Construction Detail/Case Study from Environmental Building News
July 1, 1996

Saving Energy at the Park-N-Shop

If this case is any indication, there is a lot that can be done to cost-effectively save energy in small retail buildings across the country. When homebuilder Barbara Harwood stumbled across the quote for a new mechanical system for a grocery store owned by her husband, she knew that the loads were out of line. The quote called for a system sized to provide one million Btu/hour (1,055 MJ/hour) of heating and 50 tons (175 kW) of cooling for the 17,900 ft2 (1,660 m2) store.


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