How TherMOOstat Helps With Thermostats & Setpoints
Rock Hall
Intro
Rock Hall is a large lecture auditorium that can host over 200 students at once. We don't receive a lot of feedback from Rock Hall compared to the rest of the classroom spaces on campus. In January, we received feedback reporting abnormally cold temperature. Although our system didn't report any alerts of mechanical failure, the comments prompted us to dig a little deeper.
Hypothesis
The setpoint for Rock Hall room 194 is typically at 75°F, but the actual temperature ranged from 56 to 68°F. This influx of responses and the significantly low recorded room temperature kicked off our investigation. We found a heating hot water pump malfunctioning, which meant the air supplied to the room wasn't being heated but in fact, remained cool.
Vet Med
Intro
As part of an energy project at VM3A and VM3A Multi Purpose Teaching Building, we examined the four large teaching laboratories in MPT that used a lot of ventilation and HVAC energy. We worked really closely with facility managers in the building , and the safety department, to understand the operational needs and safety requirements.
Hypothesis
A new programming sequence was developed for the HVAC system that would reduce the airflow and let the temperature setpoints relax when people weren't in these teaching labs.
This new sequence was tested in the summer months and we learned through TherMOOstat feedback that the spaces were getting a little too warm.
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