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Developing a next generation "smart grid" requires new measurement science and industry standards that enable homes and buildings to interact with the grid. In
Building systems commissioning processes applied at the design phase and throughout the building life cycle have been shown to effectively improve performance
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 established a national goal of achieving net-zero energy buildings by 2030. Industry groups including the
Fault detection and diagnostic (FDD) methods are receiving increasing consideration for application in space-conditioning equipment as a method to reduce energy
Achieving national goals of net zero energy buildings requires substantial reduction in the energy consumption of commercial building systems. Although
In certain regions of moderate seismicity, particularly in the central and eastern United States (CEUS), member sizes of the seismic force-resisting systems
A significant barrier to the deployment of fault detection and diagnostics (FDD), artificial intelligence tools for system-scale optimization, and automation
Improved industry standards and better information about the practical implications of integrating historically separate building automation systems are needed
The Smart Grid Program develops and demonstrates smart grid measurement science advances to improve the efficiency, reliability, resilience, and sustainability
NIST is developing the tools to define and verify high-performance indoor air quality (IAQ) as well as the broader indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in low
Building ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ) performance must account for many new challenges related to sustainability and resilience goals, including