{"id":6041,"date":"2020-10-05T18:53:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T18:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=6041"},"modified":"2020-10-05T20:20:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T20:20:52","slug":"holistic-oversight-part-3-design-documentation-critical-to-achieving-energy-use-intensity-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/holistic-oversight-part-3-design-documentation-critical-to-achieving-energy-use-intensity-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Holistic Oversight: Design documentation critical to achieving energy use intensity goal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Third in a series of excerpts from the free executive guide<\/span><\/i>\u00a0\u201c<\/span>Concept to Consumption: Outcome-based Oversight of Building Performance.<\/span><\/a>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By Adam McMillen and Lincoln Pearce<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Th<\/span>e design<\/span>\u00a0component of the performance oversight method\u00a0<\/span>concept to consumption\u00a0<\/span>develops the project\u2019s concepts into clear and specific design documentation. These documents specify the solutions that will achieve\u00a0<\/span>the owner\u2019s energy use\u00a0<\/span>intensity<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>EUI<\/span>)<\/span>\u00a0goal and provide the means to evaluate actual building performance.\u00a0<\/span>The completion of design documents is a critical point in a project where designers hand the plans over to the construction team<\/span>, so it\u2019s important to ensure that the plans and specifications can\u00a0<\/span>achieve the\u00a0<\/span>owner’s<\/span>\u00a0goals.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Several key steps can make this process go smoothly.\u00a0<\/span>During the design phase, be sure to:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Clarify the assumptions for evaluating the building<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Discussions with the owner should lead to full understanding of the use of the building, which will help determine the key items of focus for achieving the desired EUI. What are the building\u2019s primary functions and programming? What is its schedule? For example, being operational seven days a week versus five days a week will affect the EUI and can make a difference in which measures are prioritized to attain the desired outcome.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Document the design intent.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Everything that affects the building\u2019s energy performance must be clearly defined and documented for clear understanding. This includes equipment specifications, design intent, how operations will be monitored, and how the gathered data will be used.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Establish an energy budget.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Just as all physical components of a project (architectural, mechanical, electrical, etc.) are given a portion of the overall construction budget, the building\u2019s key systems should be given a portion of the end-use \u201cenergy budget.\u201d This is a key step in the concept-to-consumption process that is typically missing in most projects. For example, lighting, heating, etc., each can be allotted a specific amount of energy. If during operations the total EUI is higher than the goal, submeter monitoring will show which systems are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>meeting their individual energy budget and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>which are not \u2013 giving the team a clearer, easier way of identifying the problem system and a quicker path to correcting it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Determin<\/span><\/b>e<\/span><\/b>\u00a0systems to be monitored.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>While it\u2019s overwhelming and too expensive to monitor every system, the team should identify<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and monitor the five to seven key items with the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>largest effect on overall building performance.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>This goes beyond simply monitoring utility<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>consumption (gas, electricity, steam, chilled<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>water) and includes submeters that break out<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>power consumed by individual systems such as<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lighting, HVAC, plug loads, etc. \u2013 any end uses<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with an established \u201cenergy budget.\u201d Plans<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for gathering and using the performance data<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>also are established and documented during<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this step.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These four actions ensure the discussion and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>documentation are in place so that everyone \u2013<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>owner, design team, contractor, commissioning<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>agent \u2013 understands how the building is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>intended to be used, how it is expected to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>perform and under what set of conditions, and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>how the performance will be monitored.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Next:\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Holistic oversight part 4: Ensure your building\u2019s intended performance through commissioning<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Previously posted blogs in this series:<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Holistic oversight part 1:\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Protect your new building\u2019s energy performance through holistic project oversight<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Holistic oversight part 2:\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span>Set your building\u2019s EUI and make it the benchmark for project success<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Download the entire executive guide, \u201c<\/span><\/i>Concept to Consumption: Outcome-based Oversight of Building Performance.<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Third in a series of excerpts from the free executive guide\u00a0\u201cConcept to Consumption: Outcome-based Oversight of Building Performance.\u201d\u00a0 By Adam McMillen and Lincoln Pearce\u00a0 The design\u00a0component of the performance oversight method\u00a0concept to consumption\u00a0develops the project\u2019s concepts into clear and specific design documentation. These documents specify the solutions that will achieve\u00a0the owner\u2019s energy use\u00a0intensity\u00a0(EUI)\u00a0goal and provide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[226,225],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHolistic Oversight: Design documentation critical to achieving energy use intensity goal - IMEG<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Design documentation specifies the solutions that will achieve a project\u2019s energy use intensity (EUI) goal and provides the means to evaluate actual building performance.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/holistic-oversight-part-3-design-documentation-critical-to-achieving-energy-use-intensity-goal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Holistic Oversight: Design documentation critical to achieving energy use intensity goal - IMEG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Design documentation specifies the solutions that will achieve a project\u2019s energy use intensity (EUI) goal and provides the means to evaluate actual building performance.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/holistic-oversight-part-3-design-documentation-critical-to-achieving-energy-use-intensity-goal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IMEG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-10-05T18:53:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-10-05T20:20:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/G_200402_medium-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1001\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/\",\"name\":\"IMEG\",\"description\":\"Design Consulting Firm\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/holistic-oversight-part-3-design-documentation-critical-to-achieving-energy-use-intensity-goal\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/G_200402_medium-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/G_200402_medium-1.jpg\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":1001,\"caption\":\"Architects looking at blueprints on construction site. 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