Analysis of data from the energy monitoring and control system at the Norris Cotton Federal Office Building

Abstract

The Norris Cotton Federal Office Building (NCFOB) in Manchester, New Hampshire, is a medium-size office building, occupied in September 1976, designed to serve as a demonstration and a feasibility test for energy-conserving building features. A building energy monitoring and control system was operated as a data acquisition system over a 13-month period ending in September 1980. Experience encountered during the checkout and operation of the system is discussed.Results from data reduction procedures used to calculate approximately 160 parameters describing the energy performance of the building are presented on a monthly basis. Hourly data are also presented for daily building operation profiles, building envelope performance, and performance of the mechanical systems.