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Review of Residential Comfort Control Products and Opportunities

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Author(s)
Metzger Cheryn E,
Goyal Siddharth,
Baechler Michael C
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Organization(s)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
PNNL
Description
This research paper outlines residential HVAC advanced controls and sensors. It includes a technology review, applications, maintenance and commissioning, occupant behavior and a summary of the state-of-the-art technologies for advanced controls for residential HVAC.

Thermostatic Radiator Valve (TRV) Demonstration Project

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Author(s)
McNamara Michael
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Organization(s)
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority,
NYSERDA
Description
This report describes the results of a multiyear research project that investigated the energy savings attributable to thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs) installed on one-pipe steam distribution systems.