Publications

This workbook accompanies the report 'National Cost-Effectiveness of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2016.' The report provides the full description of this project and the cost estimate methodology as well as some additional details on the cost estimate items.

Presentation slides from the 11/18/21 Equity and Codes: Ensuring Codes and Energy Efficient Buildings Address Affordable Housing Needs 2021 Summer Seminar Series webinar.

Location modifiers for residential construction that may be applied to the Baseline Prototype cost model home completed in Work Order 1 or nationwide average construction costs in support of the Building Component Cost Community Tool (BC3), designed to assist cost estimators, builders, architects and engineers to evaluate potential cost of energy efficient components.

Cost data for installation of various energy efficiency measures in new low-rise residential buildings in support of the Building Component Cost Community Tool (BC3), designed to assist cost estimators, builders, architects and engineers to evaluate potential cost of energy efficient components.

Grid-interactive efficient buildings (GEBs) combine efficiency and demand flexibility with smart technologies and communication to provide occupant comfort and productivity while serving the grid as a distributed energy resource (DER). This report includes an overview of relevant BTO research efforts to inform and guide the addition of GEB considerations in the model energy code.

This technical documentation provides background on TSPR and support for the mechanical performance factors that are developed each 90.1 edition cycle to be used in the calculation. The current factors are developed for the 2022 edition of 90.1 in combination with addendum AG.

Presentation slides from the 10/21/21 Zoning and Land-Use Regulation: Emerging Tools for Advancing Climate-Friendly Development 2021 Summer Seminar Series webinar.

In support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Commercial Buildings Energy Code Field Study (DOE Field Study)1 this data collection methodology and protocol (DOE Commercial Methodology) provides guidance on all aspects of undertaking a compliance study, from development of a sampling plan to recruitment to code requirements and compliance checks for each energy code measure specified to be collected.

Appendix C: Activities and Subcategories

In support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Commercial Buildings Energy Code Field Study (DOE Field Study)1 this data collection methodology and protocol (DOE Commercial Methodology) provides guidance on all aspects of undertaking a compliance study, from development of a sampling plan to recruitment to code requirements and compliance checks for each energy code measure specified to be collected.

Appendix B: Code Measure Reference Chart

In support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Commercial Buildings Energy Code Field Study (DOE Field Study)1 this data collection methodology and protocol (DOE Commercial Methodology) provides guidance on all aspects of undertaking a compliance study, from development of a sampling plan to recruitment to code requirements and compliance checks for each energy code measure specified to be collected.

Appendix A: Data Collection Measures

In support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Commercial Buildings Energy Code Field Study (DOE Field Study)1 this data collection methodology and protocol (DOE Commercial Methodology) provides guidance on all aspects of undertaking a compliance study, from development of a sampling plan to recruitment to code requirements and compliance checks for each energy code measure specified to be collected.

Data Collection Supplemental Worksheets used to support the Commercial Energy Code Field Study.

Data Collection Forms used to support the Commercial Energy Code Field Study.

This report is focused on the analysis of collected data in support of the development of an updated methodology to measure the impact of energy codes on commercial buildings and identify opportunities for savings through increased compliance. The primary goal was to analyze the data collected during the field study and determine the actual energy cost impact of each measure in a non-compliance situation. The energy impact results allowed for ranking the measures to identify which have the highest potential for lost savings.

Presentation slides from the 9/23/21 Evolution of Commercial Building Design and Construction 2021 Summer Seminar Series webinar.

This document updates commercial building construction weights for the purpose of estimating national and state-by-state energy savings impacts of changes made to various commercial energy codes and standards. A similar activity was last completed by PNNL in 2010 using disaggregate construction volume data for the years 2003‐2007. For the current update, PNNL reviewed the same data source with the latest construction data for the years 2003‐2018.

The purpose of this analysis is to examine the cost-effectiveness of the 2016 edition of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES2 Standard 90.1(ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 2016). PNNL analyzed the cost-effectiveness of changes in Standard 90.1-2016, compared to the previous 90.1-2013 edition, as applied in commercial buildings across the United States.  

Presentation slides from the 9/9/21 Codes Around the Globe: A Cross-National Comparison of Building Energy Codes 2021 Summer Seminar Series webinar.

Presentation slides from the 8/12/21 Grid Integration and Electrification in Energy Codes 2021 Summer Seminar Series webinar.

2021 NECC Presentation

2021 NECC Presentation

2021 NECC Presentation

2021 NECC Presentation

2021 NECC Presentation

2021 NECC Presentation