Sunday, 26 June 2016: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Renewable Energy Systems and Net Zero Buildings
Chair:
Don Brandt, Trane, Inc. (Retired)
Technical Committee: MTG.ET Energy Targets
Now that the research and final report are complete for RP-1651, this seminar presents an overall summary of the research results and the most promising future technically. The results include a comprehensive suite of advanced technologies packaged to achieve the maximum technically achievable energy efficiency levels across a wide range of commercial building types.
1 Results of RP-1651: Development of Maximum Technically Achievable Energy Targets for Ultra-Low Energy Use Buildings
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Jason Glazer, P.E., GARD Analytics, Inc.
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How energy efficient can commercial and multifamily buildings become in the near future if first cost is
not considered? This presentation describes how building energy simulation modeling was used to try to answer this question. The RP-1651 project involves; identifying advanced technologies to include in modeling of ultra-low energy targets, simulating maximum commercial building energy efficiency levels that are technically achievable now or in the near future by modeling using the DOE reference building models, simulating alternative scenarios examining the relative impact of groups of measures and finally, the energy savings results for the reference buildings and climates will be discussed.
not considered? This presentation describes how building energy simulation modeling was used to try to answer this question. The RP-1651 project involves; identifying advanced technologies to include in modeling of ultra-low energy targets, simulating maximum commercial building energy efficiency levels that are technically achievable now or in the near future by modeling using the DOE reference building models, simulating alternative scenarios examining the relative impact of groups of measures and finally, the energy savings results for the reference buildings and climates will be discussed.
2 Background on Energy Targets MTG Scope and the Reference Buildings Used in RP-1651
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Drury Crawley, Ph.D., Bentley Systems, Inc.
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This presentation provides an overview of the scope for RP-1651 and the reference building models that will be used in the analysis performed for RP-1651. The reference buildings cover more than 80% of the commercial building stock including offices, retail, warehouse, healthcare, restaurant, apartments and schools. Reference building models are based on Standard 90.1 and have been used to analyses the energy impacts of new versions of that standard. The models were developed for all 17 climate zones throughout the United States.