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DOE + Regional Innovation Cluster

DOE + Regional Innovation Cluster. Impact of Energy Efficient Buildings. A 50 percent reduction in buildings’ energy usage would be equivalent to taking every passenger vehicle and small truck in the United States off the road.

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DOE + Regional Innovation Cluster

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  1. DOE + Regional Innovation Cluster

  2. Impact of Energy Efficient Buildings • A 50 percent reduction in buildings’ energy usage would be equivalent to taking every passenger vehicle and small truck in the United States off the road. • A 70 percent reduction in buildings’ energy usage is equivalent to eliminating the entire energy consumption of the U.S. transportation sector. DESIGN, CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION OF WHOLE BUILDING SYSTEMS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET THERE … ? WHY ? 84% of energy consumed in buildings is during the use of the building

  3. Mission and Goals Transform the commercial/institutional building retrofit environment by providing means and methods to improve energy efficiency by 50 percent that can be readily adopted by industry and is implemented in the marketplace over the next 10 years. The strategic market focus of the HUB is on full-spectrum retrofit of existing average size commercial , institutional and multi-family residential buildings in the 10 county region defining greater Philadelphia. Regional Focus is key differentiator between GPIC and other DOE funded HUBS,EFRC’s, ARPA-E, National Laboratory Buildings Research… Stimulate private investment and quality job creation in the Greater Philadelphia region and beyond

  4. Who is the Hub24 members focused on a complex problem • The Pennsylvania State University • Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania • Collegiate Consortium • Drexel University • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory • Morgan State University • Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation • Princeton University • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory • Rutgers University • United Technologies Corporation • University of Pittsburgh • Wharton Small Business Development Center (SBDC) • Bayer MaterialScience • Carnegie Mellon University • Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC) • IBM Research • Lutron Electronics, Inc. • New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) • PPG Industries • Purdue University • Turner Construction Company • University of Pennsylvania • Virginia Tech The Hub is comprised of 24 members including eleven universities, two DOE laboratories, six global industrial firms, economic development agencies, and community and technical colleges. These members have come together to provide expertise and effort to deliver open source results through strategic collaboration helping to develop a potential new $500 billion dollar market in energy efficient retrofits.

  5. Building Sector vs. Other Sectors Automobile Systems Aircraft Systems

  6. Houston – We Have a ProblemBuilding SYSTEM Energy Efficiency ImprovementsLagging Building Components Building Cooling Sub Systems Glazing Sub Systems

  7. Why does the Hub Exist? To solve a complex problem Historical whole building performance Future whole building performance Historical building component performance

  8. The Problem: Building Sector Significantly Different in Structure and Development Drivers are Very Different than Manufacturing and Transportation Sectors SFC SFC 1960 1960 1980 1980 2000 2000 Time Time Manufacturing & Transportation Sectors Continuous Improvement Modeling Vertically Integrated Processes – Multiple System Copies Makes Performance Improvement Design “Easier” Public Policy Stimulated Direct Cost Driven Standard Database Foundations Public Awareness of Performance Results

  9. Why does the Hub ExistTo establish “critical mass” of research focus on systems science, design and development of buildings The impact is lack of aggregated funds for systems driven research and development

  10. Economic Context of Hub MissionBuilding Sector Innovation Issues Information and Computer Technology is not being Adopted as quickly as in other Industries

  11. Why does the Hub Exist To solve a complex problem regionally • Design • Materials of construction • Infrastructure • Energy supply • Economics • Public policy • Existing building stock issues • Workforce • Weather • The issues impeding energy efficient retrofits are intrinsically regional in nature:

  12. Measured Performance is Needed Measured to Design Ratio Towards Zero-Net Energy Analysis of 121 LEED-Rated Buildings Low-to-Medium Energy Use Intensity Buildings Building codes are for Design Performance, NOT based on Measured Performance. • Gap • Lack of Measurements & Policies Requiring it M. Frankel, “The Energy Performance of LEED Buildings,”presented at the Summer Study on Energy Efficient Buildings, American Council of Energy Efficiency Economy, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA, August 17-22, 2008.

  13. Establishing Navy Yard Instrumented Building Set: Design Tool, Economic Model, Integrated Technologies Development and Calibration Building 661 - Final Hub Headquarters Living Laboratory Center for EEB Innovation Reference for CMBS Building 14 – One of Most Instrumented Buildings in the World for Model Calibration: - Load and Energy Simulation Models - Indoor Air Quality Models - HVAC Equipment Models - Renovation Design Models Building 101 – Highly Instrumented Lighting Design Focus Controls System Development Focus Liberty Property Buildings – LEED Certified Buildings Highly Instrumented Load and Energy Model Calibration Business Model Driven

  14. Integrated Delivery of Building Retrofit, Renovation 50% Energy Utilization Reduction Improved Indoor Environment Performance Design and Associated Control Options Calibrated Design and Operational Models REVIT, BIM  BEM, SEM FILES; Regional , Building Database Policy Enablers Value Propositions Business Model(s) Financing Options Delivery Specs Renovated Building with Expected and Monitored Performance Characteristics

  15. When are Hub results expectedDelivering on the promise • The Hub’s long-term results are expected to begin transforming the 10 county region within the next five years. • HOWEVER, the Hub is already having an impact. • conducted ten regional workshops on many aspects of energy efficient retrofits • raised the dialogue with policy makers on the importance of energy efficient building retrofits to the regional economy • formalized strategic relationships with ASHRAE and USGBC • engaged with the DOE Buildings Technologies Program to coordinate development of tools, national building energy database, asset rating methods, etc. • working with ORNL, PNNL, NREL and LBNL in moving their technologies and work products into the market

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