<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>27</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">James O&#039;Donnell</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tobias Maile</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cody Rose</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Natasa Mrazovic</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elmer Morrissey</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cynthia Regnier</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kristen Parrish</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vladimir Bazjanac</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Transforming BIM to BEM: Generation of Building Geometry for the NASA Ames Sustainability Base BIM</style></title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2013</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">01/2013</style></date></pub-dates></dates><custom2><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">LBNL-6033E</style></custom2></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>47</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vladimir Bazjanac</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tobias Maile</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cody Rose</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">James O&#039;Donnell</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Natasa Mrazovic</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elmer Morrissey</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Welle, Benjamin</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">An Assessment of the use of Building Energy Performance Simulation in Early Design</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">IBPSA Building Simulation 2011</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2011</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11/2011</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sydney, Australia</style></pub-location><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Brian Ó Gallachóir</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Marcus Keane</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elmer Morrissey</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">James O&#039;Donnell</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Using Indicators to Profile Energy Consumption and Inform Energy Policy in a University - A Case Study in Ireland</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Energy and Buildings</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">building energy performance</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Energy in services sector</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">energy policy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">University</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2007</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">08/2007</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">39</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">913-922</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;The services sector has the least amount of energy end use data available, which poses significant challenges to companies within the sector attempting to benchmark their energy performance and inform energy management decisions. This paper explores through a case study analysis the use of simple performance indicators and how additional data and new metrics can greatly enhance the understanding of energy trends and in particular the assessment of building energy performance. The country chosen for the analysis is Ireland, where the services sector has experienced high energy demand growth since 1990 (4.1% annually) compared with the EU-15 (1.5% annually). Despite this growth, the available energy data is poor, in particular for the public service sub-sectors. The case study chosen is an institution within the education sub-sector, University College Cork. The paper presents some simple energy performance indicators that have been used to date to inform energy policy. The paper then introduces new approaches and tools for assessing energy performance in buildings and how these may be utilised to improve the energy policy decision making and energy management. It discusses how these approaches are been implemented for buildings with separate functions, presents some initial results and discusses future planned work.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></issue><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">913</style></section></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>47</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elmer Morrissey</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Marcus Keane</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">James O&#039;Donnell</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">John F. McCarthy</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Building Effectiveness Communication Ratios for Improved Building Life Cycle Management</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">IBPSA Building Simulation Conference 2005</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">08/2005</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Montréal, Canada</style></pub-location><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Many existing building energy performance assessment frameworks, quantifying and categorising buildings post occupancy, offer limited feedback on design decisions. An environment providing decision makers with pertinent information to assess the consequences of each design decision in a timely, cost effective and practical manner is required to promote viable low-energy solutions from the outset. This paper outlines a performance-based strategy utilising building effectiveness communication ratios stored in Building Information Models (BIM). Decision makers will be capable of rating the building&#039;s energy performance throughout its natural life cycle without imposing adverse penalties on facilities located in dissimilar climatic zones subjected to stringent building codes and regulations. With this advancement in building energy assessment in place, a progressive improvement in energy efficiency for the building stock is a feasible and realistic target.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>47</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">James O&#039;Donnell</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elmer Morrissey</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Marcus Keane</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Brian Ó Gallachóir</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Reducing Building Operational Cost Through Environmental Effectiveness Ratios</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Building Simulation 2005 IBPSA International 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