Commercial kitchens, such as the one associated with The Commons at Gutman Library are typically associated with energy intensive equipment; however, the project team incorporated many energy efficient design elements into the project, such as the capture and
reuse of waste heat from the refrigeration equipment to pre ‐ heat the air supplied to the space.
Not exact matches
Specifically they are
reusing the
wasted heat that is created when compressing air creates
heat, which is absorbed, stored, and
reused by mists
of water.
This can include optimising the use
of concrete in construction by maximising design life
of buildings and infrastructures, encouraging
reuse and recycling, reducing
waste and benefiting from concrete's properties to minimise energy needs for
heating and cooling
of buildings.
By
reusing waste heat, the total amount
of produced electricity would be sufficient to cover all auxiliary consumption, resulting in substantial savings.
As a result, up to 30 %
of the
waste heat will be
reused.
It will, however, utilize many
of the same elements:
waste and water will be recycled and
reused, housing will be built and orientated to take advantage
of prevailing winds and maximize energy efficiency, efficient district - wide systems will handle
heating and cooling, and electricity will come from planned wind and solar thermal plants, or be generated on site.
The largest opportunity to reduce gas demand exists in industry, through improved energy efficiency as a result
of reusing waste heat and upgrading boilers.