Introduction

The Robert L.Preger Intelligent Workplace (IW) atop Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall, at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh is designed and built as a living laboratory which is continuously being tested and updated to feature advanced systems, components and materials.

"The IW is a wonderful place to undertake PhD research projects, to test the impact of the built environment on thermal comfort, air quality, acoustic quality, lighting quality and the technologies or organizational changes possible in the workplace of the future", said Carnegie Mellon's Vivian Loftness, an Architecture Professor.

This project aims to study the hydronic heating/cooling systems of the IW analyzing the performance of the system.