In 2008 the US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Commercial Buildings Partnership (CBP) project to accelerate market adoption of commercially available energy saving technologies into the design process for new and upgraded commercial buildings. The CBP represents a unique collaboration between industry leaders and DOE to develop high performance buildings as a model for future construction and renovation. CBP was implemented in two stages. This paper focuses on lessons learned at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in the first stage and discusses some partner insights from the second stage. In the first stage, PNNL and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory recruited CBP partners that own large portfolios of buildings. The labs provide assistance to the partners’ design teams and make a business case for energy investments.
Revised: September 5, 2012 |
Published: August 1, 2012
Citation
Baechler M.C., H.E. Dillon, and R. Bartlett. 2012.Commercial Building Partners Catalyze High Performance Buildings Across the Nation. In ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 12-17, 2012, Pacific Grove, California. Washington, D.C.:American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.PNNL-SA-86294.