A measured energy use, solar production, and building air leakage dataset for a zero energy commercial building

This paper provides an open dataset of measured energy use, solar energy production, and building air leakage data from a 328 m2 (3,531 ft2) all-electric, zero energy commercial building in Virginia, USA. Over two years of energy use data were collected at 1-hour intervals using circuit-level energy monitors. Over six years of solar energy production data were measured at 1-hour resolution by 56 microinverters (presented as daily and monthly data in this dataset). The building air leakage data was measured post-construction per ASTM-E779 Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization and the United States Army Corps (USACE) Building Enclosure Testing procedure; both pressurization and depressurization results are provided. The architectural and engineering (AE) documents are provided to aid researchers and practitioners in reliable modeling of building performance. The paper describes the data collection methods, cleaning, and convergence with weather data. This dataset can be employed to predict, benchmark, and calibrate operational outcomes in zero energy commercial buildings.
Measurement(s)measured energy use • solar energy production • building air leakageTechnology Type(s)circuit-level energy monitor • microinverter • ASTM-E779 Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan PressurizationFactor Type(s)temporal intervalSample Characteristic - Environmentzero energy commercial buildingSample Characteristic - LocationCommonwealth of Virginia Machine-accessible metadata file describing the reported data: 10.6084/m9.figshare.16869407