Funded through DOE's Building Energy Codes Program, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) developed a suite of prototype building models to support the development of ASHRAE Standard 90.1. These prototype buildings-derived from DOE's Commercial Reference Building Models-cover 80% of the commercial building floor area in the United States for new construction, including both commercial buildings and mid- to high-rise residential buildings, across all U.S. climate zones.
As Standard 90.1 evolves and EnergyPlus is updated, PNNL makes modifications to the commercial prototype building models, with extensive input from ASHRAE 90.1 Standing Standards Project Committee members and other building industry experts. Updated models have recently been posted including the following major updates:
1. Standard 90.1-2013 models
2. EnergyPlus Version 8.0
3. TMY3 weather data.
The prototype models include 16 commercial building types in 17 climate locations for the four most recent editions of Standard 90.1 (2004, 2007, 2010, and 2013). The current combination results in an overall set of 1,088 total building models. The building models and accompanying documentation can be downloaded at https://www.energycodes.gov/development/commercial/90.1_models
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Michael Rosenberg, CEM, LEED AP
Senior Research Scientist
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT DIRECTORATE
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
2032 Todd Street
Eugene, OR 97405
(541) 844-1960
michael.rosenberg at pnnl.gov
www.pnnl.gov
