Methodology for Modeling Building Energy Performance Across the Commercial Sector
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Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:218366792 |
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Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Download or read book Methodology for Modeling Building Energy Performance Across the Commercial Sector written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report uses EnergyPlus simulations of each building in the 2003 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) to document and demonstrate bottom-up methods of modeling the entire U.S. commercial buildings sector (EIA 2006). The ability to use a whole-building simulation tool to model the entire sector is of interest because the energy models enable us to answer subsequent 'what-if' questions that involve technologies and practices related to energy. This report documents how the whole-building models were generated from the building characteristics in 2003 CBECS and compares the simulation results to the survey data for energy use.