Annex 47 Cost Effective Commissioning of Existing and Low Energy Buildings
Status: Ongoing (2005-2009)
Operating Agents (Joint):
Daniel Choinière |
Natascha Milesi-Ferretti |
Website: www.iea-annex47.org
Overview
Commissioning methods and tools are required to ensure that advanced components and systems reach their technical potential and operate energy-efficiently. Likewise, commissioning methods and tools should strive to improve the energy efficiency of conventional and advanced existing buildings beyond just the design intent. The goal of the project is to enable the effective commissioning of existing and future buildings in order to improve their operating performance. The aim is to advance the state-of-the-art of building commissioning by:
- Extending previously developed methods and tools to address advanced systems and low energy buildings, utilizing design data and the buildings’ own systems in commissioning;
- Automating the commissioning process to the extent practicable;
- Developing methodologies and tools to improve operation of buildings in use, including identifying the best energy saving opportunities in HVAC system renovations and open reporting methods for the energy performance of buildings in support of the "EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive";
- Quantifying and improving the costs and benefits of commissioning, including the persistence of benefits and the role of automated tools in improving persistence and reducing costs without sacrificing other important commissioning considerations.
- Initial Commissioning of Advanced and Low Energy Buildings;
- Commissioning and Optimization of Existing Buildings;
- Commissioning Cost-Benefit and Persistence.
Participants: Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong/China, Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, USA
Publications Annex 47
Newsletters and published conference presentations are available at the Website
The final reports for this project are due in mid 2009.
