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Guides

Practical commercial building energy management guides focused on definitions, data, trade-offs and common mistakes.

Commercial Building Energy Benchmarking

A practical framework for commercial building energy benchmarking, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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Understanding Energy Use Intensity

A practical framework for understanding energy use intensity, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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How to Read Commercial Energy Bills

A practical framework for how to read commercial energy bills, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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Weather Normalization: What It Means

A practical framework for weather normalization: what it means, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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Finding Building Baseload

A practical framework for finding building baseload, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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Lighting Energy Planning

A practical framework for lighting energy planning, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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Managing Plug and Process Loads

A practical framework for managing plug and process loads, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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Operating Schedules and Energy Use

A practical framework for operating schedules and energy use, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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Building Envelope: Planning Basics

A practical framework for building envelope: planning basics, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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HVAC Energy Planning Without Guessing at Sizing

A practical framework for hvac energy planning without guessing at sizing, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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Understanding Demand Charges

A practical framework for understanding demand charges, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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Submetering for Energy Management

A practical framework for submetering for energy management, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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Building an Energy Project Business Case

A practical framework for building an energy project business case, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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Measurement and Verification Basics

A practical framework for measurement and verification basics, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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Codes, Standards and Incentives

A practical framework for codes, standards and incentives, including the data to collect, assumptions to document, comparisons to make and limits to recognize.

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