Technical Support Document: 50% Energy Savings for Small Office Buildings

Thornton, Brian A. ; Wang, Weimin ; Huang, Yunzhi ; Lane, Michael D. ; Liu, Bing

关键词: ENERGY CONSERVATION;    DESIGN;    ENERGY EFFICIENCY;    SPACE HVAC SYSTEMS;    OFFICE BUILDINGS;    PAYBACK PERIOD;    BUILDING MATERIALS;   

DOI  :  10.2172/978975
RP-ID  :  PNNL-19341
PID  :  OSTI ID: 978975
Others  :  Other: BT0201000
Others  :  TRN: US201010%%779

学科分类：能源（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The Technical Support Document (TSD) for 50% energy savings in small office buildings documents the analysis and results for a recommended package of energy efficiency measures (EEMs) referred to as the advanced EEMs. These are changes to a building design that will reduce energy usage. The package of advanced EEMs achieves a minimum of 50% energy savings and a construction area weighted average energy savings of 56.6% over the ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004 for 16 cities which represent the full range of climate zones in the United States. The 50% goal is for site energy usage reduction. The weighted average is based on data on the building area of construction in the various climate locations. Cost-effectiveness of the EEMs is determined showing an average simple payback of 6.7 years for all 16 climate locations. An alternative set of results is provided which includes a variable air volume HVAC system that achieves at least 50% energy savings in 7 of the 16 climate zones with a construction area weighted average savings of 48.5%. Other packages of EEMs may also achieve 50% energy savings; this report does not consider all alternatives but rather presents at least one way to reach the goal. Design teams using this TSD should follow an integrated design approach and utilize additional analysis to evaluate the specific conditions of a project.