Building commissioning: a golden opportunity for reducing energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions in the United States

Building Commissioning A Golden Opportunity for Reducing Energy Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Evan Mills, Ph.D. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA 94720 USA Report Prepared for: California Energy Commission Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) July 21, 2009 For a downloadable version of the report and supplementary information, visit: http://cx.lbl.gov/2009-assessment.html Sponsored by the California Energy Commission, Public Interest Energy Research Program, through the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02- 05CH11231.

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