WholeBuildingData Tools(BPD, BEDES, SEED) 2017 Building Technologies Office Peer Review

Paul A. Mathew, pamathew@lbl.gov Lawrence Berkeley NaJonal Laboratory

 

 

 

  

  

Project Summary

Timeline: Start date: Oct 2013 (BPD Oct 2012) Planned end date: TBD Key Milestones 1. Add new data to BPD to reach 1 Million unique

buildings meePng BPD data criteria; 9/30/17

2. Support development of BEDES compliant applicaPons for at least 7 adopters; 9/30/17

3. At least 6 inaugural partners using SEED for implemenPng benchmarking programs; 9/30/17

Budget: Total Project$to Date: • DOE: $5,044(FY15-17) • Cost Share: $0

Total Project$: • DOE: $TBD • Cost Share: $0

KeyPartners: InsPtute for Market 31 Fed, state, local, govt TransformaPon data providers for BPD

Earth Advantage 21 private, uPlity, other data providers for BPD

Sustainable Spaces LLC 26 API licensees

12 SEED inaugural 17 BEDES early adopters partners

Project Outcome: This project develops and deploys so@ware tools to makemeasured building energy performance data more easilyavailable to decision-makers.

BPD collects data from mulPple sources to make a large pooledanonymous dataset broadly available to supportdata-driven decision-making.

BEDES provides a common data dicPonary for exchange of dataon building characterisPcs and energy consumpPon, to improve interoperability among various energy data tools.

SEED provides a standard data plaOorm for building energybenchmarking data management, thus lowering the administraJve burden for tracking, while also easing data comparison across jurisdicPons.

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Purposeand ObjecJves

ProblemStatement: One barrier to wider deployment of energy efficiency is a lack of measured data on building performance. This project addresses that barrier through a suite of so@ware tools designed to make measured building energy performance data much more easily available to decision-makers.

BPD collects data from mulPple sources to make a large pooled anonymous dataset broadly available to support data-driven decision-making.

BEDES provides a common data dicPonary for exchange of data on building characterisPcs and energy consumpPon, to improve interoperability among various energy data tools.

SEED provides a standard data plaOorm for building energy benchmarking data management, thus lowering the administraJve burden for tracking, while also easing data comparison across jurisdicPons.

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Purposeand ObjecJves

Target Market : For BPD and BEDES the target market broadly covers commercial and residenPal buildings. Energy use of the commercial sector 6,963 TBtu of site energy (CBECS 2012) and residenPal sector is 10,183 Tbtu (RECS 2009)

For SEED, the target market is all commercial and mulP-family buildings covered by benchmarking programs, with a total floor area of 10.7 Billion sf. (IMT) .

Audience BPD: Energy auditors, Designers, Building owners/operators, Commissioning providers, Energy so@ware applicaPons.

BEDES: Energy efficiency program data managers, Energy so@ware applicaPons.

SEED: Benchmarking program administrators and analysts (ciPes, states, etc.).

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Purposeand ObjecJves:Impact ofProject

Keyoutputs Key Metrics Direct Impact

Database Analysis Tool API (applicaPon programming interface)

# Buildings # Users # API licensees

Improve and increase data-driven decision-making.

Data spec updates Data Mappings

# Compliant apps # Updates # Terms

Reduce transacPon costs of sharing data and improve quality.

So@ware User resources

# Inaugural partners # CollaboraPve parPcipants

Facilitate use and improve quality of energy benchmarking data

Collectively, these tools directly support CBI logic model outcome: Building stakeholders equipped with tools and data to understand, manage, and value building energy performance

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Approach

BPD makes data available to a broad audience

Inputs: TheBPD

• Large dataset of actual data from real buildings

Outputs: AcPviPes

• Assess EE opportuniPes

• Forecast project performance

• QuanPfy performance risk

Outcomes

• More energy efficiency projects undertaken

• More data on EE project performance

Value for decision-makers (e.g., building owners, policy makers, service providers, financial and research insJtuJons, uJliJes, program administrators): Analyze peer groups defined by geography or building-specific factors • Regional markets • Specific building or equipment types • Range of energy use intensiPes

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ApproachBPDDesignPrinciples

Dis=nc=veCharacteris=cs:•  ProvidesaccesstoactualdataonexisJngbuildings-notmodeledoranecdotaldata.•  Enablesanalysisofdatawithoutiden=fyingindividualbuildings.•  Cleansesdatafrommanysourcesandtranslatesitintoastandardformat.•  Allowsuserstocreatethirdpartyapplica=onsusingthedatabasethroughanAPI.KeyIssue:•  NeedtoincreaseassetandoperaJonaldata(systemtypes,occupantdensity,etc.)

AGGREGATIONPLATFORM ANALYTICALTOOLS

PublicWebSite•  ExploreTool•  CompareTool

API

ThirdPartyTools

DATASOURCES

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BPDAnalysisToolUserInterface

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BPDAnalysisToolUserInterface

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ProgressandAccomplishments-BPDThena'on’slargestpublicly-accessibledatasetofmeasuredbuildingperformancedata

•  42APIlicenseestodate. •  15newlicensesinFY17

•  >966,000commercialandresidenJalbuildings.Expecttomeet/exceedFY17goal(1Million)

•  >1,100newusersinFY17todate•  >13,000uniqueuserssinceincepJon.

•  ~150-200usersessionsperweek.•  ReferencedinforthcomingASHRAEAudit

Standard

Analysistool APIlicensees

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ApproachBEDEScontext

Perfect world…

A single universal exchange schema

Almost perfect world...

A set of standard exchange schemas for

different use cases

Somewhat less perfect world....

Standard terms and definitions

utopia reality

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Dis=nc=veCharacteris=cs:•  BEDESdrawsonreviewoftermsin~40exisJngapplicaJons.•  AllowsforincrementalstepstowardsstandardizaJone.g.cankeepexisJng

customtermsanduseBEDESasa“rosenastone”fordataexchange

KeyIssues:•  NeedcriJcalmassofadopterstorealizebenefitsofstandardizaJon•  Idealearlyadopters:dataexchangebetweenmulJpleapps,notyet“bakedin”

dataexchangeterms

Approach–BEDESisaDic=onary

WhatitIs•  DataTerms•  TermDefiniJons•  UnitsofMeasure•  DataTypes•  “DicJonary”

WhatitIsNot•  Database•  Schema

-RelaJonal-Hierarchical

•  “GrammarGuide”

BEDESisacollec'onoftermsanddefini'onsdesignedtofacilitatethesharingofbuildingcharacteris2csandenergydataamongdatacollec2onandanalysistools/ac2vi2esmoreeasily,consistently,andatlowercost.

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ProgressandAccomplishments-BEDES

BEDESmappingsfor21applicaJons(17orgs)completed/in-progress;6inFY17(goal:7)WorkingwithseveralorganizaJonstouseBEDESmappingsfordataexchange,including:•  GreenBuildingCerJficaJonInsJtute(GBCI)•  InvestorConfidenceProject•  SoCalRENOutreachtoover60potenJaladoptersMarketImpact:BEDESisanenablingsoluJon.DifficulttoquanJfydirectmarketimpacts,butstrongstakeholdersupportandaffirmaJon.LessonsLearned:StandardizaJoninafragmentedmarketisamarathon,notasprint.

ENERGYSAVVY view⎮Dynamic Glass

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Approach-SEED

Approach:•  Provideafree,opensourcepla_ormtoclean,manageandstore

benchmarkingprogramdataandsharewithselectedparJes.•  ConveneSEEDcollabora=veofpartners,affiliates,allies;providein-

depthtechnicalsupporttoinauguralpartners.KeyIssue:•  FY17goalistoensureSEEDeffecJvelymeetstheneedsof12inaugural

partners.Dis=nc=veCharacteris=cs:•  CollaboraJveandopensourcepla^ormincreaseconsistencyand

permitscollaboraJonbetweenusers.•  Consistent,vendorneutral,objecJve.•  CollaboraJvefacilitatessharingofdata,applicaJonsandbestpracJces.•  Openextensiblearchitecturesupportsdevelopmentofthird-partyapps

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ProgressandAccomplishments-SEED

Accomplishments:•  Releasednewversionwithextensive

redesignofunderlyingdatamodeltomoreeffecJvelysupportcomplexproperJes-taxlotmappings.

•  Intensiveuserengagementandtechnicalsupportforinauguralpartners.

MarketImpact:7partnersareacJvelyloadingcurrentcompliancedata,tesJnginparallelwithexisJngsystems.(FY17goal:6)LessonsLearned:Someusershaveunusual/uniquedataissuesthatcanbechallengingtoaddresswithinastandardpla^orm.

Atlanta*Cambridge*KansasCity*MontgomeryCounty*NewYorkCity*Philadelphia*WashingtonD.C.** Inaugural Partners actively using SEED

BerkeleyCalifornia(CEC)HoustonOrlandoSaltLakeCity

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ProjectIntegra=on:Daily/weeklyengagementwithtoolusersthroughtechnicalsupportinallthreetools.Extensiveoutreachtoenergydatastakeholders;Co-markettoolswhereappropriate.(e.g.encourageSEEDuserstocontributedatatoBPD;applicaJoninFOAprojects).Partners,Subcontractors,andCollaborators:BPD:52datacontributors;CakesubcontractorforuserinterfaceBEDES:17orgswithBEDES-compliantapplicaJons.SubcontractortosupportoutreachSEED:12inauguralciJes;InsJtuteforMarketTransformaJonforuserengagementsupport;NREL,subcontractorsforso\waredev;Communica=ons:PresentaJonsat:BenerBuildingsSummit,RealEstateStandardsOrg,InvestorConfidenceProject,ACEEEMarketTransformaJon,ACEEEsummerstudy;AESP;EnergyExchange.BTOnewslener;CBIblog;Projectwebinars.

ProjectIntegra=onandCollabora=on

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NextStepsandFuturePlans

DATA,DATA,DATAformoregranularanalysis.StrengthenvalueproposiJonfordataproviders,especiallyEEprograms.ConJnuegrowingandsupporJngUsersandAPIlicensees.

Ensurethatall12inauguralciJesareabletouseSEEDeffecJvelyforbenchmarkingprogramimplementaJon.ExpandapplicaJontonewusecases.

ADOPTION,ADOPTION,ADOPTIONFocustechnicalassistanceon“high-influence”adoptersthatcanmoJvateothers.FocusonadoptersmoJvatedbynear-termbusinessneedsfordataexchange.

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ProjectBudget:900KTotal(FY17)BPD:250KBEDES:250KSEED:400K

Variances:NoneCosttoDate:341KthroughJan31,2017.(~38%ofFY17budget)Addi=onalFunding:None BudgetHistory

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DOE Cost-share DOE Cost-share DOE Cost-share4,144K 0 900 0 TBD TBD

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ProjectPlanandScheduleProjectScheduleProjectStart:Oct2014(Oct2012forBPD)ProjectedEnd:TBD

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PastWorkBPD:ImplementVersion2.0BEDES1.0websiteBEDES:BiannualupdatesforFY15SEED:SoftwarereleasesforFY15BPD:Version2.1BPD:NewdataaddedBPD:NewAPIlicenseesBEDES:scopeingreportfornewusecasesBEDES:Version2releasedBEDES:NewcompliantproductspublsihedonwebsiteSEED:SoftwarereleasesforFY16SEED:JurisdictionsusingSEEDforbenchmarkingCurrent/FutureWorkBPD:AddNewdatatoreach1MillionbuildingsBPD:UpdatedversionofanalysistoolBPD:Atleast4APIusersusingBPDforcommercialtoolBPD:Publishatleast10BPDuserstoriesBEDES:OutreachstrategydocBEDES:Firmcommitmentsfrom3tier-1adoptersBEDES:BEDESappsforTwoTier1and5tier2adoptersBEDES:ReleaseupdatedversionSEED:Atleast6inauguralpartnersusingSEEDSEED:Softwaredevsupportforatleast2releases

CompletedWorkActiveTask(inprogresswork)Milestone/Deliverable(OriginallyPlanned)useformissedmilestonesMilestone/Deliverable(Actual)usewhenmetontimeFY2015 FY2016 FY2017