I’m a volunteer member of the ASHRAE 209 ("Energy Simulation Aided Design for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings”) Committee. Are you familiar with ASHRAE 209? It was first published in 2018, and it outlines a process for incorporating energy modeling into the design process.
From the forward:
ASHRAE Standard 209 describes a methodology to apply building energy modeling to the design process. The Standard Project Committee recognizes the important role building energy modeling plays in informing the design and operation of low-energy buildings. The standard was created to define reliable and consistent procedures that advance the use of timely energy modeling to quantify the impact of design decisions at the point in time at which they are being made. The committee believes such an approach will improve modeling effectiveness, realize greater savings, and support achieving increasingly aggressive energy savings targets…
...It is expected the standard will be adopted by organizations that certify high-performance buildings, as well as by utilities and agencies that provide incentives for using modeling to inform design. It can be referenced as part of a project scope of work by building owners and architects seeking an effective, uniform way to use energy modeling to achieve performance objectives.
Unfortunately, there hasn’t been a lot of market uptake of ASHRAE 209. I’m not aware of many jurisdictions who have actually adopted it. The committee is working on an update to ASHRAE 209, and the particular group I’m working with is looking at barriers to adoption.
We've created a short survey, and we're looking for some folks to fill it out.
If you can, please take few minutes to respond to the survey and/or share it with interested parties. The insight you will provide to the standard committee is greatly appreciated.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHUu-2hg_CC5p2EVdJY7hOr2f5tO_UqN--7qx9LbnOY9Fkuw/viewform
Thanks!
Chris