Field-test of the new ASHRAE/CIBSE/USGBC Performance Measurement Protocols for commercial buildings: basic level.(Report): An article from: ASHRAE Transactions

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From the author: The new Performance Measurement Protocols (PMP) provide a standardized set of protocols for measuring and comparing the operational performance of occupied commercial buildings. The PMP was developed at three levels of cost/accuracy, Basic (Indicative), Intermediate (Diagnostic), and Advanced (Investigative), for the following six performance categories: energy, water, thermal comfort, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), lighting, and acoustics. This paper presents the preliminary results of an effort to develop and apply a field test to evaluate the PMP basic level in a case-study office building in central Texas. In accordance with the basic level protocol, basic building performance-related building and system characteristics and monthly utility bills of the case-study building were collected. Next, the corresponding performance metrics, including annual whole-building energy use and cost indices and annual total site water and cost indices were calculated and compared with the appropriate benchmarks. In addition, a subjective Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ, i.e., thermal comfort, IAQ, lighting, and acoustics) assessment survey was conducted with spot measurements of several IEQ-related parameters in selected places in the building. Measurements were then compared with the appropriate benchmarks.

Citation Details
Title: Field-test of the new ASHRAE/CIBSE/USGBC Performance Measurement Protocols for commercial buildings: basic level.(Report)
Author: Hyojin Kim
Publication:ASHRAE Transactions (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
Volume: 118 Issue: 1 Page: 135(8)

Article Type: Report

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