High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - (Page 30) COMMENTARY The Proof Is Performance How Does 4 Times Square Measure Up? B Y A D A M W . H I N G E , P. E . , M E M B E R A S H R A E , A N D D O N A L D J . W I N S T O N , P. E . , M E M B E R A S H R A E he road to high performing buildings is paved with high expectations— but, ultimately, it is measured performance that shows how energy efficient a building really is. As owners and managers of more than 8 million ft² of Class A office space in midtown Manhattan, including the Condé Nast Building at 4 Times Square, The Durst Organization understands this concept well. From this perspective, we’ve experienced firsthand the all-too-common frustration of a building’s energy performance not meeting design expectations, particularly a new building’s energy savings projection that overstates actual performance. Across the high performing building industry, these unrealistic energy performance goals have come from (among other things) inadequate modeling practices, failure to include operations staff in goal setting or accurately communicate the design intent to the staff and lack of adequate budgets for commissioning, evaluation and ongoing benchmarking. As more actual energy performance data become available on high performing buildings, clearer and more realistic expectations will help to establish confidence within the building design and construction industry about costs and savings. By providing some of our data, observations and experience working through design, construction and operation of high performing buildings, specifically using the 4 Times Square building as an example, we hope to encourage others to share actual energy performance operating results and lessons learned earlier, Winter 2008 Condé Nast Building at 4 Times Square. 30 HIGH PERFORMING BUILDINGS
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 High Performance Buildings - Winter 2008 Passing On the Gift: Heifer International Headquarters Head of the Class: University of Florida’s Rinker Hall How Far Can You Go? Pearl River Tower The Proof Is Performance: How Does 4 Times Square Measure Up? Lighting the Way: Two Guilford County Schools Montreal’s Retail Example: Mountain Equipment Co-op® (MEC) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - High Performance Buildings - Winter 2008 (Page Cover1) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - High Performance Buildings - Winter 2008 (Page Cover2) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - High Performance Buildings - Winter 2008 (Page 1) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - High Performance Buildings - Winter 2008 (Page 2) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - High Performance Buildings - Winter 2008 (Page 3) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Passing On the Gift: Heifer International Headquarters (Page 4) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Passing On the Gift: Heifer International Headquarters (Page 5) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Passing On the Gift: Heifer International Headquarters (Page 6) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Passing On the Gift: Heifer International Headquarters (Page 7) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Passing On the Gift: Heifer International Headquarters (Page 8) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Passing On the Gift: Heifer International Headquarters (Page 9) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Passing On the Gift: Heifer International Headquarters (Page 10) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Passing On the Gift: Heifer International Headquarters (Page 11) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Passing On the Gift: Heifer International Headquarters (Page 12) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Passing On the Gift: Heifer International Headquarters (Page 13) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Head of the Class: University of Florida’s Rinker Hall (Page 14) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Head of the Class: University of Florida’s Rinker Hall (Page 15) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Head of the Class: University of Florida’s Rinker Hall (Page 16) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Head of the Class: University of Florida’s Rinker Hall (Page 17) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Head of the Class: University of Florida’s Rinker Hall (Page 18) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Head of the Class: University of Florida’s Rinker Hall (Page 19) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Head of the Class: University of Florida’s Rinker Hall (Page 20) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - Head of the Class: University of Florida’s Rinker Hall (Page 21) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - How Far Can You Go? Pearl River Tower (Page 22) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - How Far Can You Go? Pearl River Tower (Page 23) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - How Far Can You Go? Pearl River Tower (Page 24) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - How Far Can You Go? Pearl River Tower (Page 25) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - How Far Can You Go? Pearl River Tower (Page 26) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - How Far Can You Go? Pearl River Tower (Page 27) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - How Far Can You Go? Pearl River Tower (Page 28) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - How Far Can You Go? Pearl River Tower (Page 29) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - The Proof Is Performance: How Does 4 Times Square Measure Up? (Page 30) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - The Proof Is Performance: How Does 4 Times Square Measure Up? (Page 31) High Performing Buildings - Winter 2008 - The Proof Is Performance: How Does 4 Times Square Measure Up? 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