AIA 2. 03. 0 Commitment - Regional and International Resource. Deriving a Regional Average EUIAn essential feature of the AIA 2. Commitment reporting tool compares an energy model derived p. EUI to an average EUI. The tool’s default average EUI varies by project type and is based on U. S. national averages. For each project, it is recommended that a regional average EUI be obtained in order to make a more meaningful comparison. The following guidance is offered as a means for obtaining regional average site EUIs for use on the Worksheet tab of the tool. U. S. Projects. The United States has a robust public database of operational building energy use (the U. S. Energy Information Administration’s Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey, or CBECS) and a powerful, free online tool which analyzes this and other data (U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Target Finder). For many building types a regional ‘Median Building Site Energy Use Intensity’ is easily obtained via Target Finder analysis; this number is appropriate for use as a ‘Regional Average Site EUI’. See www. energystar. Texas Zip Codes - Find Zip codes for all the regions of Texas state of USA, including zip codes of counties and all major cities. The AIA 2030 Commitment is a voluntary program for AIA components, member firms and other entities in the built environment. It asks these organizations to make a. For building types not analyzed by Target Finder, additional data sources may exist, such as Labs. For example, a regional average EUI for a laboratory project might be obtained by using the Labs. Energy Benchmarking. Tool. Canada Projects. Canada also has a robust public database of operational building energy use (Natural Resources Canada Office of Energy Efficiency’s Commercial and Institutional Consumption of Energy Survey, or CICES). Architecture 2. 03. Canadian Target Tables’ which summarize relevant CICES data www. Note: to convert from GJ/m. Btu/sf, multiply by 8. GJ = 9. 47. 8. 17. Btu; 1 m. 2 = 1. 0. International Projects. Availability of operational building EUI datasets outside of North America vary by country. If such information is not available for a project location, a climate zone equivalent US zip code and Target Finder can be used to derive a comparative EUI. Refer to the following list of international cities and climate zone equivalent US zip codes. This zip code may be used in Target Finder to yield a regional ‘Median Building Site Energy Use Intensity’ which can be used as a ‘Regional Average Site EUI’ on the Worksheet tab of the AIA 2. Commitment Reporting Tool.
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