Thermal Energy Storage in Sustainable Buildings

By Mark MacCracken, P.E., Member ASHRAE ASHRAE / 2004 / 4 pages

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This article demonstrates why designing a building withstored cooling is a beneficial approach and how oversizingthe chiller plant for safety factor does not make sense. Thisarticle discusses what makes thermal energy storage (TES) agreen technology, TES and safety factor, and benefits from incorporatingstorage.

Citation: ASHRAE Journal, Vol. 46, No. 9

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