ENERGY CONSERVATION A CASE STUDY FOR A LARGE MANUFACTURING PLANT

The methods of formulating, implementing, and evaluating a conservation program in a commercial building or light industrial plant are examined in this paper. The results of one case study are also presented. In commercial and light industrial applications, most energy is consumed to maintain proper environmental conditions; light levels, heat levels, and fresh air levels. Most buildings today expend too much energy on these services. A co-ordinated program to maintain environmental conditions at levels pointed out in this report could save as much as 20% each year in energy consumption. This report presents a method that can be used by many commercial and light industrial concerns to establish a conservation program. Guidlines are presented that can be used to examine environmental conditions and determine how they must be changed. A system of program analysis is also presented. Results of this study show that saving 20% is possible, but motivation of the company and workforce will be a problem. The report also concludes that new buildings can be made more energy efficient if energy conservation is kept in mind during building design.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Ocean Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • Felton, L A
• Publication Date: 1974-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy conservation; Environment; Facilities; Shipyards; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Environmental facilities; Shipyard design
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00071691
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Report/Paper Numbers: MS Degree
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 12 1974 12:00AM