Energy Efficiency and Diversity
Diversity in laboratory design can permit downsizing of equipment, reducing capital and operating costs. The diversity factor is used when considering all of the HVAC system components for the laboratory including: boilers, chillers, cooling towers, pumps, air-handling units, ductwork, heat recovery, and mechanical spaces. Diversity allows the designer to downsize a VAV system in order to make it more life-cycle cost effective when compared to a CV system. [Rabiah and Welkenbach, 1993] [Boody, 1997] [Khawja, 1998]
Key motivators to capitalizing on diversity
