Design Competition
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Design Competition
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| ASHRAE Student Design Competition | |||||||||
| The ASHRAE Student Design Competition is an annual contest in which teams of students participate compete in categories of architectural design, HVAC system selection, and HVAC system design for a real building selected by ASHRAE. Past competition buildings have included schools, laboratories, commercial buildings, and data centers, multi-unit residential buildings, and others.. involves. Awards are presented to winning teams at the ASHRAE Winter Meeting. The Penn State ASHRAE Student Branch typically participates and has been very successful. Information related to the design competition is located here. If you are interested in participating in the design competition this year, contact Dr. Bahnfleth. | |||||||||
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| Design Competition for 2007 - 2008 | |||||||||
| The White House Recreation Center, located in White House, Tennessee, is a public recreational facility which houses several diverse spaces including an indoor pool and a number of administration offices. This report contains comprehensive research and analyses of heating, ventilation and air conditioning design solutions for the facility. Presented systems met the diverse design goals & requirements of the center while minimizing energy consumption. They were designed to exceed ASHRAE standards & local building code requirements while minimizing both the life-cycle and capital investment costs. | |||||||||
| The White House Recreational Center is a public facility for use by the entire community. As public building, it is probable that the controlling ownership will be with the municipality through the life of the facility. All costs associated with the facility will be carried by the building owner and subsequently paid by the community members. Therefore, it is in the interest of the owner to select the appropriate system for acceptable first-cost and low operating cost. | |||||||||
| The redesign of the mechanical systems for the White House Recreation Center Project was completed with many objectives in mind. Of utmost concern were air quality, human comfort, energy efficiency and system sustainability. Other objectives include high system reliability, good acoustical quality in occupied spaces, and a low life cost as compared to a baseline system.. The system is to exceed all required standards, including ASHRAE Standard 62.1 for ventilation rates and ASHRAE Standard 90.1 for efficiencies. Having an indoor air quality that far surpasses the USGBC's LEED® rating system prerequisites was a primary design objective of this project. | |||||||||
| For further details about this and other Penn State entries, please contact Dr. Bahnfleth. | |||||||||
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Revision Date:
Aug 10, 2008
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