Action-Oriented Benchmarking: Using the CEUS Database to Benchmark Commercial Buildings in California
The 2006 Commercial End Use Survey (CEUS) database developed by the California Energy Commission is a far richer source of energy end-use data for non-residential buildings than has previously been available and opens the possibility of creating new and more powerful energy benchmarking processes and tools. In this article--Part 2 of a two-part series--we describe the methodology and selected results from an action-oriented benchmarking approach using the new CEUS database. This approach goes beyond whole-building energy benchmarking to more advanced end-use and component-level benchmarking that enables users to identify and prioritize specific energy efficiency opportunities - an improvement on benchmarking tools typically in use today.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Environmental Energy Technologies Division
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 940397
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-502E; EENGDO; TRN: US200823%%799
- Journal Information:
- Energy Engineering, Journal Issue: Fall 2008; ISSN 0199-8595
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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