Commercial Buildings Initiative

Working Group: Benchmarking and Performance Assurance (B&PA)

Group Co-Chairs

Cathy Higgins, Program Director, New Buildings Institute (NBI),
Cliff Majersik, Executive Director, Institute of Market Transformation’s (IMT)

WORKING DRAFTS:

This Working Group chapter is being addressed through 4 sub-sections developed by a lead with contributions and review by members: 1) Performance Measurement, 2) Benchmarking, 3) Policies and Ratings, and
4) Performance Assurance. These 4 topics will merge into the final Chapter on Benchmarking and Performance Assurance

Please suggest language that addresses any concerns or issues you may have directly into the document as tracked changes. Send documents to Garth Otto (gotto@naseo.org) with the subject line indicating the working group you are submitting to, i.e. “CBC Input on XXXX Working Group.”

Documents

Draft Scope

The Benchmarking and Performance Assurance Working Group includes performance metrics and feedback; metering; evaluation, monitoring & verification (EM&V); building labeling and disclosure; various commissioning efforts, and energy modeling.

Fundamental metrics of performance—what is the amount of energy to do “something” (currently defined as floor space intensity, but neglects occupancy)—though this does not credit building less
- How can we value delivery of services to number of occupants over time with minimal space
- Does the market sufficiently self-correct this because building less costs less?
Where do we need to go with benchmarking? Do we need to shift from whole building to the systems level? Or do both concurrently?
- Challenge of increasing IT use (e.g. loads from data centers)
Need to understand loads better
Under examined questions of what is the purpose of measurement and disclosure, who and what are we trying to influence with this information, and how do we communicate that information to those audiences
Parsing out different audiences: building owners, building operators and occupants, building designers, building buyers, lenders, appraisers.
Linkage between snapshot ratings/benchmarking and continuous performance over time—display and disclosure
Regulations and mandates for disclosure:
- Privacy and security issues
- Asset and/or operational ratings?
- Public disclosure and/or disclosure to counter-party in real estate transactions?
- Disclosure on listing, on transaction and/or periodically?
Methods—benchmarkers get information from utilities or inverse it with utilities taking the lead. What are state-level policy drivers?
Commissioning
- Define terms
- Locus of activity/burden of responsibility (3rd party? Or other?)
What are the information and operation flows that will help optimize feedback to the various audiences (create action to improve performance)?
Explore ways to tie benchmarking to financing and appraisal. For example, requiring benchmarking at 1-year occupancy
Explore ways to tie benchmarking to building permitting
Can rating and disclosure improve accountability from design through operations? Can it improve continuous feedback loops and continuous learning?

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Company Name	First Name	Last Name	Job Title
American Institute of Architects	Markku	Allison	Director, Resource Architect
Architectural Energy Corporation	John	Arent	Staff Engineer
Architecture 2030	Edward	Mazria	CEO
ASHRAE	Bruce	Hunn	Director of Technology
Autodesk	Aniruddha	Deodhar	Project Manager
Autodesk	Emma	Stewart	Senior Program Lead, Sustainability
Autodesk	Erin	Hoffer
Autodesk	Elaine	Kan	Sustainability Initiative
Bayer	Jerry	Phelan
Blue Hill Partners	Joyce	Ferris	Managing Partner
Blue Hill Partners	Walter	King	Analyst
Building Energy Performance News	Anthony	Buonicore	CEO
Buonicore Partners, LLC	Peter	Cashman	Managing Partner
C.L.I. Group, LLC	Al	Tibbs
California Energy Commission, PIER	Marth	Brooks	Public Interest Energy Research Buildings Program
The Cotocon Group	James	Carchietta LEED AP	Founder, CEO
The Facade Group	Rob	Kistler	Principal
The Facade Group	Stanley	Yee
E3 Coalition	John	Fergus
E3 Coalition	James	Olson
E3 Coalition	Todd	Osman
EC Harris	Bernie	Devine	Consultant
Eco Bottom Line	Jeff	Kent	Principal
EcoDomus, Inc.	Igor	Strakov	President
EcoInsight, Inc.	Michael	Doane	VP, Business Development
Edison Electric Institute	Steve	Rosenstock	Manager, Energy Solutions
EEC	Brian	Hunt	Partner
Electro Industria	Gustavo	Cuevas	Manager
emersion DESIGN	Shawn	Hesse	Architect
EMS	Rami	Ghanem
Energy Solutions	Paul	Wenner
Engineered Tax Services	Joel	Ackerman	Director of Business Development
Engineering Excellence Energy and Environmental Services LLC	Adam	Pulskamp
Engineering Excellence Energy and Environmental Services LLC	Thomas	Winstel	President, CEO
Facility Strategies Group, LLC	Matt	Pesce	Principal
Farnsworth Group	Patrick	McMahon	Senior Sustainability Manager
Fraunhofer CSE	Bryan	Urban	Project Manager
Fuoco Group LLP	Joel	Ackerman	Director
Garner Energy Solutions	Aaron	Needham	President/CEO
Green Building Alliance	Aurora	Sharrard	Director of Innovation
Green Roundtable / NEXUS	Barbara	Batshalom	Executive Director
Green Roundtable / NEXUS	Ravi	Srinivasan	Director of Technology & Innovation
GreenCon	Jose	Ventura	President
HOK	Gerry	Faubert
HOK	Anica	Landreneau	Sustainable Design Director
ICF International	Deborah	Miller	Vice President
ICF International	Andrew	Schulte	Senior Associate
In Posse LLC	Robert	Diemer	Partner
Institute for Market Transformation	Andrew	Burr
Institute for Market Transformation	Cliff	Majersik	Program Director
Institute for Market Transformation	Caroline	Keicher	Program Director
Industrial Nanotech	David	Calabrese	Government Relations & Strategic Partner/Program Development
Jones Lang LaSalle	Jiri	Skopek	Managing Director, Sustainability
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Paul	Matthew	Staff Scientist
LUMEnergi	Peter	Schwartz	VP Business Development
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources	Alissa	Whiteman	Program Manager
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources	John	Ballam	Engineering Manager, Energy Efficiency Division, DOER
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources	Yaara	Grinberg
MBO, Inc.	Steven	Kaplan	Project Development
Mechanical Service Contractors of Amerca (MSCA/MCAA)	Barbara	Dolim	Executive Director
Miller Canfield	Mark	Bennett	Senior Counsel - Climate Change Practice Leader
Mechanical Service Contractors of America	Thom	Brazel	2010 Vice Chairman, Board of Managers
Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA/MCAA)	John	McNerney	General Counsel
MSCA	David	Bavisotto	Chairman
MSCA	Russ	Borst	Board Member
MultiStack	Howard	Kelly	Communications and Marketing Director
National Association of State Energy Officials	Jim	Arwood	Regional Coordinator
National Glass Association	David	Walker	Vice President, Association Services
New Buildings Institute	David	Hewitt	Executive Director
New Buildings Institute	Cathy	Turner	Senior Analyst
North Atlantic Energy Advisors	Douglas	Baston	President
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships	Carolyn	Sarno	Senior Program Manager
NYC Building Performance Consortium	Michael	Bobker	Director, CUNY Building Performance Lab
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Guopeng	Liu	Research Engineer
PECI	Hannah	Friendman	Technical Research Director
The Performance Building Institute	Mark	Sands	President
Power Savers, Inc.	Leigh Anne	Livingston	President
Purdue University	Mark	Shaurette	Assistant Professor
RCx Building Diagnostics	Katharine	Flynn	Energy Engineer
San Francisco Dept of Environment	Barry	Hooper	Green Building Program, Private Sector
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology (SVIT)	Falguni	Patel	Lecturer
Solar Design Associates, Inc.	Luke	McKneally	Project Manager
Southland Industries	Shane	Stanfield	Project Engineer
Steven Winter Associates	Richard	Tesoriero
Sustainable Real Estate Solutions	Brian	McCarter	CEO
TC9, Inc.	Toby	Considine	President
The Weidt Group	Chris	Baker
The Weidt Group	David	Eijadi	Principal
TRACO	Sneh	Kumar
U.S. EPA	Gerard	Bulanowski	Green Building Coordinator
Wells Fargo Bank	James	Finlay
United For A Sustainable America	Anthony	Cannon	Managing Director
Virgin Islands Energy Office	Miguel	Quinones	Program Specialist
Unaffiliated	Sonal	Kemkar	Technical Project Manager, Engineer
ZGF Architects	Chris	Flint Chatto