The report “Understanding Commercial Building Energy Use in the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth Area: Building Stock Segmentation for Retrofit Planning” by the US Department of Energy and NREL breaks down the energy consumption and emissions of the building stock in the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth Area counties, by building type, building size, end use, energy consumption, emissions, and segment.
The report concludes that 83% of building stock’s site energy consumption is Electricity, with 44% of the Electricity consumption accounted to HVAC. Most of the site energy consumed by HVAC is attributed to buildings with Multizone Systems, particularly in Education, Healthcare, and Office buildings. Building stock’s segment with the most site energy consumed is Hydronically Heated Multizone Systems.
A potentially effective efficiency solution you can implement for your building stock is replacing Hydronically Heated Multizone Systems with Rooftop Heat Pump Chillers + Potentially Needed Fossil Supplement. This solution should be considered primarily for Education, Healthcare, Mercantile and Office buildings.
In addition, 90% of building stock’s emissions are attributable to emissions from Electricity use, with 48% of the Electricity consumption accounted to HVAC. Most of the emissions from energy use from HVAC are attributed to buildings with Multizone Systems, particularly in Education, Healthcare, and Office buildings.
Access the report here
