Lead Performer: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) — Berkeley, CA
April 8, 2019
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Lead Performer: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) — Berkeley, CA
Partners:
-- KW Engineering, Oakland, CA
-- Rocky Mountain Institute, Boulder, CO
FY19 DOE Funding: $825,000
Project Term: October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2021
Funding Type: Lab Call
Project Objective
When completing building energy-efficiency work, upgrade projects are often considered as unique engineering jobs. This traditional approach based on component level products fails to realize opportunities for deeper energy savings possible through an integrated systems level approach. Moreover, retrofits are often exceptionally disruptive to building occupants and activities. To address these issues, this project will develop and field-validate a suite of integrated systems packages (ISPs) optimized to be seamlessly incorporated into routine real-estate life cycle events such as renovations, lease fit-outs, and equipment replacements.
In order to streamline the process, the essential technologies in each ISP will be "pre-engineered" and tested to minimize the integration effort at the building’s location. The project team will validate the savings from ISPs for a variety of situations and build verification tools into each ISP, leveraging advances in sensing and data analytics like DOE’s M&V 2.0 tools. Once developed and validated, these ISPs have the potential to function as a part of real estate portfolio plans and utility energy-efficiency programs.
Project Impact
An integrated systems-level approach to building energy-efficiency projects can provide substantial energy and cost savings especially when aligned with routine real estate life cycle events. Each of the ISPs developed in this project will yield at least 20% validated savings, with standardized installation, commissioning, and operating procedures. This will ensure deep savings while significantly reducing the effort and expertise required for deploying advanced integrated systems.
Contacts
DOE Technology Manager: Holly Carr; Cindy Zhu
Lead Performer: Paul Matthew, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)