Commercial Reference Building: Secondary School

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Commercial reference buildings [1] provide complete descriptions for whole building energy analysis using EnergyPlus [2] simulation software. Included here is data pertaining to the reference building type "Secondary School" for each of the 16 climate zones [3], and each of three construction categories: new construction, post-1980 construction existing buildings, and pre-1980 construction existing buildings.

The dataset includes four key components: building summary, zone summary, location summary and a picture. Building summary includes details about: form, fabric, and HVAC. Zone summary includes details such as: area, volume, lighting, and occupants for all types of zones in the building. Location summary includes key building information as it pertains to each climate zone, including: fabric and HVAC details, utility costs, energy end use, and peak energy demand.

In total, DOE developed 16 reference building types [4] that represent approximately 70% of commercial buildings in the U.S.; for each type, building models are available for the three construction categories. The commercial reference buildings (formerly known as commercial building benchmark models) were developed by the [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [5], in conjunction with three of its national laboratories.

Additional data is available directly from DOE's Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) Website [6], including EnergyPlus software input files (.idf) and results of the EnergyPlus simulations (.html).

1. Commercial reference buildings [http://en.openei.org/wiki/Commercial_Reference_Buildings] ("OpenEI Wiki page for Commercial Reference Buildings")
2. EnergyPlus [http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/energyplus_about.cfm] ("About EnergyPlus")
3. 16 climate zones [http://en.openei.org/wiki/Commercial_Reference_Buildings#Climate_Zones_Used_to_Create_Reference_Buildings] ("Climate Zone Summary")
4. 16 reference building types [http://en.openei.org/wiki/Commercial_Reference_Buildings#Building_Types] ("Building Types")
5. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [http://en.openei.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Energy] ("OpenEI Wiki page for DOE")
6. (EERE) Website [http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/commercial_initiative/reference_buildings.html]

About Commercial Reference Buildings

Information pertaining to the commercial reference buildings. Includes links to new, pre-1980, and post 1980 construction reference buildings. Also outlines the sixteen... more

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Secondary School Reference New Construction.xlsx

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Secondary School Reference Post-1980 Construction.xlsx

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Secondary School Reference Pre-1980 Construction.xlsx

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (2014). Commercial Reference Building: Secondary School [data set].  Retrieved from https://data.openei.org/submissions/165.

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Hallett, KC, Deru, Michael, Field, Kristin, Studer, Daniel, Benne, Kyle, Griffith, Brent, Torcellini, Paul, Liu, Bing, Halverson, Mark, Winiarski, Dave, Yazdanian, Mehry, Huang, Joe, and Crawley, Drury. Commercial Reference Building: Secondary School. United States: N.p., 25 Nov, 2014. Web. https://data.openei.org/submissions/165.

Hallett, KC, Deru, Michael, Field, Kristin, Studer, Daniel, Benne, Kyle, Griffith, Brent, Torcellini, Paul, Liu, Bing, Halverson, Mark, Winiarski, Dave, Yazdanian, Mehry, Huang, Joe, & Crawley, Drury. Commercial Reference Building: Secondary School. United States. https://data.openei.org/submissions/165

Hallett, KC, Deru, Michael, Field, Kristin, Studer, Daniel, Benne, Kyle, Griffith, Brent, Torcellini, Paul, Liu, Bing, Halverson, Mark, Winiarski, Dave, Yazdanian, Mehry, Huang, Joe, and Crawley, Drury. 2014. "Commercial Reference Building: Secondary School". United States.  https://data.openei.org/submissions/165.

@div{oedi_165, title = {Commercial Reference Building: Secondary School}, author = {Hallett, KC, Deru, Michael, Field, Kristin, Studer, Daniel, Benne, Kyle, Griffith, Brent, Torcellini, Paul, Liu, Bing, Halverson, Mark, Winiarski, Dave, Yazdanian, Mehry, Huang, Joe, and Crawley, Drury.}, abstractNote = {Commercial reference buildings [1] provide complete descriptions for whole building energy analysis using EnergyPlus [2] simulation software. Included here is data pertaining to the reference building type "Secondary School" for each of the 16 climate zones [3], and each of three construction categories: new construction, post-1980 construction existing buildings, and pre-1980 construction existing buildings.



The dataset includes four key components: building summary, zone summary, location summary and a picture. Building summary includes details about: form, fabric, and HVAC. Zone summary includes details such as: area, volume, lighting, and occupants for all types of zones in the building. Location summary includes key building information as it pertains to each climate zone, including: fabric and HVAC details, utility costs, energy end use, and peak energy demand.



In total, DOE developed 16 reference building types [4] that represent approximately 70% of commercial buildings in the U.S.; for each type, building models are available for the three construction categories. The commercial reference buildings (formerly known as commercial building benchmark models) were developed by the [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [5], in conjunction with three of its national laboratories.



Additional data is available directly from DOE's Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) Website [6], including EnergyPlus software input files (.idf) and results of the EnergyPlus simulations (.html).



1. Commercial reference buildings [http://en.openei.org/wiki/Commercial_Reference_Buildings] ("OpenEI Wiki page for Commercial Reference Buildings")

2. EnergyPlus [http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/energyplus_about.cfm] ("About EnergyPlus")

3. 16 climate zones [http://en.openei.org/wiki/Commercial_Reference_Buildings#Climate_Zones_Used_to_Create_Reference_Buildings] ("Climate Zone Summary")

4. 16 reference building types [http://en.openei.org/wiki/Commercial_Reference_Buildings#Building_Types] ("Building Types")

5. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [http://en.openei.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Energy] ("OpenEI Wiki page for DOE")

6. (EERE) Website [http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/commercial_initiative/reference_buildings.html]}, doi = {}, url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/165}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2014}, month = {11}}

The dataset includes four key components: building summary, zone summary, location summary and a picture. Building summary includes details about: form, fabric, and HVAC. Zone summary includes details such as: area, volume, lighting, and occupants for all types of zones in the building. Location summary includes key building information as it pertains to each climate zone, including: fabric and HVAC details, utility costs, energy end use, and peak energy demand.

In total, DOE developed 16 reference building types [4] that represent approximately 70% of commercial buildings in the U.S.; for each type, building models are available for the three construction categories. The commercial reference buildings (formerly known as commercial building benchmark models) were developed by the [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [5], in conjunction with three of its national laboratories.

Additional data is available directly from DOE's Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) Website [6], including EnergyPlus software input files (.idf) and results of the EnergyPlus simulations (.html).

1. Commercial reference buildings [http://en.openei.org/wiki/Commercial_Reference_Buildings] ("OpenEI Wiki page for Commercial Reference Buildings")
2. EnergyPlus [http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/energyplus_about.cfm] ("About EnergyPlus")
3. 16 climate zones [http://en.openei.org/wiki/Commercial_Reference_Buildings#Climate_Zones_Used_to_Create_Reference_Buildings] ("Climate Zone Summary")
4. 16 reference building types [http://en.openei.org/wiki/Commercial_Reference_Buildings#Building_Types] ("Building Types")
5. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [http://en.openei.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Energy] ("OpenEI Wiki page for DOE")
6. (EERE) Website [http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/commercial_initiative/reference_buildings.html]}, doi = {}, url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/165}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2014}, month = {11}}" readonly />

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Data from Nov 25, 2014

Last updated Jun 18, 2021

Submitted Nov 25, 2014

Organization

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Contact

KC Hallett