Industry Research and Recommendations for Small Buildings and Small Portfolios

Langner, Rois¹  Hendron, Bob¹  Pless, Shanti¹  Huppert 

[1] National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

关键词: small buildings;    small portfolios;    energy efficiency;    EE;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1260323
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP--5500-57776
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1260323

学科分类：能源（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Small buildings have been left behind in the energy efficiency marketplace because financial and technical resources have flowed to larger commercial buildings. DOE's Building Technologies Office works with the commercial building industry to accelerate the uptake of energy efficiency technologies and techniques in existing and new commercial buildings (DOE 2013). BTO recognizes the SBSP sector'spotential for significant energy savings and the need for investments in resources that are tailored to this sector's unique needs. The industry research and recommendations described in this report identify potential approaches and strategic priorities that BTO could explore over the next 3-5 years that will support the implementation of high-potential energy efficiency opportunities for thisimportant sector. DOE is uniquely positioned to provide national leadership, objective information, and innovative tools, technologies, and services to support cost-effective energy savings in the fragmented and complex SBSP sector. Properly deployed, the DOE effort could enhance and complement current energy efficiency approaches. Small portfolios are loosely and qualitatively defined asportfolios of buildings that include only a small number of small buildings. This distinction is important because the report targets portfolio owners and managers who generally do not have staff and other resources to track energy use and pursue energy efficiency solutions.