Method and system for assessing energy performance
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1. A method implemented using a computerized system of benchmarking energy performance in a building of interest, comprising:
- receiving utility use data for the building of interest;
receiving weather data for the building of interest;
computing a best thermodynamic break-even (“
TBE”
) temperature for the building of interest based on the utility use data and the weather data;
assessing energy performance of the building of interest by comparing an energy characteristic of the building of interest to at least one other building; and
archiving an energy characteristic of the building of interest in a database.
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A computerized system and method for benchmarking energy performance in a building are provided. The method includes receiving utility use data for the building, receiving weather data for the building, and computing a best thermodynamic break-even temperature for the building based on the utility use data and the weather data.
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1. A method implemented using a computerized system of benchmarking energy performance in a building of interest, comprising:
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receiving utility use data for the building of interest; receiving weather data for the building of interest; computing a best thermodynamic break-even (“
TBE”
) temperature for the building of interest based on the utility use data and the weather data;assessing energy performance of the building of interest by comparing an energy characteristic of the building of interest to at least one other building; and archiving an energy characteristic of the building of interest in a database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method implemented using a computerized system of benchmarking energy performance in a building of interest, comprising:
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receiving utility use data for the building of interest; receiving weather data for the building of interest; computing a best thermodynamic break-even (“
TBE”
) temperature for the building of interest based on the utility use data and the weather data;further including normalizing a set of energy use coefficients to obtain benchmarks regarding energy performance in the building, wherein the normalizing is performed by comparing the energy use coefficients to a building metric, and wherein the building metric is one or more of square feet of the building, number of occupants in the building, and number of beds in the building; and storing the benchmarks in a database for later use.
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27. A method implemented using a computerized system of benchmarking energy performance in a building, comprising:
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receiving utility use data for the building; receiving weather data for the building; computing a best thermodynamic break-even (“
TBE”
) temperature for the building of interest based on the utility use data and the weather data; andusing a web browser to perform at least one of providing input to the method, invoking the method, and receiving output from the method, wherein at least a component of the computed TBE temperature is stored for later use.
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28. A computerized system for benchmarking energy performance in a building of interest, comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU); and a storage device coupled to the CPU and having information stored therein for configuring the CPU to; receive utility use data for the building of interest; receive weather data for the building of interest; compute a best thermodynamic break-even (“
TBE”
) temperature for the building based on the utility use data and the weather data;
wherein the storage device is further configured to store at least one of the utility use data, the weather data, and the computed TBE temperature for comparison against other buildings. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A computerized system for benchmarking energy performance in a building, comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU); and a storage device coupled to the CPU and having information stored therein for configuring the CPU to; receive utility use data for the building; receive weather data for the building; compute a best thermodynamic break-even (“
TBE”
) temperature for the building based on the utility use data and the weather data, wherein the CPU is further configured to normalize the energy use coefficients to obtain benchmarks regarding energy performance in the building, wherein the normalizing is performed by comparing the energy use coefficients to a building metric, and wherein the building metric is one or more of square feet of the building, number of occupants in the building, and number of beds in the building.
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54. A computerized system of benchmarking energy performance in a building, comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU); and a storage device coupled to the CPU and having information stored therein for configuring the CPU to; receive utility use data for the building; receive weather data for the building; and compute a best thermodynamic break-even (“
TBE”
) temperature for the building based on the utility use data and the weather data;wherein the system of benchmarking is configured to use a web browser to cause the CPU to perform at least one of providing input to the system, invoking the system, and receiving output from the system, and wherein at least a component of the computed TBE temperature is stored for later use.
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55. A method of assessing energy performance of a building of interest, comprising:
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defining a set of benchmarks for a building of interest, comprising; collecting historical utility use data for the building of interest, collecting weather data over substantially the same geographic area and time period as the collected utility use data for the building of interest, solving at least one building equation to identify a plurality of building coefficients using at least one of the collected utility use data and collected weather data, normalizing the building coefficients using at least one of a building metric and collected weather data; archiving the defined set of benchmarks in a database; and comparing the benchmarks against at least one other building, wherein the at least one other building is a building from a normalized set of building data. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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