State-of-the-Art Review for Commissioning Low Energy Buildings: Existing Cost/Benefit and Persistence Methodologies and Data, State of Development of Automated Tools and Assessment of Needs for Commissioning ZEB.
State-of-the-Art Review for Commissioning Low Energy
Buildings: Existing Cost/Benefit and Persistence
Methodologies and Data, State of Development of
Automated Tools and Assessment of Needs for
Commissioning ZEB.
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Frank, M.; Friedman, H.; Heinemeier, K.; Toole, C.;
Claridge, D.; Castro, N. S.; Haves, P.
NISTIR 7356; 105 p. August 2007.
Sponsor:
Department of Energy, Washington, DC
Keywords:
energy efficiency; costs; cost benefit analysis;
methodology; low energy buildings
Abstract:
This report documents the findings of a review of the
state of the art in the commissioning of low energy
buildings. The purpose of this report is threefold: 1)
To identify and assess existing methodologies for
defining the costs and benefits of commissioning,
including the persistence of benefits; 2) To review and
assess the state of the art in automated and
semi-automated commissioning tools and 3) To assess
current practices for commissioning low energy buildings
and identify the needs for methods and tools that go
beyond what conventional commissioning approaches can
offer. Specific R&D recommendations are included in each
chapter of the report and a summary is included.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899