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Tom Hootman, AIA, LEED AP BD+C RNL, Director of Sustainability Shanti Pless, LEED AP NREL, Commercial Buildings Research Group Michelle Slovensky, LEED AP BD+C NREL, Senior Sustainability Manager

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This is a presentation from USGBC Colorado's Rocky Mountain Green Conference. The featured project is the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Research Support Facility and the groundbreaking occupant engagement strategies that helped the building achieve net zero energy.

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Tom Hootman, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

RNL, Director of Sustainability

Shanti Pless, LEED AP

NREL, Commercial Buildings Research Group

Michelle Slovensky, LEED AP BD+C

NREL, Senior Sustainability Manager

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Heating 36.2%

Cooling 5.3%

Fans 10.6%

Pumps 1.5%

DHW 2.8%

Lighting 21.9%

Equipment 21.7%

RSF Baseline Model

Without Data Center

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Radiant Ceilings

Thermal Mass Walls

Operable Windows

Underfloor

Ventilation

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6 watt task light

50 fc

Ambient daylight

Ambient lighting with

daylight sensors for 25 fc

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Concrete Walls

No Ceiling

Minimal Walls and

Partitions

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80%

10%

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MANAGER TRAINING NEWSLETTER

MOVE MEETINGS

STAFF OPEN HOUSE

RSF EMAIL BOX

WEB PAGE

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You have switches – use them

If you open a window – close it

If you are stuffy – open your window

If you have glare – enable electrochromics

Turn on your power strip in the morning

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What is the

occupant’s role?

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Buildings are for people, so

where are they in the feedback

loop?

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The Building Agent

app enables

occupants to

quantify and

communicate their

comfort levels to

the building.

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• Four of the six thermal comfort

factors defined by ASHRAE

Standard 55 (ASHRAE 2004) are

addressed in the BA feedback

interface:

– Air and Radiant temperature

– Air speed

– Humidity

• Future versions of the app will add

methods to collect details on

occupant clothing and metabolic

rate, the two remaining comfort

factors

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• The survey consisted of 65

questions based on LEED

requirements and examples

from the Center for the Built

Environment

• The app may be used to

disseminate other surveys in

the RSF or in other buildings

across the NREL campus

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Cre

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Correlate local measurements to occupant feedback

“Phidgets” collect

temperature,

humidity, and light

readings through a

USB port on

occupant’s

computer

Temperature

Comfort

Humidity

Comfort

Lighting

Comfort

Glare

Comfort

Noise

Comfort

Air

Movement

Comfort

Temp

Lighting

Lux

Humidity

%

Timestamp

Cold Dry Glare Noisy 23 354.0 28 05/23 17:13

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What about

occupant comfort?

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OFFICE EQUIPMENT

Laptop 30 Watts

LCD Monitors 30 Watts

LED task lights 6 Watts

VOIP phones 2 Watts

iGo Power Smart Towers

Shared Multi-function Devices 100 Watts (continuous)

Workstation Total 68 Watts

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NOISE LEVEL / PRIVACY

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PINK NOISE

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Of the 273 survey responders

glare was reported as a problem

for:

36% of those facing east

31% of those facing west

46% of those facing north

58% of those facing south

Typical facing direction

in RSF layout

Num

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of P

eople

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

1 hour or less 1 to 4 hours More than 4 hours

East

North

South

West

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GLARE CONTROL

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Comfort Feedback from January 10 –June 6, 2012

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Comfort Feedback from January 10 –June 6, 2012

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MEASURING TEMPERATURE

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OPERATIONAL CONTROLS

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CBE STUDY

Adaptive Comfort in Mixed-Mode Buildings:

Research Support Facility, National Renewable Energy Lab

Gail Brager and Margaret Pigman

April 2013

Center for the Built Environment (CBE) University of California, Berkeley

LINK: http://escholarship.org/uc/item/9fd5k28h

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Which of the following do you personally adjust or control in your workspace?

Credit: CBE (Gail Brager and Margaret Pigman)

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WINDOW USE

Credit: CBE (Gail Brager and Margaret Pigman)

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WINDOW USE

Credit: CBE (Gail Brager and Margaret Pigman)

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17%

9%

9%

43%

26%

20%

20%

89%

3%

54%

66%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Other:

Management requests that you open the window

A co-worker requests that you open the window

For nighttime cooling

To conserve energy

To experience the variety of the outdoor climate

To hear outdoor sounds

To let out indoor smells, dust, or other pollution

To let in fresh air

To feel warmer

To increase the air movement

To feel cooler

% respondents

N=35

WINDOW USE

REASON TO OPEN A WINDOW

Credit: CBE (Gail Brager and Margaret Pigman)

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WINDOW USE

REASON TO CLOSE A WINDOW

9%

54%

17%

29%

14%

57%

46%

17%

46%

60%

51%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

For safety or security reasons

To conserve energy

To keep out bugs

Management requests that you close the window

A co-worker requests that you close the window

To reduce outdoor sounds

To keep out outdoor smells, dust, or other pollution

To reduce the air movement

To feel warmer

The outdoor temperature is getting warmer thanindoors

To feel cooler

% respondents

N=35 Credit: CBE (Gail Brager and Margaret Pigman)

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Satisfaction with Temperature

−3 −1 1 3

Value

Color Key

TEMPERATURE

Credit: CBE (Gail Brager and Margaret Pigman)

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Database

LEED

NREL

Mixed-Mode

Naturally Ventilated

Legend Mean value

-0.13

0.40

0.92

0.32

1.43

RSF

TEMPERATURE

Credit: CBE (Gail Brager and Margaret Pigman)

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AIR QUALITY

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Satisfaction with Air Quality

−3 −1 1 3

Value

Color Key

Credit: CBE (Gail Brager and Margaret Pigman)

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AIR QUALITY

Database

LEED

NREL

Mixed-Mode

Naturally Ventilated

Legend Mean value

0.27

1.21

1.44

1.63

2.25

RSF

Credit: CBE (Gail Brager and Margaret Pigman)

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PRODUCTIVITY Please estimate how your productivity is increased or decreased

by the environmental conditions in this building (e.g., thermal,

lighting, acoustics, cleanliness):

76% of the respondents felt that their productivity

was improved by the IEQ conditions in the building

Credit: CBE (Gail Brager and Margaret Pigman)

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EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION