The U.S. building sector is responsible for over one-third of the country's entire energy consumption. Because of this, efforts to reduce energy consumption in buildings can have a significant effect on the overall energy demand. This paper considers a case study of an office, provides an in-depth review of the building's characteristics and attempts to simulate the building in DesignBuilder. Using BES, energy consumption of the office is analyzed and ECMs are suggested to reduce energy usage.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Smith, Allyson Beatrix
• Sohn, Yun Jae

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-032316-213557

Award

• Provost's MQP Award

Advisor

• Van Dessel, Steven

Year

• 2016

Sponsor

• Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH)

Date created

• 2016-03-23

Location

• Waltham

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Architectural Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-01-20