Business Case for Energy Efficient Building Retrofit and …
C ontent S McGraw-Hill Construction 3 SmartMarket Reports Sidebars 19 Technology 22 The Role of Energy Service Contracts 25 Government and Utility Policies and Incentives for Energy Efficiency and Green Building Case Studies 40 The Walmart Example: Portfolio-Wide Use of Efficient and Green Technologies 44 Pursuing …
Existing building retrofits: Methodology and state-of-the-art
1. Introduction. The construction of buildings and their operation contribute to a large proportion of total energy end-use worldwide [1], [2], [3] the building sector, most energy is consumed by existing buildings while the replacement rate of existing buildings by the new-build is only around 1.0–3.0% per annum [4], [5], [6], [7].Therefore, …
Sustainability of new energy vehicles from a battery recycling …
The keyword emergence analysis shows that since 2014, a large number of studies have focused on the energy storage properties of used NEV batteries, and the …
Assessment of costs and benefits of green retrofit technologies: Case ...
1. Introduction. Building construction sector is considered as one of the essential segments of the construction industry [1], with its consumption of 32% of the materials, 40% of energy, and 12% of portable water and being responsible for 40% of CO2 emissions during their operation [2] line with the above concern, hastening the …
Charging the Future: Challenges and Opportunities for …
Will Carry New York City Department of Transportation Abdellah Cherkaoui Volta Larry Dickerman Landis+Gyr Ryan Harty American Honda Motor Company Paul Hibbard Analysis Group Steve Kosowski Kia Motors America Nick Lembach Recargo Kevin Miller ChargePoint Salim Morsy Bloomberg New Energy Finance Mike Nicholas International …
Advanced energy retrofit projects: cross-case analysis of …
Given that integrated system upgrades result in more significant energy reduction rates than traditional approaches, this study adopted a case-study approach to understand the integrated system design process and its effects on energy-efficiency performance measures in retrofit projects compared to traditional retrofit processes.
The Retrofit Depot
A deep energy retrofit is a whole-building analysis and construction process that achieves much larger energy cost savings—sometimes more than 50% reduction—than those of simpler energy retrofits and fundamentally enhances the building value. ... This leaves out bigger savings stemming from deeper measures like new windows, which can reduce ...
Building Energy Retrofits: A Review of Decision-Making Models
2.1 A Building Retrofit "Energy Retrofit" is considered the most feasible and cost-effective way to improve energy efficiency in existing buildings [].As Kontokosta [] defined, an existing building''s retrofitting process originally appeared as a critical strategy of reducing energy consumption and carbon emission.With the replacement rate of existing buildings by new …
Energies | Free Full-Text | Building Energy Retrofit Measures in …
Building retrofit measures provide a significant means of mitigating the effect of climate change on buildings by enhancing building energy performance at a beneficial cost-effectiveness. An insight into the applicable building retrofit measures within a climate zone will guide the optimisation framework to attaining sustainability in …
ABC Blog Series: New Technology to Retrofit America
Yet even with the launch of the ABC Initiative and other projects already under way, there is a long road ahead. Currently just 0.01 percent of U.S. housing units have achieved net-zero performance levels, with a similar level of penetration in the commercial sector. 5 Because most of the nation''s 124 million buildings could benefit from deep …
Guides and Case Studies for Cold and Very Cold Climates
Best Practice Guide. 40% Whole-House Energy Savings in Cold and Very Cold Climates — Volume 12; Optimized Climate Solutions Tool. The Building America Solution Center now offers Optimized Climate Solutions, sets of climate-specific measures that builders can use to achieve energy savings of about 30% over the Building America B10 Benchmark …
Case Study: Deep Energy Retrofit of 1910 House
This case study lists project information, cost and energy efficiency performance data, energy efficiency measures and lessons learned for a 100-year-old home in Portland, Oregon, audited by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for a deep energy retrofit . New HVAC and extensive insulation upgrades including rigid XPS and new siding over the ...
Holistic electrification vs deep energy retrofits for optimal ...
A 1940s British post-war dwelling with initial energy consumption of 396.6 kWh/m2 is chosen as the case study to perform the analysis. This research also brings forward three load shifting strategies (i.e. fabric thermal insulation, renewables and battery storage) and investigates their impacts on enhancing grid stability and security.
PHOENIX''S FIRST NET-ZERO ENERGY OFFICE …
6 Journal of Green Building Energy Efficiency Measures Employed on this Project A broad spectrum of EEMs exists for implementation in energy-efficient commercial build-ing projects.
A multi-criterion decision analysis framework for sustainable energy ...
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2021.122315 Corpus ID: 243526194; A multi-criterion decision analysis framework for sustainable energy retrofit in buildings @article{Ongpeng2021AMD, title={A multi-criterion decision analysis framework for sustainable energy retrofit in buildings}, author={Jason Maximino C. Ongpeng and Brian Immanuel B. Rabe and Luis …
Building the case for net zero: retrofitting office buildings
Following on from the 2022 report, Delivering Net Zero: Key Considerations for Commercial Retrofits ''Building the case for net zero: retrofitting office buildings'' reframes retrofit as an iterative process, rather than a standalone project, and demonstrates that upgrades should be planned and implemented to align with critical opportunities, such as …
PHOENIX''S FIRST NET-ZERO ENERGY OFFICE …
Volume 8, Number 4 3 INUSTRY ORNR 1Graduate Student, Del E. Webb School of Construction, Arizona State University, Akash.Ladhad@gmail ; +1-480-202-2398 2Assistant Professor, Del E. Webb School ...
Unlocking the Value of Deep Energy Retrofits
This publication is based on an extensive study conducted on behalf of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the U .S . Department of Energy (DOE) to explore financial and risk products to accelerate the implementation of deep energy retrofit (DER) solutions to reduce costs . These financial products
The Recycling of New Energy Vehicles Batteries: Challenges and …
The battery life of new energy vehicles is about three to six years. Domestic mass-produced new energy batteries have been used for about eight years, and it is normal …
Defining and Evaluating Use Cases for Battery Energy …
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) and renewable energy sources are complementary technologies from the power system viewpoint, where renewable energy sources behave as flexibility sinks …
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We define energy use targets for existing homes and provide practical guidance on how to achieve them. The guide is useful for architects, engineers, Local Authorities, social landlords, energy professionals, contractors and clients looking for guidance about best practice retrofit. → Download the Climate Emergency Retrofit …
TREAT Software – PSD
The home energy audit software that the industry has come to depend on for versatility and accuracy just keeps getting better. TREAT is the winner of the prestigious R&D 100 award and still the only energy audit software approved by the DOE for all residential housing types – including multifamily. TREAT is market tested, with thousands of users enjoying …
Analysis of Lithium Battery Recycling System of New Energy …
This paper first briefly introduces the current status of China''s new energy vehicle and battery industry, then analyzes the problems of China''s new energy vehicle …
Recent Research and Progress in Batteries for …
The recent strong progress in the development of lithium-ion batteries (LIB) can be associated to both the progress in the engineering of the battery pack, and the progress of active materials for …
Defining and Evaluating Use Cases for Battery Energy Storage ...
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) and renewable energy sources are complementary technologies from the power system viewpoint, where renewable energy sources behave as flexibility sinks and create business opportunities for BESS as flexibility sources. Various stakeholders can use BESS to balance, stabilize and flatten …
The Challenge of Existing Homes: Retrofitting for Dramatic Energy ...
Achieving this goal with residential buildings would require leading-edge energy retrofits on about 1.5 million existing homes per year—while today there are at most a few thousand energy retrofits per year that achieve such a target, and probably far fewer. ... Case Study: The Raritan Inn, New Jersey. Bill Asdal of Asdal Builders in Chester ...
Energy retrofits in historic and traditional buildings: A review of ...
1. Introduction. Historic and traditionally constructed buildings make up a unique segment of the existing building stock. Historic buildings, by definition, possess three attributes: age, integrity and significance [1].To be considered historic, a building must be older than a specified age threshold, usually around 50 years [2], it must retain the …
HVAC Retrofit
NREL Advanced Energy Retrofit Guide provides practical ways to improve energy efficiency, from existing building commissioning to whole-building retrofit. New Buildings Institute Zero Net Energy School Retrofit Trainings are recorded events (webinars and workshops) on how existing K-12 school and community college buildings in California ...
Rechargeable Batteries of the Future—The State of …
This review gives an overview over the future needs and the current state-of-the art of five research pillars of the European Large-Scale Research Initiative BATTERY 2030+, namely 1) Battery Interface Genome in …
Internal combustion engine to electric vehicle retrofitting: …
Data triangulation provided a holistic and nuanced picture of potential customer''s perspectives on ICE to EV retrofitting. A country case study has been used …
Energy retrofit of commercial buildings: case study and applied ...
Commercial buildings are responsible for a significant share of the energy requirements of European Union countries. Related consumptions due to heating, cooling, and lighting appear, in most cases, very high and expensive. Since the real estate is renewed with a very small percentage each year and current trends suggest reusing the …
Aerogel-enhanced systems for building energy retrofits: Insights …
1. Introduction. The increasing building energy demands together with the concerns for the rising Greenhouse gas emissions are pushing the need for new energy-saving building materials and systems worldwide [1] particular, while new buildings typically incorporate advanced building envelopes to meet recent stringent codes, the …
Assessing the New Home Market Opportunity: Case Study …
Study Overview • NREL conducted a case study of Mandalay Homes'' new solar and storage community in Arizona. • To model current and 2030 solar and storage costs, the authors used an NREL-created, bottom-up cost model*. • This modeling was further informed by 12 organizations that included new homebuilders, solar and storage …
Energies | Free Full-Text | Research on the Critical …
With the continuous support of the government, the number of NEVs (new energy vehicles) has been increasing rapidly in China, which has led to the rapid development of the power battery …
New energy vehicle battery recycling strategy considering carbon …
The negative impact of used batteries of new energy vehicles on the environment has attracted global attention, and how to effectively deal with used batteries of new energy vehicles...
Holistic electrification vs deep energy retrofits for optimal ...
Request PDF | Holistic electrification vs deep energy retrofits for optimal decarbonisation pathways of UK dwellings: A case study of the 1940s'' British post-war masonry house | An increasing ...
A modelling approach and a case study to answer the
The most important issues that should be given special attention before developing a new ZEB definition are: (1) the metric of the balance, (2) the balancing period, (3) the type of energy use ...
Comprehensive energy, economic and thermal comfort …
Compared with traditional buildings, the historical building renovation is even more challenging, as the selection and application of building retrofit measures need to be done carefully, in order to maintain the building''s unique architectural appearance and integrity [10].According to Whitman et al. [11], buildings constructed before 1919 in the UK …
Multipath retrofit planning approach for coal-fired power plants in …
A Carnot battery (CB) is an energy storage technology with a low cost, ... A novel Carnot battery retrofit scheme is proposed for ageing or retired CFPPs. The economic-techno model of the Carnot battery is established from the energy flow process between the heat collection link, heat storage link, and power generation link; then, the …
Steel exoskeletons for integrated seismic/energy retrofit of …
In the second step, the exoskeleton is designed to serve as the new façade system integrating energy retrofit solutions, the new exterior bracing system absorbing seismic actions, and the new interface between the exterior and interior, characterizing the appearance and language of the building. ... In the case study, the …
