Commercial Database Variables

Bldg-general

  • accnt

  • weigth

AC/Vent

  • Percent cooled

  • ac fuel

  • ac equip

  • ac %fs

Bldg Activity

  • Principal business activity (Office, Retail, Retail Mall, Grocery, Refrig Warehouse, Assembly, Educational, Restaurant, Hospital, Nursing Home, Hotel, Religious, College Office, College Dorm, College Other, Federal Gov Office, Federal Gov Other, State/Lcl Gov Office, State/Lcl Gov Other, Miscellaneous)

Bldg Age

  • Year of construction category

Bldg Size

  • Square footage category

  • Square footage

  • Number of floors

Climate/Weather

  • Heating Degree Days (Base 65 F)

  • Cooling Degree Days (Base 65 F)

Cooking

  • Cook fuel

PC Computers

  • PCs/computer terminals in building

  • Number of PCs/computer terminals cat.

Dist Water/stm

  • Steam/Hot water supplied

  • Chilled water supplied

  • Annual steam/Hot consumption (KBtu)

Efficiency (Optional)

  • Technical Potential (bulding and end uses)

  • Achievable Potential (bulding and end uses)

  • Efficiency Index (bulding and end uses)

Electricity

  • Annual electricity consumption (kWh)

  • Annual electric load factor

  • Peak summer electric load

  • Average summer peak electric load

  • Peak winter electric load

  • Average winter peak electric load

  • Electric intensity

Energy uses

  • Main energy used for heating

  • Secondary energy used for heating

  • Energy used for cooling

  • Energy used for domestic hot water

  • Energy used for commercial cooking

  • Energy used for manufacturing

  • Energy used to generate electricity

End Use Energy

  • Elec space heating - kWh

  • Elec AC - kWh

  • Elec ventilation - kWh

  • Elec water heating - kWh

  • Elec cooking - kWh

  • Elec refrigeration - kWh

  • Elec interior lighting - kWh

  • Elec exterior lighting - kWh

  • Elec office equipment - kWh

  • Elect miscellaneous - kWh

  • Ngas space heating - 1000 btu

  • Ngas AC - 1000 btu

  • Ngas water heating - 1000 btu

  • Ngas cooking - 1000 btu

  • Ngas miscellaneous - 1000 btu

  • Foil space heat - 1000 btu

  • Foil water heat - 1000 btu

  • Foil miscellaneous - 1000 btu

End Use EUIs (kWh/sq foot)

  • Elec space heating

  • Elec AC

  • Elec ventilation

  • Elec water heating

  • Elec cooking

  • Elec refrigeration

  • Elec interior lighting

  • Elec exterior lighting

  • Elec office equipment

  • Elect miscellaneous

  • Ngas space heating

  • Ngas AC

  • Ngas water heating

  • Ngas cooking

  • Ngas miscellaneous

  • Foil space heat

  • Foil water heat

  • Foil miscellaneous

Fuel oil

  • Fuel oil supplied

  • Annual fuel oil deliveries (KBtu)

  • Annual fuel oil deliveries (gal)

  • Oil intensity

Heat/vent sytems

  • Percent heated

  • Main ht fuel

  • Secondary ht fuel

  • Main ht equip

  • Main ht %fs

  • Sec ht equip

  • Sec ht %fs

Hourly Loads - electric, natural gas and oil (Optional)

  • Daytype 24-hour Load Profiles

    • Week day, week end day and peak day

    • For each month

    • By end use

  • 8760 hourly loads (Extended Versions Only)

    • End use

    • Whole building

Lighting

  • Percent lit during operating hours

  • Incandescent bulbs used

  • Percent lit by incandescent bulbs

  • Fluorescent lights used

  • Percent lit by fluorescent lights

  • Compact fluorescent bulbs used

  • Pct. lit by compact fluorescent bulbs

  • High-intensity discharge lights used

  • Percent lit by HID lights

  • Percent lit by other lighting equipment

  • Specular reflectors used

  • Controls used

Location

  • Varies by Database

Natural Gas

  • Natural gas supplied

  • Annual natural gas consumption (KBtu)

  • Gas intensitvy

Op hours

  • Total weekly hours open

  • Total weekly hours open category

  • Tuesday hours open

  • Saturday hours open

  • Sunday hours open

  • Tuesday opening hour

  • Tuesday closing hour

  • Saturday opening hour

  • Saturday closing hour

  • Sunday opening hour

  • Sunday closing hour

Building Occupancy

  • Number of establishments/organizations

Propane/LPG

  • Consumption of propane (category)

Refrigeration

  • Commercial refrig./freezer equip prese

Water heater

  • Water heat fuel

  • Water heater equipment

Workers

  • Number of workers (all shifts)

  • Number of workers category (all shifts)

  • Number of workers

  • Number of workers category