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  3. Design Features
  • 1. Challenging Building Types
  • 2. Design Features
    • 2.1 Active Chilled Beams
    • 2.2 Automatically Controlled Window Shades
    • 2.3 Dedicated Outside Air Systems (DOAS)
    • 2.4 Displacement Ventilation
    • 2.5 Dynamic Glazing
    • 2.6 Gas Engine Driven Heat Pumps
    • 2.7 Ground Source Heat Pumps
    • 2.8 Ice Storage Air Conditioners
    • 2.9 Radiant Heating and/or Cooling
    • 2.10 Under Floor Air Distribution (UFAD)
    • 2.11 Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF)

2. Design Features

There are a number of  design features that present modeling challenges that are discussed in this section. 

  • 2.1 Active Chilled Beams
  • 2.2 Automatically Controlled Window Shades
  • 2.3 Dedicated Outside Air Systems (DOAS)
  • 2.4 Displacement Ventilation
  • 2.5 Dynamic Glazing
  • 2.6 Gas Engine Driven Heat Pumps
  • 2.7 Ground Source Heat Pumps
  • 2.8 Ice Storage Air Conditioners
  • 2.9 Radiant Heating and/or Cooling
  • 2.10 Under Floor Air Distribution (UFAD)
  • 2.11 Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF)

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