Table 1: ASHRAE’s Living Lab Sensor Points Dedicated Outdoor Air System Supply fan speed Exhaust fan speed Supply duct static pressure Return duct static pressure Static pressure setpoints Outdoor air damper position signal Exhaust air damper position signal Static pressures in zones Outdoor air temperature Outdoor air humidity Outdoor airflow rate Exhaust air temperature Exhaust air humidity Exhaust airflow rate Supply air temperature (discharge from cooling unit) Supply air humidity (discharge from cooling unit) Supply air temperature upstream of heat wheel Supply air humidity upstream of heat wheel Supply air temperature downstream of heat wheel Supply air humidity downstream of heat wheel Exhaust air temperature upstream of heat wheel Exhaust air humidity upstream of heat wheel Exhaust air temperature downstream of heat wheel Exhaust air humidity downstream of heat wheel Electric energy use of DOAS unit Dedicated Outdoor Air Supply VAV Units Outdoor airflow rate; Outdoor air temperature; Corresponding zone carbon dioxide concentration VRF System Total electric power use Air-conditioning mode for each unit Heater status Temperature into each indoor unit Temperature of air leaving each indoor unit Airflow rate for each room unit Discharge air temperature Discharge air humidity Return air temperature Return air humidity Mixed air temperature Mixed air humidity Fan status Operation mode (cooling, heating, or fan only) Compressor status Additional sensing for two of the twelve heat pumps: Heating/cooling mode Water flow rate Ambient illumination levels measured on each side of the building on each floor in the exterior zones and in a few representative core zones First floor plug loads Air temperature of each zone Humidity of each zone Indoor fan operation status for each indoor unit Water entering temperature Water leaving temperature Water leaving temperature setpoint Electric power use Discharge air temperature Discharge air humidity Discharge airflow rate Return air temperature Return air humidity Return airflow rate Mixed air temperature Mixed air humidity Ground Loop Heat Pump System System electricity use Water-side: Ground loop water supply temperature Ground loop water return temperature Ground loop water flow rate Air-side: Zone air temperature Zone air humidity Zone air carbon dioxide concentration Zone air temperature setpoint Zone air temperature humidity setpoint Lighting and Plug Loads Lighting and plug-load electricity use monitoring separately for: First floor (not including learning center) Second floor Exterior lighting Second floor plug loads Domestic water heater and pump Total building electricity Zone Monitoring At least five stations in different zones distributed across the first floor/learning center and second floor shall measure and report: Space air temperature; Space air humidity; Space air carbon dioxide concentration; Occupancy (occupied/unoccupied) Indoor Air Quality Measurement System Dry-bulb temperature Dew-point temperature (Relative humidity) Fine particulates less than or equal to 2.5 microns (PM 2.5) Enthalpy Carbon dioxide Total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) Photovoltaic Array Electricity generated (kWh) Building Water Usage Flow meter Weather Station (Outdoor Conditions) Outdoor air temperature: 10-minute minimum based on 1-minute samples 10-minute maximum based on 1-minute samples Instantaneous every 10 minutes Outdoor air humidity Dew point Relative humidity Air pressure Measured barometric pressure QFF (mean sea level pressure, which is the station pressure adjusted to sea level assuming an isothermal layer) QFE (field evaluation, which is the barometric altimeter setting that will cause an altimeter at the building location to read zero) QNH (nautical height, which is the barometric altimeter setting that will cause an altimeter at the building location to read the elevation of the building above sea level) Wind direction Instantaneous 10-minute average Wind speed Instantaneous 10-minute average Wind gusts Magnitude and direction Solar radiation Total solar radiation Diffuse (net) solar radiation Hours of sunlight Outdoor air carbon dioxide concentration Data from Peachtree-Dekalb Weather Station Wind direction and speed Visibility Sky conditions Weather Temperature Dew point Relative humidity Barometric pressure Maximum and minimum temperatures for past six hours Maximum and minimum temperatures for past 24 hours 24-hour summary October 2008 ASHRAE Journal 19
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