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What's New

A New Costs and Benefits of Commercial Buildings Commissioning in the United States:
Commissioning Cost and Benefits Study - Call for Projects

HPCBS Brochures

Benchmarking Tool for California: CAL-ARCH
(546 KB, 2 pp)
Control Design and Functional Testing Guides
(582 KB, 2 pp)
Data Logging Guides
(652 KB, 2 pp)
Energy Information Systems and Diagnostic Tools
(661 KB, 2 pp)
High-Performance Modular Classrooms
(588 KB, 2 pp)
HVAC Data Model
(814 KB, 2 pp)
IBECS: Integrated Building Environmental Communications System
(600 KB, 2 pp)
Low-Energy Cooling Systems
(334 KB, 2 pp)
Tenant Interface for Energy and Maintenance Systems (TIEMS)
(667 KB, 2 pp)

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)

Life Cycle Tools

Energy Efficiency Indicators for High Electric-Load Buildings
(1.5 MB, 42 pp)
California Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking - Project Final Report
(2.14 MB, 27 pp)
Standardized Building Performance Metrics - Final Report
(1.11 MB, 15 pp)
Benchmarking Performance Assessment for Small Commercial Buildings - Final Report
(4.0 MB, 78 pp)
Software Interoperability for Energy Simulations
(761 kB, 8 pp)

Lighting, Envelope & Daylighting

Standardizing Communication Between Lighting Control Devices: A Role for IEEE P1451
(1.8 MB, 9 pp)
Low-Cost Networking for Dynamic Window Systems
(1.16 MB, 15 pp)
Lighting Panel Meter
Local Electrochromic Window-Lighting Systems
Global Electrochromic Window-Lighting System
Global Automated Venetian Blind-Lighting System
IBECS Network Build-Out

Low Energy Cooling

Duct Leakage Impacts on VAV System Performance in California Large Commercial Buildings
( 4.71 MB, 57 pp)
Duct Thermal Performance Models for Large Commercial Buildings
(3.7 MB, 112 pp)
Simplified Models for Heat Transfer in Rooms
(3.13 MB, 265 pp)
ACM-Change Proposal for 2005 Title 24 Update
(872 KB, 4 pp)
Simplified Modeling Of Cross Ventilation Airflow
(1.1 MB, 32 pp)
Develop Simulation Models for Displacement Ventilation and Natural Ventilation
Documented Displacement Ventilation & Natural Ventilation models for EnergyPlus
(1.8 MB, 57 pp)

Integrated Commissioning & Diagnostics

Evaluation of Persistence of Savings from SMUD Retrocommissioning Program - Final Report
Report (934 KB, 25 pp)
Zipped Appendices (1.1 MB)
Case Studies of Energy Information Systems and Related Technology: Operational Practices, Costs, and Benefits
(2.04 MB, 12 pp)
Advanced Nonintrusive Monitoring of Electric Loads
(1.4 MB, 10 pp)
Detection and Diagnosis of HVAC Faults via Electrical Load Monitoring
(1.7 MB, 30 pp)
Demonstration of Fault Detection and Diagnosis Methods for Air-Handling Units (ASHRAE 1020-RP)
(1.1 MB, 34 pp)
Monitoring HVAC Equipment Electrical Loads from a Centralized Location Methods and Field Test Results (ASHRAE AC-02-12-4)
(1.3 MB, 19 pp)
Potential of On-line Simulation for Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Large Commercial Buildings with Built-up HVAC Systems
(2.8 MB, 58 pp)
Development of Whole-Building Fault Detection Methods
(1.04 MB, 22 pp)
Manual of Procedures for Calibrating Simulations of Building Systems
(2.6 MB, 96 pp)
UCB Toolkit of Built-up Fan System Diagnostics
(2.9 MB)
Development of Fan Diagnostic Methods and Protocols for Short Term Monitoring
(3.0 MB, 61 pp)
Design of an EMCS/CMMS User Interface for Building Occupants
(2.19 MB, 19 pp)
Control System Design Guide and Functional Testing Guide for Air Handling Systems (FTG) is available for downloading.
Fault Detection and Diagnosis Tools and Techniques
Guide to Use Energy Management Control Systems (EMCSs) for Monitoring
High-Information-Content Electrical Load Monitoring
Develop Occupant Feedback Methods for Diagnostic Systems
Commissioning Persistence Investigation
Develop Simulation-Assisted Commissioning Procedures
Develop Tune-Up Procedures Based on Calibrated Simulations
Develop Semi-Automated, Component-Level Diagnostic Procedures

Indoor Environmental Quality

Energy Savings Estimates and Cost Benefit Calculations for High Performance Relocatable Classrooms
(1.0 MB, 15 pp)
Simultaneous Energy Savings and IEQ Improvements in Relocatable Classrooms
(955 KB, 15 pp)
Comparison of Predicted and Derived Measures of Volatile Organic Compounds inside Four Relocatable Classrooms Due to Identified Interior Finish Sources
(1.19 MB, 35 pp)
Final Methodology for a Field Study of Indoor Environmental Quality and Energy Efficiency in New Relocatable Classrooms in Northern California
(542 KB, 15 pp)
Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality in Relocatable Classrooms
(542 KB, 15 pp)
Energy Modeling Phase I
Field Study of HVAC Options
Evaluation of VOC Source Control Measures
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Last updated
May 27, 2003