Near term computing opportunities in building energy efficiency

Author

Roth, Amir

Author_Institution

Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Washington, DC, USA

fYear

2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Computing is poised to make major contributions to the global sustainability effort by engaging the fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy generation, and energy delivery. This paper discusses three near term opportunities for computing in the field of building energy efficiency. Integrated design uses building energy modeling to search for ultra-efficient buildings tailored to use requirements and climate. Continuous commissioning uses sensing, learning, and model to detect and diagnose mechanical system faults that degrade building energy performance. Computing can also be used to engage building occupants and modify their energy consumption habits.

Keywords

building management systems; energy conservation; energy consumption; energy management systems; fault diagnosis; human factors; learning (artificial intelligence); building energy efficiency; building energy performance degradation; building occupants; continuous commissioning; energy consumption habits; energy delivery; global sustainability; integrated design; learning; mechanical system fault detection; mechanical system fault diagnosis; near-term computing opportunities; renewable energy generation; sensing; ultra-efficient buildings; Buildings; Computers; Energy consumption; Plugs; Renewable energy resources; Sensors; Space heating; Building energy efficiency; continuous commissioning; integrated design; occupant engagement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Green Computing Conference (IGCC), 2012 International

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2155-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-2153-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGCC.2012.6322268

Filename

6322268