Analyzing the Life Cycle Energy Savings of DOE Supported Buildings Technologies

Cort, Katherine A. ; Hostick, Donna J. ; Dirks, James A. ; Elliott, Douglas B.

关键词: AGING;    CARBON;    COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS;    ENERGY ANALYSIS;    LIFE CYCLE;    SIMULATION building technology;    commercial buildings;    energy savings;    savings persistence;    long-term savings;    building aging;    high performance building;    sustainable design;    design integration;   

DOI  :  10.2172/965590
RP-ID  :  PNNL-18658
PID  :  OSTI ID: 965590
Others  :  Other: BT0400000
Others  :  TRN: US200922%%465

学科分类：能源（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

This report examines the factors that would potentially help determine an appropriate analytical timeframe for measuring the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Technology (BT) benefits and presents a summary-level analysis of the life cycle savings for BT’s Commercial Buildings Integration (CBI) R&D program. The energy savings for three hypothetical building designs are projected over a 100-year period using Building Energy Analysis and Modeling System (BEAMS) to illustrate the resulting energy and carbon savings associated with the hypothetical aging buildings. The report identifies the tasks required to develop a long-term analytical and modeling framework, and discusses the potential analytical gains and losses by extending an analysis into the “long-term.”