The overall goal of CEE’s Whole Building Performance exploration is to develop the bi-national infrastructure to encourage and enable effective implementation of whole-building commercial energy-efficiency programs.

2010 COMMITTEE OBJECTIVES

• To advance whole building benchmarking and automated benchmarking as a core part of member whole-building program approaches.
  
  
• To explore the role of enabling energy information systems in efficiency and demand response programs.
  
  
• To work closely with ENERGY STAR® and other government and industry partners to support member whole building performance programs.

PAST WORK PRODUCTS & DEVELOPMENTS

CEE's early work focused on existing office commercial buildings and harmonizing with the ENERGY STAR® Buildings program. CEE's Commercial Building Performance Committee produced:

1. A Commercial Whole-Building Energy Performance Goal (consistent with ENERGY STAR® targets) and a set of Attributes and Indicators of Whole-Building Energy Performance
2. A Whole-Building Performance Program Model that ties in relevant national programs such as ENERGY STAR and is compatible with existing commercial program portfolios
3. Worked with the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) to develop content for the BOMA Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP). Click here for additional information about the BEEP.