[Bldg-sim] IBPSA-USA NY Regional Chapter | Considerations for the Future of Building Energy Use in New York City

[Pallavi Mantha <pallavi.mantha@xxxxxxxxx>]

IBPSA-USA New York Regional Chapter presents:

 

Considerations for the Future of Building Energy Use in New York City

 

Location: Atelier Ten, 45 East 20^th Street, 4^th Floor, New York, NY (near Park Ave.)

 

Date & Time: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 6:00-7:30 PM.

 

6:00-6:30 PM Networking

 

6:30-7:00 PM Feasibility of Passive House for Public Buildings 

 

7:00-7:15 PM: Q & A 

 

7:15 -7:45 PM Calibrated Building Energy Model Set for City-Scale Energy Analysis 

 

7:45-8:00 PM: Q & A

 

Register here

 

Presentation #1: Feasibility of Passive House for Public Buildings

 

As New York City pursues greater carbon reductions, the Passive House standard (PH) offers a way to significantly accelerate energy savings in public buildings.  While PH is common throughout Europe, very few buildings in NYC have achieved the standard, and those that have are private homes.  This rigorous standard sets a high benchmark for energy reduction that far exceeds the current New York City Energy Conservation Code and LEEDâ??s Energy and Atmosphere prerequisite.  PH principles focus on high performance envelopes, and simple but controlled mechanical ventilation with heat recovery, so it can be applied to a range of building types and construction systems.  However, with few completed examples, determining the standardâ??s applicability to public projects in NYC is difficult. 

 

The New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) and Atelier Ten recently completed a study of three DDC projects that examines the changes in design, construction, and building operation necessary to meet the PH standard.  Each project brings to light different opportunities and challenges when considering PH.  The study involved modeling potential energy efficiency measures related to the building envelope, lighting, and mechanical systems, as well as the potential impact of incorporating all measures on source energy intensity and CO2 emissions.  Although not exhaustive, the study does provide great insight into how PH can be employed in public projects, possible environmental benefits and limitations.

 

Presenters:

Wendy Wan is a project director in the Office of Sustainable Design at the New York City Department of Design and Construction.  Her role at DDC involves providing technical guidance on sustainable issues for many of the Cityâ??s capital projects along with researching new technologies and standards that may be utilized throughout the City, such as geothermal heat pumps and Passive House.  Wendy is a registered architect in the State of New York and a LEED AP.  She received a Bachelor of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master of Science in Architectural Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. 

 

Shivani Shah is an environmental designer at Atelier Ten.  She is an expert in building energy analysis, including the optimization of high performance building envelope and mechanical systems.  Shivani has worked on a variety of university, commercial, and residential buildings.  Shivani also works on the development of in house analysis tools and assists in the daylight analysis group.  She received a Bachelor of Architecture from Kamla Raheja Vidhyanidhi Institute for Architecture & Environmental Studies in India, and a Master of Science in Building Design from Arizona State University.

 

Presentation #2: Calibrated Building Energy Model Set for City-Scale Energy Analysis

 

With deeper penetration of intermittent renewable energy resources, supply and demand effects at a higher time resolution will become more important as variations in grid emissions will become more significant. Effects of building stock changes on usage profiles are not easily analyzed, and on-site fossil fuel usage ? the dominant loads in many urban areas ? are generallylly only available annually. Columbia University developed a set of 23 building models representative of the NYC building stock, based on the Department of Energyâ??s reference building models and calibrated to hourly NYC electricity demand data and building type electricity and fuel EUIs based on a statistical analysis of zip code-level building and energy usage data. This talk will focus on the methodology used, the results, and potential research and policy applications.

 

Presenter:

 

Michael Waite, P.E., is PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University where he is a National Science Foundation IGERT Fellow. Mike researches integrating renewable energy into existing grids and infrastructure and analyzing buildings as nodes in energy networks. His particular focus is improving renewable energy utilization through urban design strategies. Previously, Mike was a building technology engineer in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry.

 

Best Regards,

Pallavi Mantha

Chair | IBPSA-USA NY Chapter

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