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James Brew (RMI): One of the things we do that I think some of you alluded to is an exercise around theoretical minimums. This exercise is about going into workshops with a pretty good sense of what either the energy balance might be for a given building or project type, or at least knowing how you might work through a design problem to arrive at the theoretical minimum energy requirements during a workshop so that everybody’s on the same page. We believe that continuous engagement, iteration and collaboration can drive the results we are all striving to achieve.
1 Lighting controls can drastically reduce that appetite. They can eliminate 60 percent or more of the wasted lighting energy in buildings while enhancing occupant comfort and productivity. They provide flexible control over the lighting in a space and support energy savings by reducing the amount of power or amount of time the lighting system is in use. 1 — are used by nearly every state as the basis for their local building energy code. They provide the minimum acceptable energy performance requirements for new construction or major renovations of commercial buildings.
Department of Energy blower door tests. The tests found that for spaces built with SIPs, the leakage rate was 8 cubic feet/minute at 50 pascals compared to 121 cubic feet/minute at 50 pascals for wood framing with fiberglass batt insulation. The low leakage rates, along with more continuous insulation and less thermal bridging, mean that SIPs can help reduce energy consumption costs up to 60 percent over other building methods. With such airtight structures, mechanical ventilation can help provide adequate fresh air, as well as remove indoor air pollutants such as formaldehyde, radon and tobacco smoke.
