High-Performance Building Data Collection Initiative
High-Performance Building Data Collection Initiative
On May 2, 2011, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced that it would not be releasing the results of its 2007 Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey due to statistical errors. The week before, on April 28, EIA also reported that it would suspend work on its 2011 survey edition due to budget constraints.
In the wake of the troubling news from EIA, the National Institute of Building Sciences is establishing a High-Performance Building Data Collection Initiative to identify a path forward for collecting and disseminating data on all high-performance building attributes, not just energy use. Over the past several years, the building industry has increasingly expressed a need for additional building benchmark data on other high-performance building attributes, including safety and security, accessibility, cost effectiveness, water use and indoor environmental quality. This Initiative will allow the building community to still obtain the building energy data necessary to achieve national objectives for high-performance buildings and also gain additional data not currently captured through government sources.
Updates on the Initiative and related activities will be posted on this webpage.
EIA Announcements:
2007 Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey Status Report
Immediate Reductions in EIA’s Energy Data and Analysis Programs Necessitated by FY2011 Funding Cut
Institute News:
Institute Releases Report on Industry Data Needs in Response to CBECS Announcement
Hearing Testimony
Hearing Schedule of Witnesses
Intent to speak at July 18 hearing extended until Wednesday, July 14 at 5:00 eastern.
Spotlight on Data Needs for Commercial Buildings: Who Needs Data When Ignorance is Bliss?
Hearing Scheduled for July 18, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.: The Representative Hearing will be held at the American Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. A schedule of witnesses will be posted in advance of the hearing.
Institute to Hold Hearing on Commercial Building Data Needs - Building Industry Input Wanted
Request for Comments Guidelines & Procedures
July 18, 2011 Hearing Notice
Lack of Updated Commercial Building Energy Data Troubles Institute
Related Institute Programs and Activities:
High-Performance Building Council (HPBC)
Assessment Report to the US Congress and US Department of Energy on High Performance Buildings
Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council (BETEC)
Integrated Resilient Design Program (IRDP)
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF)
Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG)
