Overview of Commercial Building Partnerships in Higher Education
- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Washington, DC (United States)
Higher education uses less energy per square foot than most commercial building sectors. However, higher education campuses house energy-intensive laboratories and data centers that may spend more than this average; laboratories, in particular, are disproportionately represented in the higher education sector. The Commercial Building Partnership (CBP), a public/private, cost-shared program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), paired selected commercial building owners and operators with representatives of DOE, its national laboratories, and private-sector technical experts. These teams explored energy-saving measures across building systems–including some considered too costly or technologically challenging–and used advanced energy modeling to achieve peak whole-building performance. Modeling results were then included in new construction or retrofit designs to achieve significant energy reductions.
- Research Organization:
- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Washington, DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Commercial Building Initiative)
- OSTI ID:
- 1219947
- Report Number(s):
- CSO 25266; 6143
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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