U.S. Department of Energy commercial reference building models of the national building stock
By: Michael Deru ... [et al.].
Series: NREL/TP-5500-46861; NREL/TP -- 5500-46861.
Publisher: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Golden, CO
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 108
Subjects: Commercial buildings; Energy consumption; Computer simulation; Architecture and energy conservation
Other titles: United States Department of Energy commercial reference building models of the national building stock
Description: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building Technologies Program has set the aggressive goal of producing marketable net-zero energy buildings by 2025. This goal will require collaboration between the DOE laboratories and the building industry. We developed standard or reference energy models for the most common commercial buildings to serve as starting points for energy efficiency research. These models represent fairly realistic buildings and typical construction practices. Fifteen commercial building types and one multifamily residential building were determined by consensus between DOE, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and represent approximately two-thirds of the commercial building stock.
Notes: Title from PDF title screen (NREL, viewed Feb. 28, 2011).

"February 2011."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 48-51).

Sponsored by National Renewable Energy Laboratory DE-AC36-08GO28308 BEC7.1304