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Applying the Leap Experience to Monitoring of Commercial Buildings in Hot and Humid Climates
Abstract
Energy use monitoring projects for commercial buildings must be carefully configured and
managed to assure useful data products are
produced in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Many challenges associated with site selection,
data definition, hardware installation, and
quality assurance should be addressed before
monitoring is attempted. This presentation
describes our experience with these challenges
and offers advice for those considering the
monitoring of buildings in hot and humid
climates.
Over one hundred commercial buildings have
been instrumented by Pacific Northwest Laboratory
to provide an empirical basis for utility end-use
load forecasting and conservation assessment.
For the largest project, The End-Use Load and
Consumer Assessment Program (ELCAP), specific
protocols were developed for management, initial
site inspection, measurement plan development,
characteristics data collection, equipment
installation, and data collection and verification.
The purpose and general structure of these
protocols will be described, and our experiences
with their application will be shared in the hope
that others undertaking commercial building
energy use monitoring projects can benefit.
Citation
Mazzucchi, R. P.; Stoops, J. L. (1988). Applying the Leap Experience to Monitoring of Commercial Buildings in Hot and Humid Climates. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /6560.