[Bldg-sim] Fwd: New Research from ASHRAE Outlines Measures to Reach Toward Net Zero Energy

Jim Dirkes via Bldg-sim bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
Tue Apr 26 07:14:05 PDT 2016


Perfect. Thanks.

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:04 AM, Jason Glazer via Bldg-sim <
bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:

> The ASHRAE bookstore has it at:
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> http://www.techstreet.com/ashrae/products/1911167
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> If you are an ASHRAE member you can download for free from:
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> https://ashrae.org/standards-research--technology/research
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> Look for the "Members-Only Research Projects Final Reports" and search for
> 1651 and then download the one from January 2016.
>
> Jason
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> On 4/26/2016 8:53 AM, Jones, Christopher wrote:
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> Hello Jason,
>
> I have searched Techstreet and all I find is the Seminar 58 recording not
> the package with the paper and E+ models. Do you know a magic way to find
> the paper and E+ models?
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> *From:* Bldg-sim [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
> <bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org>] *On Behalf Of *Jason Glazer via
> Bldg-sim
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> *Subject:* [Bldg-sim] Fwd: New Research from ASHRAE Outlines Measures to
> Reach Toward Net Zero Energy
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> The results of the ASHRAE project I finished are described below. The
> final report package includes lots of EnergyPlus IDF files implementing the
> 30 measures examined as well as the scripts used to generate them with Eppy.
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> Jason
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> *Subject: *
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> New Research from ASHRAE Outlines Measures to Reach Toward Net Zero Energy
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> *Date: *
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> Tue, 26 Apr 2016 08:50:42 -0400
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> *From: *
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> Jodi Scott <jscott at ashrae.org><jscott at ashrae.org> <jscott at ashrae.org>
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> *To: *
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> jglazer at gard.com
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> April 26, 2016
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> *New Research from ASHRAE Outlines Measures to Reach Toward Net Zero
> Energy*
>
> ATLANTA – Application of 30 specific energy savings measures across all
> building types and climate zones resulted in cutting energy use by nearly
> half, according to results of newly approved research funded by ASHRAE.
>
> The national weighted change is 47.8 percent more energy efficient than
> Standard 90.1-2013 based on site energy and 47.8 percent more energy
> efficient than 90.1-2013 based source on energy.
>
> The question of “how energy efficient can commercial and multifamily
> buildings become in the near future if first cost is not considered” was
> explored in ASHRAE 1651-Research Project, “Development of Maximum
> Technically Achievable Energy Targets for Commercial Buildings: Ultra-Low
> Energy Use Building Set.”
>
> “The value of establishing such ultra-low-energy targets for buildings is
> two-fold,” Jason Glazer, principal engineer for GARD Analytics who oversaw
> the project, said. “These targets will indicate to building design
> professionals what may be achieved if first cost is not considered and
> challenge the creativity of those professionals to achieve similar results
> in actual designs with the real-world constraints of first costs. They also
> will help advance design guides, standards and codes by providing an
> ultimate goal.”
>
> For the project, researchers assembled a list of energy efficiency
> measures that can be included in the design of non-residential buildings.
> The list included both commonly used and cutting edge energy efficiency
> measures, according to Glazer.
>
> From the resulting list of almost 400 measures, 30 were chosen for
> additional analysis.  Sixteen prototype buildings that were consistent with
> Standard 90.1-2013, *Energy Efficiency Standard for Buildings Except
> Low-Rise Residential*, across 17 climate zones were used as baseline
> models. The 30 measures then were individually modeled. Each of the 30
> measures, often with many options, were applied to each building and
> climate combination. In general, the measures were applied in the following
> order:
>
>    -  Reduce internal loads
>    -  Reduce building envelope loads
>    -  Reduce HVAC distribution system losses
>    -  Decrease HVAC equipment energy consumption
>    -  Major HVAC reconfigurations.
>
> “It is useful to understand how far energy efficiency measures can go to
> reduce the use of energy in the built environment,” Glazer said. “It is
> also important to understand that many of the measures used in the project
> are widely available today.”
>
> After each measure was applied to each of the 272 building and climate
> combinations, if the energy consumption was reduced, it remained in the
> model. After all 30 measures were applied, the projected U.S. national
> weighted energy consumption for new buildings was nearly cut in half
> compared to Standard 90.1-2013.
>
> The 30 energy efficiency measures modeled were:
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>    - LED Exterior Lighting
>    - Highest Efficiency Office Equipment
>    - High Performance Lighting (LED)
>    - Shift from General to Task Illumination
>    - Optimal Daylighting Control
>    - Optimal Roof Insulation Level
>    - Optimal Choice of Vertical Fenestration
>    - External Light Shelves
>    - Daylighting Control by Fixture
>    - High Performance Fans
>    - High Performance Ducts to Reduce Static Pressure
>    - Demand Controlled Ventilation/CO2 Controls
>    - Multiple-Zone VAV System Ventilation Optimization
>    - Optimal Water/Air Cooling Coils
>    - Occupant Sensors for Air Handling Equipment
>    - Energy Recovery Ventilators
>    - Indirect Evaporative Cooling
>    - High Efficiency/Variable Speed Packaged DX Cooling
>    - High Efficiency Heat Pumps
>    - Ground Source Heat Pump
>    - High Efficiency and Variable Speed Chillers
>    - Heat Recovery from Chillers
>    - High Efficiency Boilers
>    - High Efficiency Building Transformers
>    - Chilled/Cooled Beam
>    - Dedicated Outside Air System with Heat Recovery
>    - Underfloor Air Distribution
>    - Hybrid/Mixed Mode Ventilation
>    - Radiant Heating and Cooling and DOAS
>    - Variable Refrigerant Flow Air Conditioning
>
> The cost of ASHRAE 1651-RP, *Development of Maximum Technically
> Achievable Energy Targets for Commercial Buildings: Ultra-Low Energy Use
> Building Set*, is free for ASHRAE members ($30, non-members.) To order,
> visit www.ashrae.org/bookstore or contact ASHRAE Customer Contact Center
> at 1-800-527-4723 (United States and Canada) or 404-636-8400 (worldwide)
> or fax 678-539-2129.
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> ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a global society advancing human well-being
> through sustainable technology for the built environment. The Society and
> its more than 55,000 members worldwide focus on building systems, energy
> efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration and sustainability. Through
> research, standards writing, publishing, certification and continuing
> education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow’s built environment today. More
> information can be found at www.ashrae.org/news.
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