<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Sukreet,<br><br></div><div></div><div>I haven't seen much on courthouses, but offices are pretty well covered in the literature. Here are links to a couple of relevant studies:<br><br><a href="http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy08osti/41957.pdf" target="_blank">Assessment of the Technical Potential for Achieving Net Zero-Energy Buildings in the Commercial Sector</a> is a modeling study by NREL.<br>
</div><div><a href="http://newbuildings.org/sites/default/files/GettingtoZeroReport_0.pdf">A Look at the Costs and Features of Zero Energy Commercial Buildings</a> is a report by the New Buildings Institute with a good collection of case studies.<br>
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<br></div>Hope this helps as a starter; I'm surprised no one else has chimed in yet...<br><br></div>Sam<br><br><span><font color="#888888">-- <br><font size="1">
</font><div>Sam Brunswick<br><font><a href="http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/" target="_blank">Simulation Research Group</a> | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory <span></span></font></div></font></span><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 3:18 PM, sukreet singh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sukreetsingh@gmail.com" target="_blank">sukreetsingh@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">Hi Energy Modeling Community,<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I understand this is not energy modeling related question, but is directly related to our field. I have been asked to prepare a business case to defend US Governement's initiative on Energy Efficiency in which all federal buildings should meet 2030 Challenge (Section 433). There is a resistance from a segment of Congress for Shaheen-Portman Energy Efficiency Bill and are seeking an amendment to repeal section 433, thereby gutting the federal commitment to 2030.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I am seeking fairly recent case-study examples which demonstrate that 'Federal Buildings' like courthouses/offices are meeting current 2030 target of 55% reduction from 2003 CBECS. This might be in the form of modeling documentation or actual metered consumption. It would be then have some basis to say that achieving next step of 70% reduction is very much viable.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Any other 'recent' resources/documentation on benefits of energy efficiency, increased productivity, successful energy efficiency strategies implementation on larger scale (city/state/utility) are also welcome.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thanks in advance.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><p><b><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">Sukreet Singh</span><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif">, </span></font></b></p>
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