What does normalizing floor area mean exactly?

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Chuck58
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__AmirRoth__

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I know, sounds like a dumb question but I'm just curious how it's defined exactly. Thank you!

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answered 10 years ago

David Goldwasser

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updated 10 years ago

Typically this means normalizing energy use per floor area. So you have an energy use per area (or (Energy Use Intensity - EUI) vs. just a total energy use. This makes it easier to compare buildings of different floor areas, or to compare your building to a benchmark.

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Some model inputs may also be normalized. e.g. Lighting Power Density (LPD)

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