Energy Savings at UO LISB

BHE's David Knighton recently had an article published in the Oregon APEM (Association of Professional Energy Managers) Fall 2011 Newsletter. The article describes a unique energy reclaim system that captures waste heat from the University of Oregon campus steam tunnel system using air-water-heat pumps. The captured heat will be used to supplement heating in the HVAC system serving the new Lewis Integrative Science Building. The resulting energy savings will lower natural gas demand from the steam boiler plant and make a notable contribution in the application of LEED Platinum certification for the building.

"The University of Oregon's Lewis Integrative Science Building (LISB), due to be completed in 2012, could be the first LEED-NC v3 laboratory to be awarded LEED Platinum in Oregon and possibly the country.  Energy recovery is one of the keys to achieving a LEED Platinum rating. As mechanical engineers for the project, Balzhiser and Hubbard Engineers were tasked with maximizing energy efficiency."

Click here to read the rest of the article, beginning on page 3 of the Oregon APEM Fall 2011 Newsletter.