Down the Drain: Energy Consumption at the Berkeley YMCA Pool A Vital Signs Case Study Prof. Alison Kwok/ARCH 507/University of Oregon Architecture Dept.

Introduction Abstract Hypothesis Methodology Data Analysis Conclusion Design Issues Appendix Home   Team Members: Anne Deutsch Ram Ganapathy Geoff Grummon

Appendix Acknowledgments: Thanks to the following people for their help in producing this project: Alison Kwok, Professor of Architecture, University of Oregon Fran Gallati, Executive Director, Berkeley YMCA Neal Henderson, Facilities Manager, Berkeley YMCA References: Smith, C. C. ; Lof, G. ; Jones, R. "Measurement and Analysis of Evaporation from an Inactive Outdoor Swimming Pool." Solar Energy. 53, no. 1, (July 1994): 3 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. ASHRAE Handbook : Fundamentals. Atlanta, GA : ASHRAE, 1997. Cambell, Stu. Build Your Own Solar Water Heater. Charlotte, VT: Garden Way Publishing, 1978. Stein, Benjamin, and John Reynolds. Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2000. Balcomb, J. Douglas, Robert W. Jones, Robert D. McFarland, William O. Wray. Passive Solar Heating Analysis - a Design Manual. Los Alamos National Laboratory: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, 1984. Preliminary Notes from our first tour of the YMCA. Related Links: Berkeley YMCA RSPEC (Dept. of Energy Pool Program) Photovoltaic Information (from the Dept. of Energy) Solar Pool Heating System Manufacturers Pool Cover Manufacturers