Abstract
An energy management consultant has a number of options available to him to conserve energy in existing or new building environmental control systems. Unfortunately, many of the options may also reduce the precision in maintaining a desired set of environmental conditions. Therefore, the energy manager must seek to maximize energy conserved yet minimuze occupant discomfort. A number of energy conserving environmental control modifications are described as well as the related effect they may have on the degree of occupant discomfort.
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