[Bldg-sim] Draft RESNET COMNET Commercial Buildings Energy Modeling Guidelines and Procedures Submitted for Public Review and Comment

Jason Glazer jglazer at gard.com
Thu Apr 15 09:16:50 PDT 2010


On 4/15/2010 11:00 AM, Steve Baden wrote:
> With support of foundation funding the New Buildings Institute, the
> Architectural Energy Corporation, Institution for Market Transformation
> and RESNET has created the Commercial Energy Services Network (COMNET).
> COMNET is housed within RESNET and steered by the RESNET COMNET
> Committee chaired by Charles Eley of Architectural Energy Corporation.
> For more information click on http://www.imt.org/comnet.html
>
>
> The first task of COMNET is to develop guidelines and protocols for
> commercial buildings energy modeling. COMNET has developed a draft set
> of Commercial Buildings Energy Modeling Guidelines and Procedures. The
> COMNET energy efficiency calculation process serves three distinct purposes:
>
>     * Establishing eligibility for federal tax deduction per 179D of the
>       Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
>     * Calculating percent savings for point eligibility related to green
>       and sustainable rating systems, and
>     * Estimating annual energy use for a building in the design phase
>       for the purpose of energy labels
>
> To view the draft COMNET guidelines click on
> http://www1.resnet.us/comments/comnet/
>
> RESNET is accepting public comments on the draft publication until May,
> 10, 2010. To submit your comments, click on
> http://www1.resnet.us/comments/comment.aspx?DocumentID=2 Comments are
> posted real time and you will be able to review comments that have been
> submitted by going to
> http://www1.resnet.us/comments/comments.aspx?DocumentID=2
>
> After the completion of the comment period, the RESNET COMNET Committee
> will review the comments and revise the draft guidelines where
> appropriate. The revised publication will then submitted to the RESNET
> Board for adoption.
>
> Steve Baden
> Executive Director
> RESNET
> P.O. Box 4561
> Oceanside, CA 92052
> Phone: 760-806-3448
> Fax: 760-806-9449
> E-mail: sbaden at resnet.us <mailto:sbaden at resnet.us>
> www.resnet.us <http://www.resnet.us>

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Jason Glazer, P.E., GARD Analytics, 90.1 ECB chair
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