Title Effective tracking of building energy use : improving the Commercial Buildings and Residential Energy Consumption Surveys / Panel on Redesigning the Commercial Buildings and Residential Energy Consumption Surveys of the Energy Information Administration ; William F. Eddy and Krisztina Marton, editors ; Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; National Research Council of the National Academies

Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2012] ©2012

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Description xiv, 133 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm Contents Introduction -- Historical background -- Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey Program : history and design -- Residential Energy Consumption Survey Program : history and design -- Redesigning the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey -- Redesigning the Residential Energy Consumption Survey -- A state-of-the-art energy consumption data collection program -- References -- Appendixes Summary "The United States is responsible for nearly one-fifth of the world's energy consumption. Population growth, and the associated growth in housing, commercial floor space, transportation, goods, and services is expected to cause a 0.7 percent annual increase in energy demand for the foreseeable future. The energy used by the commercial and residential sectors represents approximately 40 percent of the nation's total energy consumption, and the share of these two sectors is expected to increase in the future. The Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) and Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) are two major surveys conducted by the Energy Information Administration. The surveys are the most relevant sources of data available to researchers and policy makers on energy consumption in the commercial and residential sectors. Many of the design decisions and operational procedures for the CBECS and RECS were developed in the 1970s and 1980s, and resource limitations during much of the time since then have prevented EIA from making significant changes to the data collections. Effective tracking of building energy use makes recommendations for redesigning the surveys based on a review of evolving data user needs and an assessment of new developments in relevant survey methods"--Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-95) Notes Also available in Open Book format via the National Academies Press home page Subject Buildings -- Energy conservation -- United States. Buildings -- Energy consumption -- United States. Dwellings -- Energy conservation -- United States. Dwellings -- Energy consumption -- United States. Buildings -- Energy consumption -- Surveys -- Methodology. Author Eddy, William F. Marton, Krisztina. National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Redesigning the Commercial Buildings and Residential Energy Consumption Surveys of the Energy Information Administration. National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics. National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Energy and Environmental Systems. National Academies Press (U.S.) ISBN 0309254019 9780309254014

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