U.S. General Services Administration
Emerging Building Technologies
AWT has Potential for Deployment Throughout GSA
Alternative water treatment systems were shown to maintain water quality, save water, and reduce cooling tower cleaning, with payback under three years.
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RFI on Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings Closed December 9
GSA requested information about building technologies and energy services that can cost-effectively provide building load flexibility.
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Smart Motors Have Lower Costs and Greater Efficiency
The smart motor was on average 4% more efficient than a premium motor combined with a VFD drive and cost about half as much.
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Clip-On Sensors for Fault Detection and Diagnostics
Clip-on sensors are easy to install and accurately track load profile trends
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Integrated Submetering & Analytics for Tenant Billing
Sensor data integrated with analytics improves operations.
Report, webinar and resources >Emerging Building Technologies' two programs - GSA Proving Ground (GPG) and Pilot to Portfolio (P2P) enable GSA to make sound investment decisions in next-generation building technologies based on their real-world performance.
GSA's Proving Ground (GPG)
Test-bed measurement and verification (M&V) - published reports, infographics and summary documents in the following categories:
All Technology M&V Infographics [PDF - 3 MB]
Pilot to Portfolio (P2P)
Deployment support - resources for GPG-proven technologies:
GPG-Proven Technologies with Deployment Potential for GSA
Current GSA Technology Deployment Maps
Grid-interactive Efficient Building (GEB) Solutions Selected for Testing in GSA Facilities
In response to a joint GSA/DOE RFI, four integrated GEB solutions were selected for independent verification by DOE national labs. GEB solutions deliver cost savings by leveraging technologies and strategies that provide continuous demand management and load flexibility.
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