Class Project Report Sustainable Air Quality, EECE 449/549, Spring 2009 Washington University, St. Louis, MO The Energy Analysis and Carbon Footprint of the Danforth University Center Instructors: Professor Rudolf B. Husar, Erin M. Robinson For more details see the class wiki Students: Maiko Arashiro, Alex Clark, Neil Feinberg Mark Henson, Kerry Herr, Evan Kangas, Janna Lambson, Michael McDonald, Katie Poeltl, Cameron Smith, Kharel Thompson
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Class Project ReportSustainable Air Quality, EECE 449/549, Spring 2009
Washington University, St. Louis, MO The Energy Analysis and Carbon Footprint of the Danforth University Center
Instructors: Professor Rudolf B. Husar, Erin M. Robinson
For more details see the class wiki
Students:Maiko Arashiro, Alex Clark, Neil Feinberg Mark Henson, Kerry Herr, Evan Kangas,
Janna Lambson, Michael McDonald, Katie Poeltl, Cameron Smith, Kharel Thompson
• Consideration of powering the DUC entirely on coal power (close to reality):– No square feet of area need to be set aside by school– Costs roughly $8.50/hr or $0.045/kWhr (operation, maintenance, and distributed capital costs)– Over time period of our data (March 12 – Present) this option would have cost about $7,500 or $9,500 when factoring in the “social
cost” of carbon.• Pros:
– Cheap, cheap, cheap– Doesn’t need area set aside for it, the power company already handled that
• Cons:– Over the same time period above, the DUC would have 50 metric tons of carbon emissions associated with this electricity
generation.– Burning of coal also releases significant amounts of sulfur, which can lead to acid rain.
Renewable Energy Source Analysis
Renewable Energy Source Analysis
Breakdown of Office Electricity Usage by Activity
• Used power densities in LEED certification to find electricity usage of equipment and lighting
• Other usage inferred from percentages given by EIA
Graph of Electricity Consumption of Offices Compared to Total DUC Electricity Consumption
Breakdown of Office Energy Usage
Breakdown of Meeting Room Electricity Usage by Activity
• Used power densities in LEED certification to find electricity used for lighting
• Other usage inferred from percentages given by EIA
• There is a baseline of electricity consumption from cooling and ventilation
Graph of Electricity Consumption of Offices Compared to Total DUC Electricity Consumption
Breakdown of Meeting Room Energy Usage
Energy Breakdown in DUC Kitchen: Weekday• According to national data, Energy use in restaurants and industrial kitchens can be divided into 5 categories, and energy is consumed in those areas in these proportions:
• We used real time DUC data on Natural gas usage to calculate overall DUC kitchen energy usage
Energy Breakdown in DUC Kitchen: Weekend
• Energy usage is much lower on the weekends than during the week.• Peaks still occur at traditional meal times, but they aren’t as high.