1.6.9 Remove furniture from the front of HVAC terminal units
Description
This measure consists in rearranging furniture that is blocking the HVAC terminal units in order to increase their performance.
Benefits
Reduce energy consumption
Increase the heating/cooling moving around the room
Easy application
Avoid the damage of furniture
Limitations
Occupant acceptance
Displacing furniture is not possible in several cases due to space restrictions
Economic assessment
Zero investment.
References and best practices
How room arrangements affect energy efficiency of your home: www.extension.org/pages/25642/how-room-arrangements-affect-energy-efficiency-of-your-home#.VbIg9_lXSPU
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CHARACTERIZATION
Environment or playable world:
Residential
Academic
Offices
All
Carried out by:
Public building users
Owners
Operators
All
Reduce consumption of:
Heating
Cooling
DHW
Lighting
Electric devices
Type of driver:
Physical environmental
Contextual
Psychological
Physiological
Social
Time framework:
- Short term
- Long term
Type of measure:
- Envelope
- HVAC
- DHW
- Lighting
- Electrical devices
- Other
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