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Plug and process loads in commercial buildings account for 5% of U.S. primary energy consumption. Minimizing these loads is a primary challenge in the design and operation of an energy-efficient building.

The Research Support Facility complex (RSF, RSF II, parking garage, and associated site lighting) was designed to produce more on-site renewable energy than it uses over the course of a typical weather year, when accounted for at the site. To date, the end use performance monitoring and verification suggests that when the RSF complex is fully built out, we will meet the annual energy use goals. Continued performance monitoring and occupant education are required to ensure annual energy use goals will continue to be met.

This presentation shows how the Research Support Facility is a showcase for sustainable, high-performance design, how it incorporates the best in energy efficiency, environmental performance, and advanced controls using a “whole building” integrated design process, and serves as a model for cost-competitive, high-performance commercial buildings for the nation’s design construction, operation, and financing communities.

Understand the purpose of re-tuning, definition of small and medium-sized building re-tuning, and what to expect from the re-tuning training class.

This is chapter 1 of 3. The full training can be found at http://buildingretuning.pnnl.gov/small_bldg_training.stm

A prescriptive approach to re-tuning small to medium sized commercial buildings including how to understand and collect necessary building information.

This is chapter 2 of 3. The full training can be found at http://buildingretuning.pnnl.gov/small_bldg_training.stm

Understand how to identify and implement re-tuning measures

This is chapter 3 of 3. The full training can be found at http://buildingretuning.pnnl.gov/small_bldg_training.stm

Understand the purpose of re-tuning, definition of building re-tuning, and what to expect from the training class

Part one of a 10 part Building Re-tuning training material.
Entire program is at http://buildingretuning.pnnl.gov/training.stm

Understand that re-tuning is the process of learning about a building and then making incremental adjustments to achieve more desirable results.

Part 2 of a 10 part Building Re-tuning training material.
Entire program is at http://buildingretuning.pnnl.gov/training.stm

A guide to understand the information needed to re-tune a building

Part 3 of a 10 part Building Re-tuning training material.
Entire program is at http://buildingretuning.pnnl.gov/training.stm

Detect potential operational problems even before visiting the building. Identify problems that require time histories to detect – incorrect schedules, no use of set back during unoccupied modes, poor economizer operation. Understand how to use the Energy Charting and Metrics (ECAM) tool

Part 4 of a 10 part Building Re-tuning training material.
Entire program is at http://buildingretuning.pnnl.gov/training.stm