EISA 432 Energy Audits Best Practices: Software Tools

Technical Report · Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1166056· OSTI ID:1166056

Fisher, Maryl

Five whole building analysis software tools that can aid an energy manager with fulfilling energy audit and commissioning/retro-commissioning requirements were selected for review in this best practices study. A description of each software tool is provided as well as a discussion of the user interface and level of expertise required for each tool, a review of how to use the tool for analyzing energy conservation opportunities, the format and content of reports generated by the tool, and a discussion on the applicability of the tool for commissioning.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE - NE
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 1166056
• Report Number(s): INL/EXT-14-33070
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
Building Analysis
Energy audit
software tools
Sustainability