The Utility Perspective

  Amarnath, A. (Energy Systems Laboratory, December 2008)

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  URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/148669

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  ESL-HH-08-12-24.pdf   (326.9Kb)
• Climate Change Awareness Time Line: How Did We Get to Today?

  Crawford, J. G. (Energy Systems Laboratory, December 2008)

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  Abstract:

  The climate change issue has really entered the awareness of the general public within the last two years or so. During that time, references in the media have progressed from the back page of the newspapers to front page news. Other than in the minds of atmospheric scientists, environmentalists, and policy makers, climate change had seemed to be a distant threat that could be dealt with at a later time, if needed. Within the last two years, the public awareness of the issue has become almost universal, penetrating the fiber of almost all mass communications media, from the comic strips to national TV programming.

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  ESL-HH-08-12-21.pdf   (316.3Kb)
• Climate Change: Some Scientific and Political Realities

  Crawford, J. G. (Energy Systems Laboratory, December 2008)

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  Atmospheric scientists tell us that mankind is changing the climate, and is setting in motion forces that can make essentially irreversible changes in the climate of the future. Naysayers dispute whether mankind is even capable of changing the climate. Today we are hearing more from the scientists and less from the naysayers. This presentation will review highlights of the science and the political response to the scientific facts, at both the national and international levels. Domestically, the next chapter will be written by the incoming administration.

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• Rooftop Membrane Temperature Reductions with Green Roof Technology in South-Central Texas

  Dvorak, B. (Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), August 2010)

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  Abstract:

  Early green roof cooling and energy reduction research in North America took place in Canada and the northern latitudes of the United States, where green roofs reduced rooftop temperatures by 70% to 90%. Less is known about green roof technology in the southern Untied States; where energy demand for cooling buildings is high, and the urban heat island effect is more pronounced. This paper reports early findings for rooftop membrane temperature reductions from 11.6-cm-deep modular green roof trays, typical of large-scaled, low-maintenance applications. Measurements observed during May, 2010 reveal that temperatures below the modular planted green roof units were 82% to 91.6% cooler compared to the surface temperatures of the control roof membrane. These findings on low-input modular green roof trays reinforce other research findings that indicate green roof technology can dramatically reduce and modify temperatures on roof deck surfaces during peak energy demand periods in hot sunny climates.

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  http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/93240

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  ESL-HH-10-08-23.pdf   (1.715Mb)