The University of Toledo
Capacity Building in Construction Program
 

EACT Database

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Sustainable Energy Efficiency

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Scott Park Campus
University College                       Division of Comm. & Economic Dev.
Phone: 419.530.3016
Fax: 419.530.6228
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SMART BUILDING SYSTEMS

Overview Insight Database Applications Comparison Case Studies References

COMPARISON

No.

Equipment

From

To

1

Earth wise System

Noisy, with high initial operating costs and long maintenance costs chiller system

Environment friendly cost effective and comparatively quite and easy to  install water chiller system

2

C-Bus Control

Difficult and tedious management system for variable control electrical load requiring computers for storing control information

Microprocessor control curing systems to control lighting and other electrical loads without need of PC

3

Post-Frame Building

From knee braced frame buildings occupying large amount of space and increasing the structural cost of building

Post frame buildings with state of art design eliminating knee bracing and allowing maximum utilization of space

4

Tilt-up

From pre-fabricated construction forms using imported materials increasing the cost, labor and time of erection

Tilt-up buildings using locally available tilt-up panels resulting into speedy, cost effective and aesthetic construction.

5

Reddi-wall

From expensive and varying R value insulation forms leading to lower strength and lower moisture hydration rates of concrete

Fire and water resistant interlocking system of lightweight expanded polystyrene giving advantageous feature of curing of concrete to optimum hydration rates and increasing their strength substantially.

6

Green buildings

Classical building designs increasing concerns about economic utility, durability and delight

Construction of building so that it uses energy in a way that is both efficient and ecologically aware placing high priority on health, environment  and resource conservation performance over its life-cycle 


 

Page update: Friday, July 21, 2006