Evaluation of the Low-Energy Design Process and Energy Performance of the Zion National Park Visitor Center

Nicholas Long; Shanti Pless; Paul Torcellini; Ronald Judkoff

Evaluation of the Low-Energy Design Process and Energy Performance of the Zion National Park Visitor Center

Nicholas Long, Shanti Pless, Paul Torcellini, Ronald Judkoff

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Abstract

In line with the mission of the National Park Service, the Zion National Park Visitor Center was designed to use 70% less energy than a comparable visitor center built to Federal Energy Code 10 CFR 435 (DOE 1995). The authors and NFS staff used an Integrated design process, Including extensive simulations, to minimize the energy consumption. The result was a passive solar commercial building that has a good thermal envelope, daylighting, and natural ventilation. Passive downdraft cooltowers provide all the cooling. Two Trombe walls provide a significant amount of the heating. After two years of metering, the results show a net energy use intensity of 24.7 kBtu/ft² (280.5 MJ/m²) and a 67% energy cost saving. Low energy use and aggressive demand management result In an energy cost intensity of $0.43/ft ² ($4.63/m²). The paper discusses lessons learned related to the design process, daylighting, PV system, and HVAC system.

Original language	American English
Pages	321-340
Number of pages	20
State	Published - 2006
Event	2006 Winter Meeting of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE - Chicago, IL, United States Duration: 21 Jan 2006 → 25 Jan 2006

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Conference	2006 Winter Meeting of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago, IL
Period	21/01/06 → 25/01/06

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For preprint version see NREL/CP-550-39013

NREL Publication Number

NREL/CP-550-38685

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2006. 321-340 Paper presented at 2006 Winter Meeting of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE, Chicago, IL, United States.

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