Systems and methods for building energy use benchmarking
First Claim
1. A method for using an energy use model of a building comprising:
- receiving, at a processing circuit, building data indicative of one or more characteristics of the building;
generating, by the processing circuit, an energy use model for the building based on the building data;
using the energy use model to generate statistics for the building, the statistics comprising one or more values derived from the energy use model;
identifying, by the processing circuit, one or more other buildings having a same classification as the building, each of the one or more other buildings having associated statistics generated from energy use models;
comparing, by the processing circuit, the generated statistics for the building to statistics for the identified one or more other buildings; and
providing, by the processing circuit, an indication of the comparison.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for using an energy use model of a building for benchmarking is shown and described. An exemplary method includes receiving building data indicative of one or more characteristics of the building. The method further includes generating an energy use model for the building based on the building data and using the energy use model to generate statistics for the building. The method also includes identifying one or more other buildings having the same classification as the building. The method yet further includes comparing the generated statistics for the building to statistics for the identified one or more other buildings and providing an indication of the comparison.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for using an energy use model of a building comprising:
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receiving, at a processing circuit, building data indicative of one or more characteristics of the building; generating, by the processing circuit, an energy use model for the building based on the building data; using the energy use model to generate statistics for the building, the statistics comprising one or more values derived from the energy use model; identifying, by the processing circuit, one or more other buildings having a same classification as the building, each of the one or more other buildings having associated statistics generated from energy use models; comparing, by the processing circuit, the generated statistics for the building to statistics for the identified one or more other buildings; and providing, by the processing circuit, an indication of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for using an energy use model of a building comprising a processing circuit operable to:
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receive building data indicative of one or more characteristics of the building; generate an energy use model for the building based on the building data; use the energy use model to generate statistics for the building, the statistics comprising one or more values derived from the energy use model; identify one or more other buildings having a same classification as the building, each of the one or more other buildings having associated statistics generated from energy use models; compare the generated statistics for the building to statistics for the identified one or more other buildings; and provide an indication of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable storage medium having machine instructions stored therein, the instructions being executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving building data indicative of one or more characteristics of the building; generating an energy use model for the building based on the building data; using the energy use model to generate statistics for the building, the statistics comprising one or more values derived from the energy use model; determining a classification for the building based on the one or more characteristics of the building; identifying one or more other buildings having a same classification as the building, each of the one or more other buildings having associated statistics generated from energy use models; comparing the generated statistics for the building to statistics for the identified one or more other buildings; and providing an indication of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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