Commercial Building Monitoring Protocol: Implications for Commercial Sector Program Evaluation

摘要

A method to systematically measure and analyze the end-use energy consumption of commercial buildings is summarized. To facilitate analysis at various levels, detailed protocols for sample design, measurement plan development, and building characteristics data collections were developed for a large scale end-use measurement program. The analysis levels include examinations of building sectors, individual buildings, tenants, and building use zones. The key to this capability lies in hierarchical measurement methods and application of an organized taxonomy. Data for an example building are presented to illustrate the data and the standard reports which are generated. Implications of this monitoring protocol for energy conservation and load management program evaluations are discussed. (ERA citation 12:049778)