Method and Apparatus for Generating Accurate Energy Models for Similar Structures

摘要

A method for determining the energy factor for similar buildings, the method being implemented on a computer device comprising one or more processors programmed with one or more computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, program the computer device to perform the method, the method comprising selecting a group of buildings with a similar floor plan; performing an energy audit of at least one building in the selected group of buildings. The energy audit comprises determining the thermodynamic efficiency of the structure of each building in the group of buildings, and determining the energy efficiency of at least one control system consuming energy in each building. The method also include generating a monthly energy model for each building in said selected group of buildings wherein the energy model is an estimate of the amount of energy that the at least one control system of the building consumes every hour for each month based on the thermodynamic efficiency of the structure of the building and the energy efficiency of the at least one control system. The method also includes selecting the lowest estimated energy consumption estimate from the selected group of buildings for each month and calculating an individual monthly energy factor for each building in the group and, generating a weighted score measuring the energy use of the at least one building's occupant by multiplying said individual monthly energy factor for the at least one building in said group of buildings by the actual energy used by the at least one building for that month.