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Building energy performance data are essential to benchmarking and target setting. While the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) is the principal resource for this data across the U.S, recent disclosure laws in several cities and states have produced an additional wealth of data. This seminar examines these data sources from the perspective of several programs that collect and analyze them, and explores the challenges and opportunities for their use. Presenters provide program updates and lessons learned from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s CBECS, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR, and disclosure and benchmarking initiatives in several U.S. cities.

• CBECS: Highlights from 2012, Looking Ahead to 2017
  Joelle Michaels, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC
  
• EPA's Energy STAR Portfolio Manager: A Consistent Framework to Assess and Learn from Local Data
  Leslie Cook, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, DC
  
• Using City and State Benchmarking Policies to Improve Energy Efficiency
  Jayson Antonoff, Institute for Market Transformation, Washington, DC
  

Run Time: 90 mins.