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Introduction. Baseline to help define current practice Establish energy use benchmarkAssess code compliance Establish building characteristicsLighting
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1. Commercial Building Baseline 2002-2004
Energy Use Characteristics
David Baylon, Ecotope
2. Introduction Baseline to help define current practice
Establish energy use benchmark
Assess code compliance
Establish building characteristics
Lighting & Lighting Control
HVAC and HVAC Control
Envelope
Refrigeration
3. Sample Criteria Initial population from F.W.Dodge® database
Construction started from 2002 and 2004
Initial Population 6000 buildings, 145 million square feet
Additions and new buildings screened for valuation above $200K
Population screened to remove assembly, other, and most multi-family
Total sample frame was 88% of the initial database
Enhanced sample for 4 utility groups: IPCO, ETO (Oregon), PSNS, SCL
Enhanced sample for 4 building types: Grocery, Hospital, Retail, School
4. Regional Sample
5. EUI Comparison On several dimensions select the top 30-40%
LPD
Lighting Control
HVAC Control
Commissioning
Envelope
Compare EUIs across for these “measure”
Statistical Comparison: Insufficient sample for the observed variance.
6. EUI Aggregate Comparison
7. Lighting Code Review and Compliance Representative energy code chosen for each state (2001)
Relevant lighting codes reviewed for each state
Compliance with local code has improved
Difference between code targets and actual building practice reduced in WA, OR