5274
Accession Number
5089
Title Of Article Chaper
Energy conservation at the cooper - hewitt museum: renovation -retrofitting for improved mechanical system efficiency
Title Of Journal Book
Technology & conservation
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
32-35
Collation
7 photos,,1 diagram,1 ref.
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Recycling the Carnegie mansion into a museum required that temperature and humidity be regulated within individual rooms. An energy saving hvac system was designed and installed while retaining all of the historic carved wood walls and ceilings. Original air system and its renovation.
Keywords
Museum, air conditioning; Museum, climatology; Museum, heating; Building, adaptive-use ICCROM
pub_id
5274