I began this project wanting to know how Wurster performs with respect to energy usage at different times of the year with opposite weather extremes. My prediction is that Wurster used less energy in May when it was hot compared to January when it was cold because of the building’s design and ability to shade [...]
In the 2009 Fall Semester, UC Berkeley revised it’s academic schedule to extend the study period before final exams in an effort to provide students additional study time during this stressful period as well as save money for the University. In prior years, the academic calendar only allowed for 3 days between the end of [...]
Over the course of fall semester in Wurster Hall, it seems that use of the building and studio facilities increase as the workload steadily increases over the semester. Additionally I expect that the energy demand on the building further increases due to an increased need for heating (and fan power) as the semester progresses and [...]
I am interested in the relationship of electricity use pattern and the HVAC system operation in Wurster Hal. Since the major energy components in the buildings are lighting and HVAC system, and with the assumption that the former one is mainly as a function of occupancy, the variation of electricity use in the building during [...]
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For this assignment, I had decided to look at the energy demands from the vacation monthly periods (12/20-1/20 and 5/20-6/20) in Wurster. My hypothesis was that during the summer period (5/20-6/20), the energy demand is higher than that of the winter period (12/20-1/20) since more people would occupy Wurster at the end of May but [...]
My question is if there is an energy decrease during the schools Reading/Review/Recetation week opposed to the week before. There is a theorectical small decrease in student occupation of the buidlings during the R/R/R week as most classes do not meet and only some reviews are held. During this week I assume that professors are [...]
During school holidays, I try to stay as far away from campus as possible. Sometimes I wonder how many lights people forgot to turn-off before they left for an extended weekend or how much heating/cooling is being used to make a (hopefully) empty building comfortable. With these questions in mind, I looked to compare the [...]
CED students practically live in Wurster Hall, since all disciplines within the College require a studio course in one form or another. Given that knowledge, coupled with the fact that the College itself hosts many public and private affairs, such as its CED Lecture Series and various workshops, meetings, and student clubs, one can say [...]
At the first glance of one week’s electricity demand during the 2009 fall semester, notice that the electrical demand of the whole building kept a similar pattern. It can be clearly observed on the same day of the week due to the same class schedule. I also take a look at the hourly outside air [...]