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

Hypothesis Conduction1 of heat to the ground and convection2 of heat to the air accounts for more heat loss from the pool than evaporation. We believe that a significant amount of energy is being lost through the uninsulated concrete slab to the earth below. Because of the difficulty in testing the heat loss through the ground, measuring the amount of heat loss through evaporation and the total heat loss will determine the amount of heat loss from conduction and convection.   1Heat loss by transfer from a warmer surface to a colder one. 2Heat loss by transfer from a warmer surface to passing air molecules.