01770nas a2200181   4500008004100000245010100041210006900142260003900211520111000250100001801360700002601378700002701404700001801431700002401449700002401473700002701497856006401524       2006                        eng d00aDevelopment of a Model Specification for Performance Monitoring Systems for Commercial Buildings0 aDevelopment of a Model Specification for Performance Monitoring   aAsilomar, California, USAc08/20063 a<p>The paper describes the development of a model specification for performance monitoring systems for commercial buildings. The specification focuses on four key aspects of performance monitoring:  performance metrics  measurement system requirements  data acquisition and archiving  data visualization and reporting   The aim is to assist building owners in specifying the extensions to their control systems that are required to provide building operators with the information needed to operate their buildings more efficiently and to provide automated diagnostic tools with the information required to detect and diagnose faults and problems that degrade energy performance.  The paper reviews the potential benefits of performance monitoring, describes the specification guide and discusses briefly the ways in which it could be implemented. A prototype advanced visualization tool is also described, along with its application to performance monitoring. The paper concludes with a description of the ways in which the specification and the visualization tool are being disseminated and deployed.</p>1 aHaves, Philip1 aHitchcock, Robert, J.1 aGillespie, Kenneth, L.1 aBrook, Martha1 aShockman, Christine1 aDeringer, Joseph, J1 aKinney, Kristopher, L.  uhttp://www.aceee.org/proceedings-paper/ss06/panel03/paper10