News & Events
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COMNET Submits LEED Comments to USGBCSeptember 14The US Green Building Council (USGBC) is engaged in a public comment process to develop the next version of LEED. During the second round the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) submitted a comment addressing building energy modeling for commercial LEED 2012....
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COMNET XML for Output ReportsAugust 18
COMNET XML Schema for Output Reports is now available for review.The objective of these reports is to standardize the way energy modeling output data is presented to various rating authorities.
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EPA Expands New Home Program to High Rise Residential BuildingsJuly 1
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expanding the ENERGY STAR New Homes program to include multifamily high rise buildings (MFHR). There are two paths to earning the ENERGY STAR for MFHR projects. Developers may choose a prescriptive package developed by EPA, or a customized approach using the ENERGY STAR MFHR Simulation Guidelines, a companion document to ASHRAE 90.1-2007 and ASHRAE 90.1-Appendix G.
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COMNET Newsletter June 2011June 14
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IMT co-sponsors Building Energy Modeling Innovation Summit with RMI, ASHRAE, USGBC and IBPSAMarch 10On March 10 and 11 building energy modeling (BEM) experts from across the country gathered in Boulder, CO at a Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) sponsored workshop. The BEM Innovation Summit addressed the barriers and opportunities facing BEM as it seeks wide market adoption in a world demanding better energy efficiency....
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Zero Energy Commercial Buildings Consortium Endorses COMNET Normalizations for Asset RatingsFebruary 22
In its recent report, Analysis of Cost & Non-Cost Barriers and Policy Solutions for Commercial Buildings, the Zero Energy Commercial Buildings Consortium (CBC) seeks to capture market feedback on key barriers to energy efficiency, identify innovative strategies and successful approaches, and facilitate information and knowledge transfer among stakeholders. The report concludes that in many cases the energy efficiency industry lacks simple energy usage baselines and reliable energy performance metrics for commercial buildings.
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COMNET Submits LEED Comments to USGBCJanuary 14The US Green Building Council (USGBC) is engaged in a public comment process to develop the Next Version of LEED. The Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) submitted comments addressing building energy modeling for commercial and multi-family buildings for the Next Version of LEED during the period for public comment....
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COMNET Newsletter January 2011January 12
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Proposed rules for use of COMNET under IgCCJanuary 3On January 3, 2011, the COMNET Modeling Guidelines and Procedures (MGP) was proposed to be a part of the performance-path compliance option for the International Green Construction Code (IgCC)...
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COMNET Modeling Guidelines and Procedures referenced in Massachusetts' draft reportDecember 16...
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Getting to Net Zero: Rethinking Percent Savings Beyond CodeOctober 7Mr. Charles Eley, COMNET Standing Committee Chair and buliding energy standards expert, gave a class at the Pacific Energy Center in San Francisco....
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CEC announces $1.5 million contract award to advance efficiency in buildings. Parts of project may leverage COMNET.August 11
The California Energy Commission announced
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COMNET Commercial Buildings Energy Modeling Guidelines and Procedures.
This manual offers guidance to building energy modelers, ensuring technically rigorous and credible assessment of energy performance of commercial and multifamily residential buildings. It provides a streamlined process that can be used with various existing modeling software and systems, across a range of programs.