Commercial Building Sensors and Controls Systems - Barriers, Drivers, and Costs

Technical Report · Wed Aug 03 04:00:00 EDT 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1880546· OSTI ID:1880546

Trenbath, Kim ^[1]; Meyer, Ryan ^[1]; Woldekidan, Korbaga ^[1]; Maisha, Kristi ^[1]; Harris, Morgan ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Optimized building sensors and controls systems could lead to 29% annual energy savings in commercial buildings and are integral to the growth of grid-interactive efficient buildings. However, only 8% of small commercial buildings have installed sensors and controls systems-which is largely due to cost barriers. This publication seeks to increase the transparency of system costs and identify specific barriers and drivers for increased adoption. Qualitative interview data was collected from 20 interviews with industry and qualitative cost data was collected from invoices during the interviews. The greater understanding of costs and barriers associated with commercial building sensors and controls systems lays the groundwork for future steps in increasing system adoption, reducing energy consumption, and market transformation.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1880546
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-6A50-82117; MainId:82890; UUID:6895aad0-6626-4792-9f2b-170e578e0082; MainAdminID:65014
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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