Whole building performance monitoring: measurements on baseline buildings

Large amounts of energy consumed in buildings can be cost effectively conserved, and the state of the art data acquisition systems identifies and characterizes such opportunities at low cost, for which metered data were completed. The acquisition of a data base to fulfill the needs of various users is discussed. The project entails an inventory of existing data sources, and an assessment of the adequacy of available data to study the energy use interactions of typical commercial buildings. Compilation of an accurate and easily accessible source of hourly end use consumption data and determinants is undertaken. Low cost data acquisition techniques were developed.