Document Type
Paper
Abstract
Analysis of the Bunker Interpretive Center (BIC) began during the spring of 2011 with the Engineering 382 Instrumentation Lab. To determine the energy use at the BIC, sensing equipment was placed on 44 different energy consuming devices, ranging from pumps to lights to heating and ventilation (HVAC) equipment. These data were collected over the spring and summer and then analyzed by the Engineering 333 Thermal Systems Design class during the fall of 2011. The class was tasked with determining whether or not the BIC was eligible for Energy Star certification. While the building was built to be LEED Gold certified, meaning that it had an energy efficient design and used environmentally friendly materials, the actual use of the BIC is covered by Energy Star, not LEED. Thus, the central question posed to the class was: Does the Bunker Interpretive Center currently qualify for Energy Star certification, and if not, how can it be improved until it does? Unfortunately, the BIC does not fall into one of the predefined categories required for Energy Star certification. As such, the class decided that a new category designed especially for the BIC had to be created and used as a metric for determining the BIC's Energy Star status.
Publication Date
12-15-2011
Recommended Citation
Fall 2011 ENGR333, "2011 Fall ENGR333 Project Final Report" (2011). ENGR 333. 58.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/engr_333/58