Building EQ - Tools and methods for linking EPBD and continuous commissioning
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Posting Date | 3 August 2010
Type of tool | Evaluation System, Monitoring system
Countries where the tool has been developed | Germany
Country where the tool is in use | Finland , Germany , Italy , Sweden
Geographic Coverage | International
Theme | Energy policies, Energy performance certification, Building envelope (walls, windows,...), Air conditioning, cooling, ventilation, air infiltration, Lighting, Controls, energy management systems, Energy efficiency technologies and materials, Energy sources, district heating / cooling, cogeneration, On-site renewable energy sources, Residential buildings, Public and non residential buildings, Very low energy buildings, Building operation, monitoring, energy management, Thermal comfort, indoor air quality, acoustics
Conditions of availability | Free
Publisher | BuildingEQ
Publisher URL | http://www.buildingeq-online.net/index.php?id=11
Tool Languages | English
In the framework of Building EQ, Guidelines for the Evaluation of Building Performance have been
developed. The Guidelines describe a 4-step procedure for the cost effective performance analysis
following a general top-down approach that tries to combine the outcomes of the certification
process according to EPBD with continuous commissioning. The idea of this top-down approach is to put effort in form of
measurements and analysis only where and when necessary. The transition from one step to the
next should only be performed if certain criteria are fulfilled.
The objective of WP5 (Development of assessment-tools based on EPBD data) was to develop a set
of tools that could support this 4-step procedure. The development had two lines: one was the
enhancement of the existing tools of the industrial Partners (Granlund and ennovatis).
The second line was a tool on European level, which has the following functionalities:
data handling, data visualization and building model-based analysis.
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Description |
The BEQ tool focuses on step 3 (FDD and optimization) and step 4 (monitoring) of the procedure. Correspondingly, it offers the following features which can support these steps:
- Data handling: General features for storing time series data.
- Data visualization “Intelligent” data visualization on the basis of the minimal data set that reveals “operation patterns”.
- Building specific benchmark (Model based analysis) A simplified model of the building (zones + HVAC) is used for identification of faults and optimization potentials. Models in this context are based on the regulations of the CEN standard as much as reasonable.
Tool website URL(s) | http://www.buildingeq-online.net/index.php?id=187
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