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Energy Use in Federal LEED Buildings

Collage of various images associated with Energy Use in Federal LEED Buildings including: bar and line charts, and the following buildings: FAA TRACON, Burien, WA; DOE ORNL East Campus, Oak Ridge, TN; Seattle Public Library; National Weather Service, Caribou, Maine;

Motivation / Problem Statement

Federal Agencies were early adopters of LEED—now want to know results.

Activities / Approach

Collected 1-4 years of energy billing data on 14 of 20 current Federal LEED Facilities. Comparing actual energy use to predicted, ENERGY STAR® and other benchmarks.

Accomplishments / Outcomes

Presentations at ASHRAE, Greenbuild, ACEEE, other. (Final Report due in FY 06)

Future / Follow-on

Now partnering with USGBC on evaluating other LEED facilities.

Relationship to Other Projects

New data for High Performance Buildings.

Principal Investigator

  • Rick Diamond
  • (510) 486-4459

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