Building Design and Performance

Part of the Buildings Technology Center under the Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy Program and the Engineering Science and
Technology Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The ORNL staff involved with Building Design and Performance work
with several organizations, including multiple programs in the Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) Programs and Offices of the U.S. Department of Energy and different services within the U.S. Military. The
group specializes in meeting the technical and organizational needs of
local and community partnerships who are working to deploy energy
efficiency technologies and sustainable development approaches in
facilities and communities. Research and development work is conducted
on technologies and methods for residential, commercial and industrial
buildings to:

• Enhance the performance of energy technologies for new and
  existing buildings
• Determine benefits of energy technologies and practices
• Measure and analyze whole building performance, including
  energy performance (e.g., benchmarking)
• Identify appropriate energy measures for buildings (e.g., audits,
  design guides)
• Manage large-scale energy efficiency programs for buildings