Performance-based (also known as outcome-based) codes set standards based upon buildings’ actual energy use, rather than on compliance with stipulated technology or design features. For example, a ...

When it comes to financing green initiatives, building owners and tenants often perceive the negotiation process as a zero-sum game of winners and losers, where one party pays while the other benefits ...

The Center for Building Energy Science, located in building 661 at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia, is the headquarters of the Consortium for Building Energy Innovation (CBEI).CBEI completed a ...

The success of energy efficiency measures depends not only on the design and installation of appropriate technology, but also on occupants, the people who work and live in buildings—a group that is ...

Integrated retrofit design has been shown to provide better value for building owners when they align construction and design impacts across multiple systems. However, the process for achieving an ...

Note: The Simulation Platform was a product of the CBEI Simulation & Modeling Team, a collaboration of research universities, national labs, and private sector industry, headed by Dr. Jelena Srebric, ...

The often high initial cost of energy efficiency improvements remains a challenge for many customers, despite their many advantages. Financing projects conventionally can be difficult for both ...

Undertaking deep energy retrofits of existing buildings can reduce energy use by more than 50%, yet building owners remain uncertain of how to evaluate which improvements to make and what saving will ...

The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is the national model energy code adopted by many states and municipal governments in the United States. It establishes the minimum design and ...

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The diverse nature of ownership makes achieving scale in this market sector particularly difficult. Developing solutions that overcome challenges at the building level is critical but only if these ...

This case study was prepared by the Wharton Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in collaboration with the Energy Efficient Buildings (EEB) Hub program as part of a series of case studies aimed at ...