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Title: Analysis of Potential Benefits and Costs of Adopting a Commercial Building Energy Standard in South Dakota

Abstract

The state of South Dakota is considering adopting a commercial building energy standard. This report evaluates the potential costs and benefits to South Dakota residents from requiring compliance with the most recent edition of the ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2001 Energy Standard for Buildings except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. These standards were developed in an effort to set minimum requirements for the energy efficient design and construction of new commercial buildings. The quantitative benefits and costs of adopting a commercial building energy code are modeled by comparing the characteristics of assumed current building practices with the most recent edition of the ASHRAE Standard, 90.1-2001. Both qualitative and quantitative benefits and costs are assessed in this analysis. Energy and economic impacts are estimated using results from a detailed building simulation tool (Building Loads Analysis and System Thermodynamics [BLAST] model) combined with a Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) approach to assess corresponding economic costs and benefits.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1035015
Report Number(s):
PNNL-15101
BT0703000; TRN: US201205%%48
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; COMPLIANCE; CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMICS; LIFE-CYCLE COST; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; SIMULATION; SOUTH DAKOTA; THERMODYNAMICS; energy codes; ASHRAE; commercial buildings; South Dakota; benefit-cost analysis; life-cycle cost

Citation Formats

Belzer, David B, Cort, Katherine A, Winiarski, David W, and Richman, Eric E. Analysis of Potential Benefits and Costs of Adopting a Commercial Building Energy Standard in South Dakota. United States: N. p., 2005. Web. doi:10.2172/1035015.
Belzer, David B, Cort, Katherine A, Winiarski, David W, & Richman, Eric E. Analysis of Potential Benefits and Costs of Adopting a Commercial Building Energy Standard in South Dakota. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1035015
Belzer, David B, Cort, Katherine A, Winiarski, David W, and Richman, Eric E. 2005. "Analysis of Potential Benefits and Costs of Adopting a Commercial Building Energy Standard in South Dakota". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1035015. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1035015.
@article{osti_1035015,
title = {Analysis of Potential Benefits and Costs of Adopting a Commercial Building Energy Standard in South Dakota},
author = {Belzer, David B and Cort, Katherine A and Winiarski, David W and Richman, Eric E},
abstractNote = {The state of South Dakota is considering adopting a commercial building energy standard. This report evaluates the potential costs and benefits to South Dakota residents from requiring compliance with the most recent edition of the ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2001 Energy Standard for Buildings except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. These standards were developed in an effort to set minimum requirements for the energy efficient design and construction of new commercial buildings. The quantitative benefits and costs of adopting a commercial building energy code are modeled by comparing the characteristics of assumed current building practices with the most recent edition of the ASHRAE Standard, 90.1-2001. Both qualitative and quantitative benefits and costs are assessed in this analysis. Energy and economic impacts are estimated using results from a detailed building simulation tool (Building Loads Analysis and System Thermodynamics [BLAST] model) combined with a Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) approach to assess corresponding economic costs and benefits.},
doi = {10.2172/1035015},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1035015}, journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 04 00:00:00 EST 2005},
month = {Fri Mar 04 00:00:00 EST 2005}
}