Analyzing the Life Cycle Energy Savings of DOE Supported Buildings Technologies

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

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Sustainable Design;    Aging;    Building Aging;    Simulation Building Technology;    Energy Analysis;   

DOI  :  10.2172/965590
RP-ID  :  PNNL-18658
RP-ID  :  AC05-76RL01830
RP-ID  :  965590

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 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.”