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Deployable Outcomes by CBERD under PACE-R

• COMFEN India: A building design assistance comfort standards saves cooling energy CBERD
tool to predict daylight availability inside considerable. (Ready for deployment).
building in Indian context. (Ready for deployment). • Indirect evaporative space cooling: Diabetic
• eDOT: A building design assistance tool to rotating contacting device based evaporative
understand complexity of operational end use cooling technology for water. This technology
energy. Tool helps identify various building saves operational energy where water is used
components such as walls, roofs, windows in close loop for space cooling. This technology
and HVAC system responsible for higher has more potential to provide thermal comfort
energy consumption. (Ready for deployment). in hot and dry climates. (Ready for deployment).
• Phase change material ceiling tiles: Phase • Low energy wireless motion sensor: This is a
change material contained, false ceiling tiles wireless device which can be used to switch
help increase internal thermal mass. Such on/off an air-conditioner or any other gadget
measures help save energy by the increased which has IR controlling interface such as
possibility to operate buildings in naturally TV, music system etc. based on the human
ventilated mode and at the same time help occupancy in a given space. (Prototype ready,
reduce HVAC operation hours. (Prototype under field test).
ready, under field test). • Affordable smart power strip: WiFi
• Laser Cut Panels: Laser cut window panels communication based Smart power strip
help transport daylight deep inside a building monitors connected devices and provides
without using any electricity. (Performance details such as device IDs, usage time,
enhancement under CBERD, ready to deploy). location, and power consumed. This provides
• Dedicated Outdoor Air System: Dedicated the load profile of the plug loads in a building
Outdoor Air System (DOAS), with indirect to help in developing strategies for plug load
evaporative cooling of fresh ambient air using management. Smart strip also allows users
exhaust from conditioned spaces. Low energy to manage connected device. (Prototype ready,
cooling technology meeting adaptive thermal under field test).

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