In 2005, commercial buildings used 18 percent of energy in the United States, accounting for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. The Zero-Net Energy CBI strives to make new commercial buildings capable of generating as much energy as they consume available by 2025”.
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From the U. S. Dept. of Energy: Energy Modeling Software
EnergyPlus models heating, cooling, lighting, ventilating, and other energy flows as well as water in buildings. While originally based on the most popular features and capabilities of BLAST and DOE-2, EnergyPlus includes many innovative simulation capabilities such as time steps of less than an hour, modular systems and plant integrated with heat balance-based zone simulation, multizone air flow, thermal comfort, water use, natural ventilation, and photovoltaic systems.
(Full Story) http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/
BOMA Offers Easier Energy Experience Reporting
BOMA is offering easy way to obtain detailed benchmarking information for reports and presentations thanks to the 2008 BOMA Experience Exchange Report (EER) CD-ROM. It already as loaded 8 income and 12 expense line item categories and 65 detailed subcategories for US and Canadian cities.
(More information) http://shop.boma.org/showItem.aspx?
DOE on Net-Zero Commercial Buildings
As recorded by GreenSource, a McGraw Hill web site, “in response to provisions in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched it’s Zero Net Energy Commercial Building Initiative in August 2008”.
David Rodgers of the DOE said, “We are bringing to bear the unprecedented collaboration in scientific resources of five national laboratories to bring about the needed transformation of the built environment, lower our carbon footprint in buildings, and accelerate commercial deployment of clean, efficient building
(Full Story) http://greensource.construction.com/news/080904DOE.asp
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