Datasets / Commercial Reference Building: Quick Service Restaurant


Commercial Reference Building: Quick Service Restaurant

Published By Department of Energy

Issued over 9 years ago

US
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Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a set of related datasets

Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

[Commercial reference buildings](http://en.openei.org/wiki/Commercial_Reference_Buildings "OpenEI Wiki page for Commercial Reference Buildings") provide complete descriptions for whole building energy analysis using [EnergyPlus](http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/energyplus_about.cfm "About EnergyPlus") simulation software. Included here is data pertaining to the reference building type _Quick Service Restaurant_ for each of the [16 climate zones](http://en.openei.org/wiki/Commercial_Reference_Buildings#Climate_Zones_Used_to_Create_Reference_Buildings "Climate Zone Summary"), and each of three construction categories: new construction, post-1980 construction existing buildings, pre-1980 construction existing buildings. The dataset includes four key components: building summary, zone summary, location summary and a picture. Building summary includes details about: form, fabric, and HVAC. Zone summary includes details such as: area, volume, lighting, and occupants for all types of zones in the building. Location summary includes key building information as it pertains to each climate zone, including: fabric and HVAC details, utility costs, energy end use, and peak energy demand. In total, DOE developed [16 reference building types](http://en.openei.org/wiki/Commercial_Reference_Buildings#Building_Types "OpenEI Wiki Reference Building Types List") that represent approximately 70% of commercial buildings in the U.S.; for each type, building models are available for each of the three construction categories. The commercial reference buildings (formerly known as commercial building benchmark models) were developed by the [U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)](http://en.openei.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Energy "OpenEI Wiki page for DOE"), in conjunction with three of its national laboratories. Additional data is available directly from DOE's Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy [(EERE) Website](http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/commercial_initiative/reference_buildings.html), including EnergyPlus software input files (.idf) and results of the EnergyPlus simulations (.html).