Improving building energy system performance by continuous commissioning
- Univ. of Nebraska, Omaha, NE (United States)
Commissioning has played an important role in improved building comfort and reduced energy consumption. This article presents an advanced form of commissioning for existing buildings, called continuous commissioning (CC), which has produced energy savings comparable to those produced by the traditional audit/retrofit process at a third of the cost. It has also increased operating staff skills, reduced maintenance costs, and improved building comfort--extras which are not provided by usual retrofit programs. This article will present the philosophy, process, cost, and savings. Continuous commissioning is a process developed by the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) to: (1) optimize the operation of existing systems to improve building comfort and reduce building energy cost; (2) solve existing comfort and IAQ problems; (3) guarantee continuous optimal operation by operational staff in future years; and (4) provide optimal energy retrofit suggestions to owners to minimize the project costs.
- OSTI ID:
- 680090
- Journal Information:
- Energy Engineering, Journal Name: Energy Engineering Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 96; ISSN EENGDO; ISSN 0199-8595
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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