Secondary Author(s)
Parker, Danny; Sherwin, John; Anello, Michael
Report Number
FSEC-CR-1133-99
URL
http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-CR-1133-99.pdf
Keywords
Education; Buildings; Ventilation; Retrofits, Portable classrooms; Energy efficiency; Ventilation improvement; Educational facilities; Energy costs; ASHRAE standards; Retrofitting
Abstract
Florida has over 25,000 portable classrooms in use around the state. Energy costs for these structures exceed $20 million a year - or about 11% of all energy-related expenditures for educational facilities. Research has also shown interior ventilation rates in these classrooms typically fall far below the recommended levels in ASHRAE Standard 62-1989.
To explore ways in which costs might be reduced and the physical learning environment improved, we conducted a two year experiment in two highly instrumented portable classrooms at Silver Sands Middle School in Volusia County. A series of retrofits, aimed to cut energy use and improve ventilation and illumination quality, were staged into the portables over time.
Date Published
11-20-1999
Identifiers
663
Subjects
Classrooms; Energy conservation; School buildings; Ventilation; Energy consumption; Buildings--Retrofitting
Local Subjects
Education; Buildings - Retrofits; Buildings - Ventilation
Type
Text; Document
Collection
FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection
STARS Citation
Florida Solar Energy Center and Callahan, Michael, "Evaluation of Energy Efficient Improvements to Portable Classrooms in Florida" (1999). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 663.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/663
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Notes
Reference Publication: Callahan, M., Parker, D., Sherwin, J., Anello, M., "Evaluation of Energy Efficiency Improvements to Portable Classrooms in Florida," Florida Department of Education, Tallahassee, FL., November, 1999.