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Building Industry Reporting and Design for Sustainability (BIRDS) Commercial Database Technical Manual: Update

October 19, 2017

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Joshua D. Kneifel, Eric G. O'Rear, Shannon A. Grubb, Sangwon Suh, Anne Landfield Greig

Building Industry Reporting and Design for Sustainability (BIRDS) Neutral Environment Software Tool (NEST) Technical Manual

October 10, 2017

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Joshua D. Kneifel, Eric G. O'Rear, Shannon A. Grubb, Priya D. Lavappa, Anne L. Greig

A Retrospective on the Impact of Annex 40 and Annex 47 Research on the International State of Building Commissioning

August 20, 2017

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Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Masato Miyata, Oliver Baumann

The need for improved building performance is global and has led to numerous international collaborations. Since 2000, the International Energy Agency (IEA) Energy in Buildings and Communities Program (EBC, formerly ECBCS) has completed two building

Collapse Indicators for Existing Nonductile Concrete Frame Buildings with Varying Column and Frame Characteristics

August 17, 2017

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Siamak Sattar, Abbie B. Liel

Many existing reinforced concrete moment frame buildings in high seismic regions around the world, including the U.S., were built without adequate seismic detailing requirements. Identifying the level of collapse criticality of these buildings in terms of

Using Photoelectric Smoke Detection to Warn of Pre-Ignition Conditions of Unattended Cooking Fires

May 1, 2017

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Erik L. Johnsson, Mariusz Zarzecki, Thomas Cleary

A series of experiments was conducted to examine the potential to use kitchen-installed photoelectric smoke detection devices to warn of approaching ignition of food during unattended cooking. An electric range, range hood, and cabinets were installed in a

BIRDS v3.1 Tutorial for Low Energy Residential Database

March 9, 2017

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Joshua D. Kneifel, Eric G. O'Rear, Priya D. Lavappa

ASCE/SEI 41 Predicted Performance of Newly Designed BRBFs

January 8, 2017

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Matthew Speicher, John Harris

Structural engineers in the United States have turned to performance-based design methodologies for design of new buildings in order to find improved design solutions as compared to those obtained using prescriptive design provisions of current model

Influence of ground motion selection on the assessment of a steel special moment frames

January 8, 2017

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Raul Uribe, Siamak Sattar, Matthew Speicher, Luis Ibarra

This paper quantifies the impact of using different ground motion selection methods to evaluate the seismic performance of steel special moment frames. Two methods are investigated: a "traditional" approach, herein referred to as the PEER method, and a

Collapse Prevention Seismic Performance Assessment of New Special Concentrically Braced Frames using ASCE 41

November 1, 2016

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Matthew S. Speicher, John L. Harris

This paper presents the results of a collapse prevention seismic performance assessment using ASCE 41-06 for six special concentrically braced frames designed in accordance with the 2012 International Building Code. The correlation between ASCE 7-10 and

Loading Protocols for ASCE 41 Backbone Curves

November 1, 2016

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Bruce F. Maison, Matthew Speicher

ASCE 41-13 is an industry standard for seismic evaluation and retrofit of existing buildings. Alternative component modeling and acceptance criteria are based on a backbone curve constructed from an envelope of component hysteresis loops derived via

Net-Zero Energy Residential Building Component Cost Estimates and Comparisons

October 4, 2016

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Joshua D. Kneifel, Eric G. O'Rear

Homeowners and builders have increasingly strived to build low energy homes. As building materials, equipment, and methods have improved and renewable energy systems have become commonplace, the goal of net-zero energy homes has become technologically

Economic Analysis of Restricting Aggregate-Surfaced Roofing Systems in Tornado Prone Areas of the U.S.

September 27, 2016

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Joshua D. Kneifel, Marc L. Levitan, Long T. Phan, Thomas Smith, David T. Butry, Douglas S. Thomas

The Facility Information Model Standard  Guiding Facility Control into the Smart Grid World

August 1, 2016

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Steven T. Bushby

The Facility Smart Grid Information Model (FSGIM) standard is one part of a larger ecosystem of standards that support the development and implementation of a smart electric grid. The FSGIM uses Unified Modeling Language to define key concepts that must

Movement on Stairs During Building Evacuations

June 8, 2016

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Richard D. Peacock, Paul A. Reneke, Erica D. Kuligowski, Robert C. Hagwood

The time that it takes an occupant population to reach safety when descending a stair during building evacuations is typically estimated by measureable engineering variables such as stair geometry, speed, stair density, and pre-observation delay. In turn