Energy Design Resources Design Briefs
Up until recently, there was a website supported by California public benefit funds called Energy Design Resources (EDR) that provided funding and a platform for distributing documents called "design briefs" and similar resources. These documents provided information about a variety of building system and building science topics. Unfortunately, the site seems to have disappeared, I am guessing because the funding that supported it disappeared.
Frequently, I reference documents that were available on the EDR website to support the classes I help to support. And, while based on the date of publication, many of them are dated, the fact that they are based on the fundamental physics of building systems and science means that they actually are somewhat timeless. In other words, concepts that applied to - for instance- pumping systems in 2000 - still apply to pumping systems in 2020.
Thus, my personal opinion (probably a bit biased because I helped develop some of the documents) is that they still are useful resources for folks interested in learning more about building systems and building science. Plus, for me at least, one of the ways I learn is by reading multiple resources on a common topic. So perhaps the files below will give you a perspective on a particular topic of interest.
Since the documents were public domain documents, I am assuming that it is O.K. for me to share them and am providing this page on our commissioning resources website where you can download any of the documents that I have copies of. The possibility exists that at some point, someone will tell me to "cease and desist" at which point, I will need to take the page back down and come up with a "plan B". But until then, hopefully, you will find the following documents to be helpful.
MECHANICAL AND HVAC TOPICS
Frequently, I reference documents that were available on the EDR website to support the classes I help to support. And, while based on the date of publication, many of them are dated, the fact that they are based on the fundamental physics of building systems and science means that they actually are somewhat timeless. In other words, concepts that applied to - for instance- pumping systems in 2000 - still apply to pumping systems in 2020.
Thus, my personal opinion (probably a bit biased because I helped develop some of the documents) is that they still are useful resources for folks interested in learning more about building systems and building science. Plus, for me at least, one of the ways I learn is by reading multiple resources on a common topic. So perhaps the files below will give you a perspective on a particular topic of interest.
Since the documents were public domain documents, I am assuming that it is O.K. for me to share them and am providing this page on our commissioning resources website where you can download any of the documents that I have copies of. The possibility exists that at some point, someone will tell me to "cease and desist" at which point, I will need to take the page back down and come up with a "plan B". But until then, hopefully, you will find the following documents to be helpful.
MECHANICAL AND HVAC TOPICS
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LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL TOPICS
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SKYLIGHTING AND DAYLIGHTING GUIDLINES
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