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Designing a building holistically, and making sure that its components
and systems work together according to design intent, can pay big
dividends in energy savings and occupant satisfaction, according to a
study by scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(Berkeley Lab) of the performance of The New York Times Building in New
York City.
Measured results from the post-occupancy evaluation showed a 24%
reduction in annual electricity use and 51% reduction in heating energy
use, compared to expectations from a design that just met the
prescriptive energy-efficiency code in effect at the time of
construction (ASHRAE 90.1-2001), and a 25% reduction in peak electric
demand. In addition, a significant fraction of occupants indicated a
high level of satisfaction with the overall building and its design
features. The Times Company’s investment in advanced
energy-efficiency technologies is estimated to yield a 12% rate of
return on their initial investment.
“We aggressively pursued innovative designs to improve the quality of
the workplace for our employees and to reduce energy use and other
operating costs of our facility,” said Angelo Salvatore, executive
director of building operations at the Times Company, “And the outcomes
of this study confirm that we were successful. More importantly,
our hope is that the energy efficient measures and designs documented
in this independent study may inspire other companies’ workplace
designs.”
Read the rest: http://eetd.lbl.gov/news/article/30598/big-energy-savings-in-the-new-york-times-building-confirmed-by-berkeley-lab-study
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