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Energy Saving Potentials and Air Quality Benefits of Urban HeatIslandMitigation

Description: Urban areas tend to have higher air temperatures than their rural surroundings as a result of gradual surface modifications that include replacing the natural vegetation with buildings and roads. The term ''Urban Heat Island'' describes this phenomenon. The surfaces of buildings and pavements absorb solar radiation and become extremely hot, which in turn warm the surrounding air. Cities that have been ''paved over'' do not receive the benefit of the natural cooling effect of vegetation. As the … more
Date: August 23, 2005
Creator: Akbari, Hashem
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cool Colored Roofs to Save Energy and Improve Air Quality

Description: Urban areas tend to have higher air temperatures than their rural surroundings as a result of gradual surface modifications that include replacing the natural vegetation with buildings and roads. The term ''Urban Heat Island'' describes this phenomenon. The surfaces of buildings and pavements absorb solar radiation and become extremely hot, which in turn warm the surrounding air. Cities that have been ''paved over'' do not receive the benefit of the natural cooling effect of vegetation. As the … more
Date: August 23, 2005
Creator: Akbari, Hashem; Levinson, Ronnen; Miller, William & Berdahl, Paul
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Identifying Energy Savings Opportunities in Industrial Pumping Systems

Description: In most industrial settings, energy consumed by pumping systems is responsible for a major part of the overall electricity bill. In some cases, the energy is used quite efficiently; in others, it is not. Facility operators may be very familiar with pumping system equipment controllability, reliability, and availability, but only marginally aware of system efficiency. There are some good reasons to increase that awareness: As budgets shrink and the intensity of both domestic and international co… more
Date: August 23, 1999
Creator: Casada, D.A. & McElhaney, K.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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