Building Energy and Characteristics Data

This web site lists sources of data on commercial building energy and characterisctics data
developed by or available from Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Duke Small Commercial Buildings

Building Type: Retail (2), Restaurant (2), Day Care Center (1), Bank (1)

Number of Buildings: 6

Location of Buildings: Charlotte, NC

Floor Area (sq ft): all less than 7,000 sq ft

Whole-Building Utility data available (hrly, daily, monthly): Monthly, all electric

Occupancy Type: commercial

Construction Date: varies, likely 80's to early 90's

Report Links/Data Location: ORNL report available in PDF (2,761 KB)

Lincoln Public Schools

Building Type: Schools

Number of Buildings: 1-4

Location of Buildings: Lincoln, NE

Floor Area (sq ft): 90,000 sq ft

Whole-Building Utility data available (hrly, daily, monthly): Monthly

Occupancy Type: schools

Construction Date: mid-80's

Report Links/Data Location:

     ASHRAE Transactions Papers to be obtained from ASHRAE Sources

  1.   SE-99-20-3 -- Benchmark for Performance: Geothermal
    Applications in Lincoln Public Schools
  2.   SE-99-20-4 -- Comparing Maintenance Costs of Geothermal Heat Pump
    Systems with Other HVAC Systems in Lincoln Public Schools:
    Repair, Service, and Corrective Actions
  3.   DA-00-1-2 -- Comparing Maintenance Costs of Geothermal Heat Pump
    Systems with Other HVAC Systems: Preventive Maintenance Actions and
    Total Maintenance Costs
  4.   MN-00-5-3 -- Comparative Analysis of Life-Cycle Costs of Geothermal
    Heat Pumps and Three Conventional HVAC Systems
     ORNL Report on Summary Cost Info in PDF

     ORNL/TM-2000/80 (973 KB)

Atlanta Federal Center

Building Type: Large Office

Number of Buildings: 1

Location of Buildings: Atlanta, GA

Floor Area (sq ft): about 1,500,000 sq ft without garage

Whole-Building Utility data available (hrly, daily, monthly): Monthly, all electric

Occupancy Type: Federal

Construction Date: 1997

Report Links/Data Location: ORNL report available in PDF (347 KB)

                                            TRANE case study available in PDF (1,075 KB)

United Unions Building

Building Type: Large Office

Number of Buildings: 1

Location of Buildings: Washington, DC

Floor Area (sq ft): 170,000 sq ft without garage

Whole-Building Utility data available (hrly, daily, monthly): Annual, all electric, monthly can be estimated from graph

Occupancy Type: Non-profit

Construction Date: 1973

Report Links/Data Location: rough version of main body of ORNL/CON-363 report in Word format (617 KB)

                                            Excel version of Table A1 on electric rates (14 KB)

                                            Appendix C, DOE-2 input listings from report in Word format (150 KB)

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last revised:     May 2, 2003