To identify and develop an existing Kaiser Permanente Nor-Cal Medical Office Building for integrated Zero Net Energy renovation, with primary factors that included:
To identify and develop an existing Kaiser Permanente Nor-Cal Medical Office Building for integrated Zero Net Energy renovation, with primary factors that included:
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Stok conducted a comprehensive study of integrated energy opportunities intended to reduce energy costs and associated carbon emissions, while also addressing deferred maintenance needs.
Specifically, this study targets to identify bundles of energy opportunities that may not be identified by an evaluation of a single system in isolation. This approach also takes into consideration energy impacting elements such as building geometry, envelope, and operations to provide a better ratio of energy reduction to capital cost as compared to individual system energy upgrades.
In the specific pursuit of facility level ZNE, these integrated energy upgrades are often less expensive than the equivalent $/kWh of renewables, and therefore increase the financial feasibility of integrated strategies.
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