Saving Energy in Office Buildings

Roland Piquepaille's Technology Trends, 20 Jan 2006 Precooling a structure in the morning before temperature rises has been done before. It later saves energy during times of peak demand and you might even have done it intuitively at home. But now, engineers from Purdue University have developed a 'control' algorithm which promises to reduce energy consumption -- and electricity bills -- by as much as 30 percent for small office buildings which represent the majority of commercial structures. So far, this method has only been tested in California, but the researchers say that their control software could be used anywhere after minor adaptations. Read more