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Gap Inc's new headquarters facility in San Bruno, CA, features a design that offers lots of natural lighting and fresh air. The building, which features a two-story atrium, has been built with 7-foot scooped-light monitors to reflect natural sunlight coming in from the largely glass exterior walls. In addition to a heating, ventilation and airconditioning (HVAC) system that gives efficient air supply, the interior design of the "901 Cherry Street" building was designed in such a way that it will create an outdoor effect.
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The escalators in Hawaii's Honolulu International Airport were supplied by a solid-state motor controller to detect load drops and adjust its energy to 80% in order to optimize its electrical conversion. Without the motor controller, the escalators' motors wasted electrical energy and heat whenever loads were less than 80%. Tests conducted on the electrical output of the escalators indicated that the controller lowered daily kilowatt consumption for the down escalator by 27% and 29% for the up escalator.
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Siemens Building Technologies has supplied California State University, Northridge (CSUN) with its System 600 APOGEE building automation system (BAS). The BAS regulates the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning in 23 of the campus' major buildings. The system is composed of a host computer, two dedicated networks and numerous field panels. The BAS has allowed the university to save $700,000 annually on energy costs.
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