Preliminary Recommendations for Improving the Construction and Acceptance Testing of Energy-Efficient Facilities.

Abstract

This document describes the preliminary results of a study to recommend changes to the construction phase of the Military Construction, Army (MCA) process. Implementation of these changes would ensure that facility contract documents, the facility construction process, and the resulting facility embody the facility design's energy conservation objectives. The research identified problems with producing energy-efficient facilities within the Corp's current construction process. The operation of the Corps Quality Control/Quality Assurance program was evaluated and improvements suggested. Problems with the energy-effectiveness of Corps of Engineers Guide Specifications (CEGS) were also identified, with improvements suggested for the Air Supply and Distribution Guide Specification (CEGS-15805). Suggested revisions to Section 19, 'Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing,' of CEGS-15805 were also compiled. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA169913

Entities

People

  • Charles Burton
  • Dahtzen Chu
  • Dale Herron

Organizations

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Conditioning
  • Air Supplies
  • Business Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cooling Towers
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Management Personnel
  • Measurement
  • Organizational Structure
  • Quality Control
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Wet Bulb Temperature

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design