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c3a5dcbf90ed75155fdbfa2674e8aa8d |
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2017 |
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repository |
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abstract |
This paper categorises and describes the various types of margins that are applied
during building services design, and highlights the various stakeholders involved,
from the early specification of requirements, through to the engineering design specification
and installation. Using a case study of a hospital boiler upgrade, the paper differentiates
between margins built into the to regulatory, clinical, and contractual requirements,
and the margins applied through the engineering design choices that allow for various
contingencies and uncertainties. To meet energy targets, hospitals invest in products
that use less energy. Whilst such interventions, such as lighting upgrades and control
improvements provide some efficiencies, over-design of core systems often negate the
savings. The over-specification and over-design of building service systems often
results from the cumulative addition of various design margins. It is quite possible
that sometimes margins are added as a matter of habit with no real thought as to whether
they are really applicable to a particular situation, calling into question the issue
of design procedures. |
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authors |
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ext-cf62d44b697566c629ac6a6237cd7a57 |
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peerReviewed |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/631041 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/631044 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/631045 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/631046 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/631047 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/631048 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/632137 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/632150 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/632151 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/632152 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/632153 |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/632154 |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/661166 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/665248 |
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AcademicArticle |
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type |
Article |
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label |
Jones, Darren and Eckert, Claudia (2017). Overdesign in building services: the
hidden energy use. In: 21st International Conference on Engineering Design, 21-25
Aug 2017, Vancouver, Canada. |
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label |
Jones, Darren and Eckert, Claudia (2017). Overdesign in building services: the
hidden energy use. In: 21st International Conference on Engineering Design, 21-25
Aug 2017, Vancouver, Canada. |
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Title |
Overdesign in building services: the hidden energy use |
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oro |