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Seeking advice to reduce excessive interior lighting electricity use in baseline model using ASHRAE measure

Hello,

My goal is to create an ASHRAE baseline using the "Create Baseline Building" measure in the OpenStudio Application. I am able to generate a report. However, the electricity end use for interior lighting is 5,700 GJ and creates so much heat that the proposed efficient building actually uses more natural gas to heat the facility since the baseline building has so much lighting use that it does not need to heat the building as much. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Seeking advice to reduce excessive interior lighting electricity use in baseline model using ASHRAE measure

Hello,

My goal is to create an ASHRAE baseline model using the "Create Baseline Building" measure in the OpenStudio Application. I am able to generate a report. However, the electricity end use for interior lighting is 5,700 GJ and creates so much heat that the proposed efficient building actually uses more natural gas to heat the facility since the baseline building has so much lighting use that it does not need to heat the building as much. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Seeking advice to reduce excessive interior lighting electricity use in baseline model using ASHRAE measure

Hello,

My goal is to create an ASHRAE baseline model using the "Create Baseline Building" measure in the OpenStudio Application. I am able to generate a report. However, the electricity end use for interior lighting is 5,700 GJ and creates so much heat that the proposed efficient building actually uses more natural gas to heat the facility since the baseline building has so much lighting use that it does not need to heat the building as much. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thank you