%0 Journal Article
%A Chao Ding
%A Carolyn Szum
%A Han Li
%A Nan Zhou
%A Clay Nesler
%B Advances in Applied Energy
%D 2021
%G eng
%P 100014
%R 10.1016/j.adapen.2021.100014
%T Data-Driven Analysis Tool Plays Critical Role in Climate Neutral Buildings
%V 2
%8 01/2021
%! Advances in Applied Energy
%X <p>A new web application that advances the science of data-driven, remote building energy analysis to increase the speed and scale of retrofits worldwide could play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and meeting the Paris Agreement’s targets. The multi-award winning Building Efficiency Targeting Tool for Energy Retrofits (BETTER) is a public access web application (<a href="http://better.lbl.gov/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://better.lbl.gov&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618952030906000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFpsCk3t05XvJ_QIdmGlJEn29piTQ">better.lbl.gov</a>) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Johnson Controls.&nbsp;This article discusses the rationale for development of BETTER, its capabilities, pilot activities, and potential economic and environmental benefits.</p>