TY - JOUR KW - Energy efficiency KW - Energy management KW - Electricity KW - Green buildings KW - Network security KW - Smart buildings KW - Temperature sensors AU - Mary Ann Piette AU - Jessica Granderson AU - Michael Wetter AU - Sila Kiliccote AB -

Buildings consume about 40 percent of total national energy use, are responsible for the same percentage of greenhouse gas emissions, and account for about 70 percent of electricity use. To address energy security issues and environmental concerns there is an urgent need to develop techniques that greatly reduce energy use and peak electric power in buildings while providing or improving service. One of the greatest opportunities to address this need is to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced building energy information and control systems that improve energy efficiency. These information and control systems need to be responsive to demands and dynamic prices from the electricity grid by modifying electric loads during operations, while meeting needs of building occupants. This paper reviews progress in each of these areas and suggests how future integrated control systems should be designed and operated to ensure that buildings are both efficient and demand responsive for optimal low-cost operations.

BT - IEEE Design and Test of Computers C2 - LBNL-5894E DA - 06/2012 DO - 10.1109/MDT.2012.2204720 IS - 4 N2 -

Buildings consume about 40 percent of total national energy use, are responsible for the same percentage of greenhouse gas emissions, and account for about 70 percent of electricity use. To address energy security issues and environmental concerns there is an urgent need to develop techniques that greatly reduce energy use and peak electric power in buildings while providing or improving service. One of the greatest opportunities to address this need is to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced building energy information and control systems that improve energy efficiency. These information and control systems need to be responsive to demands and dynamic prices from the electricity grid by modifying electric loads during operations, while meeting needs of building occupants. This paper reviews progress in each of these areas and suggests how future integrated control systems should be designed and operated to ensure that buildings are both efficient and demand responsive for optimal low-cost operations.

PB - IEEE PY - 2012 SP - 8 EP - 16 T2 - IEEE Design and Test of Computers TI - Intelligent Building Energy Information and Control Systems for Low-Energy Operations and Optimal Demand Response VL - 29 SN - 0740-7475 ER -