Transportation Energy Management: Energy Efficiency in Transit Buildings

摘要

This report focuses on energy consumption and efficiency in transit buildings. In ten compact chapters, it suggests a number of low-cost measures to minimize transit building utility costs. These include actions that can reduce energy consumption by as much as 10% with little or no cost, to measures that can conserve an additional 20% with a payback of less than five years by installing certain equipment. Low-cost projects appropriate for any transit facility include setback thermostats, delamping, and replacement with lower wattage light fixtures. Moderate cost projects include local light switches, conversion to high efficiency lighting, and installing oil heaters to utilize fleet waste oil. Other suggestions like automatic doors, radiant heating, heat recovery, and energy management computers are more appropriate for planning new facilities. The report should be of interest particularly to planners and transit facility managers.