<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:10pt"><div>Paul:<br><br>Try the link below for the DOE CBECS data.&nbsp; All kinds of information available.<br><br><a href="http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cbecs/">Energy Information Administration - Commercial Energy Consumption Survey</a><br><br>Paul Diglio<br>
</div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> David Bastow &lt;dbastow@mcclure-engineering.com&gt;<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "Skelton, Paul" &lt;pskelton@IDS-TROY.COM&gt;; equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Mon, March 1, 2010 2:09:11 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Equest-users] ASHRAE Baseline EUI<br></font><br>


 
 
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Paul,</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"></font></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Probably the best data&nbsp;source for average building 
energy&nbsp;use of similar buildings might be the Energy Star programs Portfolio 
Manager and Target Finder.&nbsp; Go to <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.energystar.gov/benchmark">www.energystar.gov/benchmark</a></font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"></font></span>&nbsp;</div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">I also have a book from Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) 
of average energy use data on ten different building types for electric 
resistance heated buildings and buildings that have fossil fuel space and water 
heating in Boise, ID; Spokane, WA; and Seattle, WA.&nbsp; The ten building types 
are:</font></span></div>
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  <div align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Small Offices (Approx. 5,000 FT2)</font></span></div>
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  <div align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Large&nbsp;Offices (Approx. 100,000 FT2)</font></span></span></div>
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  <div align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Small Retail&nbsp;(Less than 
  30,000&nbsp;FT2)</font></span></span></span></div>
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  <div align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010">
  <div align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Large&nbsp;Retail&nbsp;(More than 
  30,000&nbsp;FT2)</font></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div>
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  <div align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010">
  <div align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Warehouses</font></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div>
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  <div align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Restaurants</font></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div>
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  <div align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Grocery 
  Stores</font></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div>
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  <div align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Hotels</font></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div>
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  <div align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010">
  <div align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Schools</font></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div>
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  <div align="left"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><span class="651584518-01032010"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Hospitals/Medical</font></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div></li></ol>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2">T<span class="651584518-01032010">hanks,</span></font></font></font></div></span></span></span></div>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> Skelton, Paul 
[mailto:pskelton@IDS-TROY.COM] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 01, 2010 8:21 
AM<br><b>To:</b> equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> 
[Equest-users] ASHRAE Baseline EUI<br></font><br></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All,</p> 
<p class="MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p> 
<p class="MsoNormal">I have developed a baseline building and calculated its 
energy use index (EUI), total source building btu use divided by building square 
footage, and I am curious to compare it to other models.&nbsp; Obviously since 
many users on this list are from very different climate zones, we will get some 
varying answers.&nbsp; However, I would still be interested to see what kind of 
use different buildings are characterized by, especially in Michigan.&nbsp; Or, 
if any of you know a resource that I can use to reference this type of 
information, I’d be grateful.</p> 
<p class="MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p> 
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!</p> 
<p class="MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</p> 
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