@techreport{2930,
  author = {Nance Matson and Mary Ann Piette},
  title = {Review of California and National Methods for Energy Performance Benchmarking of Commercial Buildings},
  abstract = {<p>This report summarizes and compares two currently available commercial building energy-benchmarking tools. One tool is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyﾒs Energy Star National Energy Performance Rating System, which is a national regression-based benchmarking model (referred to in this report as Energy Star). The second is Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory{\textquoteright}s Cal-Arch, which is a California-based distributional model (referred to as Cal-Arch). Prior to the time Cal-Arch was developed in 2002, there were several other benchmarking tools available to California consumers but none that were based solely on California data. The Energy Star and Cal-Arch benchmarking tools both provide California with unique and useful methods to benchmark the energy performance of California{\textquoteright}s buildings. Rather than determine which model is "better", the purpose of this report is to understand and compare the underlying data, information systems, assumptions, and outcomes of each model.</p>},
  year = {2005},
  month = {09/2005},
  language = {eng},
}