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The National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB) provides high-resolution solar radiation data for long periods of time, which allows user to have a clear understanding of the spatial and temporal correlation of the data to determine the true impact of solar variability on the grid. This fact sheet specifically outlines solar resource data for India included in NSRDB.
This fact sheet describes the benefits of using ESPCs and outlines ESPC resources available from the Federal Energy Management Program.
When heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems reach end-of-life status, building owners typically seek the quickest, most cost-effective replacement. Although there are several rooftop unit (RTU) replacement tool kits and programs to guide clients through this process, there is limited information on how to handle end-of-life HVAC systems. This fact sheet provides relevant information to help building owners manage proper disposal of HVAC systems, how to navigate regulations, and how to recover economic value from old systems.
This fact sheet introduces two emerging technologies that could streamline plug load management (PLM) for increased energy savings for building owners: learning behavior algorithms (LBA) and automatic and dynamic load detection (ADLD). Plug loads are responsible for 47% of the energy consumed in commercial buildings, yet their distributed and ever-changing nature makes them challenging to manage. PLM systems exist today that use smart plugs to meter and control devices at the outlet level, but their uptake has been relatively slow in part because of the significant labor required for installation and maintenance. LBA and ADLD may address these challenges and provide additional energy efficiency and nonenergy benefits.
A fact sheet of best practices and guidelines around HVAC, refrigeration, and space use for grocery operators.
A fact sheet of best practices and guidelines around HVAC, exhaust systems, BAS, elevators, and space use for hotel/motel operators.
This fact sheet summarizes some of the key needs, barriers, and opportunities related to data center management and operations in the Higher Education Sector.
This fact sheet summarizes some of the key needs, barriers, and opportunities related to data center management and operations in the Industrial Sector.
This fact sheet summarizes some of the key needs, barriers, and opportunities related to data center management and operations in the state and local government sector.
A fact sheet of best practices and guidelines around HVAC, exhaust systems, BAS, elevators, and space use for retail operators.
A fact sheet of best practices and guidelines around HVAC and space use for commercial office operators.
This fact sheet summarizes some of the key needs, barriers, and opportunities related to data center management and operations in the Commercial Sector.
This fact sheet explores the role insurance and re-insurance industries play in mitigating resilience risk and offers best practices for building owners to work effectively with insurers. It also reviews the types of insurance coverages relevant to resilience as well as efforts by the insurance industry to respond to increased risk.
This fact sheet provides actionable planning steps for developing a resilience roadmap in your organization. These steps can serve as an outline to help portfolio managers and other stakeholders manage the financial performance of a commercial building portfolio.
This fact sheet defines common resilience improvements and provides key considerations for identifying, prioritizing, and implementing these improvements across a commercial building portfolio. It also discusses common barriers to resilience improvements and reviews various third-party financing solutions that can help overcome these barriers.
This fact sheet is designed to help owners, operators, occupants, and investors in commercial buildings and other sectors to understand and address emerging issues in resilience. It includes resources from DOE’s Better Buildings Financing and Resilience Roadmap to identify key issues in measuring, managing, and mitigating resilience risk.
This fact sheet explores how to correctly map building loads to rooftop unit (RTU) capacity to help minimize capital investment and ongoing operational costs while maximizing thermal comfort.
This fact sheet provides an overview of trends and barriers related to disclosure of climate and resilience performance. It reviews major reporting frameworks for resilience, compares the frameworks, and provides next steps for building owners.