Method and apparatus for optimizing and simplifying the enforcement of building energy efficiency regulations
AssigneeCodeCycle LLC
InventorsDaniel Suyeyasu, Kimberly Goodrich
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Abstract
A system for enforcing energy regulations is described. The system helps building departments maximize energy savings from the energy regulation enforcement process. The system is configured to optimize enforcement given a fixed level of enforcement resources within a building department. Optimization is achieved through the use of building science and sampling systems to structure building-by-building specialized inspection lists, which are delivered to building inspectors. Information collected during the inspection process is used to determine amounts of money that can be saved via complying or not complying with specific provisions of the energy regulations.
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A method for enforcing building energy regulations in an electronic system, the method comprising:
- receiving by a processor an energy model for a building;
- determining by the processor inspectable building elements for the building using the received energy model;
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- for each inspectable building element, a) determining by the processor first energy values associated with compliance to one or more the building energy regulations and b) second energy values associated with non-compliance to the one or more building energy regulations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.