Buildings and Cities
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- Tools 19 August 2016 Co-Benefits Risk Assessment (COBRA) This tool can calculate the value of clean energy policies such as energy efficiency or fuel switching, which can help state and local governments to consider both the costs and benefits of policy choices and support a balanced decision-making process.AimTo calculate the value of clean energy policies.Target audienceLocal policy-makers, ExpertsApproachInteractiveScopePolicyStage of PD cycleDesign, TrackingCity focusTargeting
- Tools 19 August 2016 Green Resources & Energy Analysis Tool (GREAT) The GREAT Tool for Cities is an integrated bottom-up, energy end-use based modelling and accounting tool for tracking energy consumption, production and resource extraction in all economic sectors on a city, provincial or regional level. The model uses the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System (LEAP) software developed by the Stockholm Environmental Institute and includes a national average dataset on energy input parameters for residential, commercial, transport, industry and…
- Tools 19 August 2016 The Co-benefits Evaluation Tool for the Urban Energy System The tool evaluates climate co-benefits for the urban energy system based on different scenarios of socioeconomic, technological and demographic developments. The tool relates systematically the climate change based on the specific energy demand in different sectors in cities to the corresponding social, economic and technological factors that affect this demand. Aim To evaluate climate co-benefits for the urban energy system. Target audience Policy-makers Approach Interactive Scope Policy Stage…
- Tools 19 August 2016 Building Energy Optimization (BEopt™) BEopt is a software tool that can evaluate residential building designs and identify cost-optimal efficiency packages at various levels of whole-house energy savings along the path to zero net energy. It is used to analyse both new construction and existing home retrofits, as well as single-family detached and multi-family buildings, through evaluation of single building designs, parametric sweeps, and cost-based optimizations. Aim To help evaluate building design and cost-optimal…
- Tools 19 August 2016 Target Finder Target Finder is an online calculator that helps architects, engineers, and property owners and managers assess the energy performance of commercial building designs and existing buildings. Aim To help analyse the energy performance of buildings. Target audience Experts Approach Interactive Scope Project Stage of PD cycle Implementation; Tracking City focus Supporting
- Tools 19 August 2016 Tool for Rapid Assessment of City Energy (TRACE) This tool is a decision-support tool designed to help cities quickly identify under-performing sectors, evaluate improvement and cost-saving potential, and prioritize sectors and actions for energy efficiency (EE) intervention. It covers six municipal sectors: passenger transport, municipal buildings, water and waste water, public lighting, solid waste, and power and heat. Aim To prioritize sectors and actions for energy efficiency interventions. Target audience Local policy-makers …
- Tools 19 August 2016 Commercial Building Analysis Tool for Energy-Efficient Retrofits (COMBAT) The Commercial Building Analysis Tool for Energy-Efficiency Retrofit (COMBAT) is created to facilitate policy makers, facility managers, and building retrofit practitioners to estimate commercial (public) buildings retrofit energy saving, cost and payback period. Common commercial building models area created, and the retrofit measures and their effects are pre-computed by EnergyPlus by taking different building types and measures interactions into account. Aim To help estimate energy…
- Tools 19 August 2016 Benchmarking and Energy Saving Tool for Low Carbon Cities (BEST) The tool is designed to provide city authorities with strategies they can follow to reduce city-wide carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions. The tool quickly assesses local energy use and energy-related CO2 and CH4 emissions across nine sectors (i.e., industry, public and commercial buildings, residential buildings, transportation, power and heat, street lighting, water & wastewater, solid waste, and urban green space), giving officials a comprehensive perspective on their local…