Development of a Supermarket Prototype Building Model

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Energy supports the development of commercial building energy codes and standards by participating in industry reviews, update processes, and providing technical analyses to support both published model codes and potential changes. In support of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 and the International Energy Conservation Code, 16 commercial prototype building models were developed that cover 80% of the commercial building floor area in the United States for new construction, including both commercial buildings and midto high-rise residential buildings, across all U.S. climate zones. However, the current set of commercial prototype building models does not include a supermarket building type, which is one of major building types defined in the Energy Information Administration's Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey. As part of an ongoing effort to expand the current Commercial Building Prototype Model suite, this paper presents the procedure used to develop the prototype supermarket building model based on multiple studies as well as a previously developed reference building model. The final set of prototype models includes 68 models for different vintages of ASHRAE Standard 90.1 (i.e.

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“…A supermarket prototype building model was recently developed based on an extensive review of existing literature and resources, as well as the original, post-1980 supermarket reference model. 21 The basic building size, shape, and window distribution of the new prototype consist of a one-story building, 4181 m 2 floor area, height of 4.57 m, and a window area of 97 m 2 .…”