HPCBS Brochures

Benchmarking Tool for California: CAL-ARCH

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Control Design and Functional Testing Guides

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Data Logging Guides

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Energy Information Systems and Diagnostic Tools

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High-Performance Modular Classrooms

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HVAC Data Model

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IBECS: Integrated Building Environmental Communications System

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Low-Energy Cooling Systems

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Tenant Interface for Energy and Maintenance Systems (TIEMS)

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Slide Presentation

LBNL Slide Presentation from the Final Results Workshop for the three Multi-Year PIER Research Programs, October 28, 2003.

(Download, 8.8 MB, 76 pp)

Web-Based Benchmarking

California Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking - Final Project Report

Kinney, S. and M. Piette

LBNL Report 53479, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, May 2003.

(Download, 2.14 MB, 27 pp)
 

Development of a California Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking Database

Kinney, S. and M. Piette

Presented at the ACEEE 2002 Conference and published in the Proceedings from the ACEEE 2002 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. May 2002.

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Benchmarking and Performance Assessment for Small Commercial Buildings

Benchmarking Performance Assessment for Small Commercial Buildings - Final Report

Norford, L.K., R. Palomera-Arias and J.S. Ramsey

Building Technology Program Department of Architecture Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA. June 20, 2003.

(Download, 4.0 MB, 78 pp)
 

Standardized Building Performance Metrics - Final Report

Hitchcock, R.J.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, June 2003.

(Download, 1.5 MB, 42 pp)
 

Report on metrics appropriate for small commercial customers & Report on selection of case study sites

Lee, K.D. and L.K. Norford

Building Technology Program Department of Architecture Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA. August 10, 2001.

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School Energy Use Benchmarking and Monitoring in the West Contra Costa Unified School District

Palomera-Arias, R. and L.K. Norford

Building Technology Program Department of Architecture Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA. August 2, 2002.

(Download, 3.0 MB, 55 pp)

Retrofit Tools

RESEM-CA Validation and Testing

V. Pal, W. L. Carroll and N. Bourassa (LBNL)

LBNL Report 52003, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. June 2003.

(Download, 1.7 MB, 68 pp)
 

Interoperability

Software Interoperability for Energy Simulations

Hitchcock, R.J.

LBNL-51244, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. June 2002

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Lighting Controls

IBECS Network/Ballast Interface - Final Report

Rubinstein, F., LBNL, P. Pettler, Vistron LLC

LBNL Report 49973, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. November 2001

(Download, 2.21 MB, 42 pp)
 

Dimming Every Light Cheaply

Rubinstein, F., LBNL, P. Pettler, Vistron LLC

LBNL Report 49975, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. March 2002

Published in the Proceedings of ACEEE 2002 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

(Download, 1.68 MB, 9 pp)

Daylighting/Envelopes

Active Management with Advanced Window Wall Systems: Research and Industry Perspectives

Lee, E.S., S.E. Selkowitz, LBNL, M.S. Levi, US General Services Administration, S.L. Blanc, Pacific Gas and Electric, E. McConahey, Ove Arup and Partners California, M. McClintock, Ove Arup and Partners California

LBNL Report 50855, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. March 2002

Published in the Proceedings of ACEEE 2002 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

(Download, 1.05 MB, 19 pp)
 

Integrating Advanced Facades into High Performance Buildings.

Selkowitz, S.E.

Glass Processing Days, June 18-22, 2001, Tampere, Finland.

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Electrochromic Windows for Commercial Buildings: Monitored Results from a Full-scale Testbed.

Lee, E.S., D.L. DiBartolomeo, S.E. Selkowitz

Presented at the ACEEE 2000 Conference and published in the Proceedings from the ACEEE 2000 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Energy Efficiency in a Competitive Environment, August 20-25, 2000, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA. Washington, D.C.: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. LBNL Report 45415, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA.

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IBECS: An Integrated Building Environmental Communications Network -- It's Not Your Father's Network

Rubinstein, F., S. Johnson, P. Pettler

Proceedings of the ACEEE Summer Study 2000. August, 2000.

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Application issues for large-area electrochromic windows in commercial buildings.

Lee, E.S., D.L. DiBartolomeo

To be published in Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells. LBNL Report 45841, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. May 2000

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Lighting Network Operations

Standardizing Communication Between Lighting Control Devices: A Role for IEEE P1451

Rubinstein, F., LBNL; S. Treado, NIST; P.r Pettler, Vistron LLC.

October, 2003.

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Appraisal of System Configurations

Low Energy Cooling System Appraisal Study

Bourassa, N., P. Haves, J. Huang, P. Xu

October 2003

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A Computer Simulation Appraisal of Non-Residential Low Energy Cooling Systems in California

Bourassa, N., P. Haves and J. Huang, LBNL

Published in the 2002 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings. May 2002.

(Download, 1.58 MB, 13 pp)
 

The Integration of Engineering and Architecture: A Perspective on Natural Ventilation for the New San Francisco Federal Building

Conahey, E.M., Ove Arup, P. Haves, LBNL, T. Christ, mOrphosis

Published in the 2002 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings. May 2002.

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Low Energy Cooling - Efficient Distribution Systems

Duct Thermal Performance Models for Large Commercial Buildings

Wray, C., LBNL.

October 2003.

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Duct Leakage Impacts on VAV System Performance in California Large Commercial Buildings

Wray, C., and N. Matson, LBNL

October 2003.

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Tools and Guides

Simplified Models for Heat Transfer in Rooms

Guilherme C.C. Carrilho da Graça, University of California, San Diego.

December 2003.

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Simplified Modeling Of Cross Ventilation Airflow

Carrilho da Graça G., Linden P. F. ASHRAE Transactions V109 Pt.1, Atlanta, USA.

July 2002.

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Documented Displacement Ventilation and Cross Ventilation models for EnergyPlus

Linden, P., G. Carrilho da Graça, UC San Diego

July 2002.

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Commissioning and Monitoring for New Construction

Control System Design Guide and Functional Testing Guide for Air Handling Systems: Public Release at NCBC 2003

Sellers, D., T. Haasl, H. Friedman, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc., M. Piette, N. Bourassa, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Published in the Proceedings of the 11th National Conference on Building Commissioning. May 2003.

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A New Guide for Commissioning Air Handling Systems: Using a Model Functional Test

Haasl, T., D. Sellers, and H. Friedman, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc., M. Piette and N. Bourassa, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, K. Gillespie, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Published in the 2002 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings. August 2002.

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The Air Handling Systems Functional Testing Guide: A Work in Progress

Sellers, D., T. Haasl, H. Friedman, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc., M. Piette, N. Bourassa, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Presented at the National Conference on Building Commissioning. May 8-10, 2002.

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Control System Design Guide and the Functional Testing Guide for Air Handling Systems: From the Fundamentals to the Field

Haasl, T., D. Sellers, and H. Friedman, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc., M. Piette and N. Bourassa, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Monitoring and Commissioning of Existing Buildings

Evaluation of Persistence of Savings from SMUD Retrocommissioning Program - Final Report

Bourassa, N.J., M.A. Piette, N. Motegi. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

May 2004. LBNL-54984

Report (Download, 934 KB, 25 pp)

Zipped Appendices (Download, 1.1 MB)
 

Case Studies of Energy Information Systems and Related Technology: Operational Practices, Costs, and Benefits

Motegi, N., Piette, M.A. and Kinney, S., LBNL; Dewey, J., University of California at Santa Barbara

ICEBO, October 13th - 15th, 2003.

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Advanced Nonintrusive Monitoring of Electric Loads

IEEE Power and Energy Magazine, March/April, 2003.

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UCB Toolkit of Built-up Fan System Diagnostics

Webster, T., University of California, Berkeley and A. Barth, Nexant Energy Management Group.

February 2003.

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Development of Fan Diagnostic Methods and Protocols for Short Term Monitoring

Webster, T., University of California, Berkeley and A. Barth, Nexant Energy Management Group.

February 2003.

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Data Logging Guide for Andover Controls Energy Management and Control Systems

Sakurai, Y. and C. H. Culp, Energy System Laboratory, Texas A&M University.

(Download, 1.97 MB, 91 pp)
 

Data Logging Guide for Siemens - EMCS

Sakurai, Y. and C. H. Culp, Energy System Laboratory, Texas A&M University.

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Data Logging Guide for TAC-Americas - EMCS

Sakurai, Y. and C. H. Culp, Energy System Laboratory, Texas A&M University.

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Design of an EMCS/CMMS User Interface for Building Occupants

Federspiel, C. C. and L. Villafana

ASHRAE Summer 2003 Transactions, 113(2)

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Report on Strategies for Improving Persistence of Commissioning Benefits

Friedman, H., A. Potter, T. Haasl, and D. Claridge

Final Report, July 2003.

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Web-based Energy Information Systems for Energy Management and Demand Response in Commercial Buildings

Motegi, N., M.A. Piette, S. Kinney, and K. Herter, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Final Report, April 18, 2003, LBNL Report 52510.

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Demonstration of Fault Detection and Diagnosis Methods for Air-Handling Units (ASHRAE 1020-RP)

L.K. Norford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; J.A. Wright and R.A. Buswell, Loughborough University, UK; D. Luo, United Technologies Corp.; C.J. Klaassen, IEC Energy Resource Station; A. Suby, Iowa State University.

Vol. 8, No. 1, HVAC&R RESEARCH, January 2002.

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Monitoring HVAC Equipment Electrical Loads from a Centralized Location Methods and Field Test Results (ASHRAE AC-02-12-4)

Luo, D., United Technologies Corporation; L.K. Norford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; S.R. Shaw, Montana State University.

ASHRAE Transactions 2002, Volume 108, Part 1.

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Detection and Diagnosis of HVAC Faults via Electrical Load Monitoring

Shaw, S.R., Montana State University; L.K. Norford and S.B. Leeb, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; D. Luo, United Technologies Corp.

Vol. 8, No. 1, HVAC&R RESEARCH, January 2002.

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Evaluation of Emerging Diagnostic Tools for Commercial HVAC Systems

Friedman, H. and M.A. Piette

Presented at the International Conference for Enhancing Building Operations, Austin, TX, July, 2001. LBNL-47966

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Comparitive Guide to Emerging Diagnostic Tools for Large Commercial HVAC Systems

Friedman, H. and M.A. Piette

LBNL Report 48629, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. May 2001

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Comparison of Emerging Diagnostic Tools for Large Commercial HVAC Systems

Friedman, H. and M.A. Piette

Presented at the 9^th National Conference on Building Commissioning. May 2001.

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GEMnet Status and Accomplishments: GSA's Energy and Maintenance Network

Piette, M.A. and S. Kinney, LBNL; M. Levi, D. McBride and S. May, General Services Administration

Published in the 2002 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings. May 2002, LBNL-50733.

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From Design Through Operations: Results from New Construction Performance Contract and Beyond

Motegi, N. and M. Piette, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, S. Wentworth, City of Oakland

Published in the 2002 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings. May 2002, LBNL-50738.

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Web-based Energy Information Systems for Large Commercial Buildings

Motegi, N. and M.A. Piette, LBNL

Published at the 10th Annual National Conference on Building Commissioning. May 2002.

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Documenting Meter Tests at the Iowa Energy Center

Palomera-Arias R. and L.K. Norford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, August 2001.

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A Tenant Interface for Energy and Maintenance Systems

Federspiel C.C. and L. Villafana, UC Berkeley

CHI 2003, April 5-10, 2003, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. ACM 1-58113-630-7/03/0004.

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Persistence of Savings Obtained from Continuous Commissioning^SM

Turner, W.D., D.E. Claridge, S. Deng, S. Cho, M. Liu, T. Hagge, C. Darnell, Jr., and H. Bruner, Jr.,

Published in Proc. of 9th National Conference on Building Commissioning, Cherry Hill, NJ, May 9-11, 2001, Session 20, Paper 1, 13 pp.

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Persistence of Benefits from New Building Commissioning

Friedman, H., A. Potter, and T. Haasl, Portland Energy Conservation, Inc. and D. Claridge, Texas A&M University

Published in the 2002 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings. August 2002

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Is Commissioning Once Enough?

Claridge, D.E., W.D. Turner, Texas A&M University, M. Liu, University of Nebraska, S. Deng, G. Wei, C. Culp, H. Chen, S.Y. Cho, Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University

Published in the proceedings of the 25th World Energy Engineering Congress, 2002

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Advanced Commissioning and Monitoring Techniques

Manual of Procedures for Calibrating Simulations of Building Systems

Liu, M., Energy Systems Laboratory, University of Nebraska; D.E. Claridge, N. Bensouda, K. Heinemeier, Seung Uk Lee, and G. Wei, Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University.

October 2003.

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Potential of On-line Simulation for Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Large Commercial Buildings with Built-up HVAC Systems

Energy Systems Laboratory, University of Nebraska and Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University.

June 2002.

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Development of Whole-Building Fault Detection Methods

Liu, M., and L. Song, Energy Systems Laboratory, University of Nebraska; D.E. Claridge, Energy Systems Laboratory, Texas A&M University.

June 2002.

(Download, 1.04 MB, 22 pp)
 

Use of Whole Building Simulation in On-Line Performance Assessment: Modeling and Implementation Issues

Haves, P., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, T. Salsbury, Johnson Controls Inc., D. Claridge, Texas A&M University, M. Liu, University of Nebraska.

Published in the Proceedings at the Seventh International IBPSA Conference on Building Simulation 2001, August 13-15, 2001 in Rio de Janeiro.

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Field Testing of Component-Level Model-Based Fault Detection Methods for Mixing Boxes and VAV Fan Systems

Xu, P. and P. Haves

Presented at the ACEEE 2002 Conference and published in the Proceedings from the ACEEE 2002 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. May 2002.

(Download, 1.62 MB, 13 pp)
 

Comparison of Chiller Models for Use in Model-Based Fault Detection

Sreedharan, P. and P. Haves

Presented at the International Conference for Enhancing Building Operations, Austin, TX, July 2001.

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Comparison of Chiller Models for Use in Model-Based Fault Detection

Sreedharan, P.

Masters Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley. May 2001.

(Download, 1.59 MB, 95 pp)

Energy and IAQ Field Studies

Energy Savings Estimates and Cost Benefit Calculations for High Performance Relocatable Classrooms

Rainer, L.I., M.A. Hoeschele, Davis Energy Group; M.G. Apte, D.G. Shendell, and W.J. Fisk, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California. LBNL-54230.

December 2003.

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Simultaneous Energy Savings and IEQ Improvements in Relocatable Classrooms

Apte, M.G., D. Dibartolomeo, T. Hotchi, A.T. Hodgson, S.M. Lee, D.G. Shendell, D.P. Sullivan and W.J. Fisk, LBNL; S.M. Liff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; L.I. Rainer, Davis Energy Group.

October 2003.

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Comparison of Predicted and Derived Measures of Volatile Organic Compounds inside Four Relocatable Classrooms Due to Identified Interior Finish Sources

Hodgson, A.T., D.G. Shendell, W.J. Fisk, and M.G. Apte

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California. LBNL-52520. June 2003.

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Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality in Relocatable Classrooms

Apte, M.G., D. Dibartolomeo, T. Hotchi, A.T. Hodgson, S.M. Lee, D.G. Shendell, D.P. Sullivan, S. Kumar, R.C. Schmidt, R.C. Diamond and W.J. Fisk, LBNL; S.M. Liff, Northeastern University; L.I. Rainer, Davis Energy Group.

Proceedings of Indoor Air 2002.

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Report on HVAC Option Selections for a Relocatable Classroom Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality Field Study

Apte, M.G., W.W. Delp, R.C. Diamond, A.T. Hodgson, S. Kumar, D.G. Shendell, D.P. Sullivan, and W.J. Fisk, LBNL, and L.I. Rainer, Davis Energy Group, Inc.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California. LBNL-49026. October 2001.

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Final Methodology for a Field Study of Indoor Environmental Quality and Energy Efficiency in New Relocatable Classrooms in Northern California

Shendell, D.G., D. DiBartolomeo, W.J. Fisk, A.T. Hodgson, T. Hotchi, S. Lee, D.P. Sullivan, and M.G. Apte, LBNL.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California. LBNL-51101. August 2002.

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Predicted Concentrations in New Relocatable Classrooms of Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted from Standard and Alternate Interior Finish Materials

Hodgson, A.T., W.J. Fisk, D.G. Shendell, and M.G. Apte

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California. LBNL-48490. July 2001.

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Initial Energy Simulations

Apte, M.G. and W.J. Fisk, LBNL, and L. Rainer, Davis Energy Group, Inc.

Presented to California Energy Commission, Public Interest Energy Research Program. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. January 2002

(Download, 1.34 MB, 30 pp)