Energy Savings Potential and RD&D Opportunities for Commercial Building HVAC Systems

Technical Report · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1419622· OSTI ID:1419622

Goetzler, William ^[1]; Shandross, Richard ^[1]; Young, Jim ^[1]; Petritchenko, Oxana ^[1]; Ringo, Decker ^[1]; McClive, Sam ^[1]

---

1. Navigant Consulting, Burlington, MA (United States)

The Building Technologies Office (BTO) commissioned this characterization and technology assessment of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems for commercial buildings. The main objectives of this study: Identify a wide range of technology options in varying stages of development that could reduce commercial HVAC energy consumption; Characterize these technology options based on their technical energy-savings potential, development status, non-energy benefits, and other factors affecting end-user acceptance and the ability to compete with conventional HVAC technologies; Make specific recommendations to DOE and other stakeholders on potential research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) activities that would support further development of the most promising technology options.

• Research Organization: Navigant Consulting, Burlington, MA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B)
• Contributing Organization: Building Technologies Office Corporate
• OSTI ID: 1419622
• Report Number(s): DOE/EE--1703; 7849
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
Building automation system
HVAC
building-integrated heat & moisture exchange
cold climate heat pump
combined heat and power
dedicated outdoor air system
demand controlled ventilation
demand response
fault detection and diagnostics
indoor air quality
magnetocaloric material
packaged rooftop unit
variable refrigerant flow