Topic:"Building Optimization Service" in M12780

CUSTOM INCENTIVES (2025) The Retrofit and Pay-for-Performance services also had some partial savings claims. [10](#page-34-0) The Retrofit and New Construction services accounted for most of the energy and demand savings achieved. - o The...

AI summary In 2025, Nova Scotia's Retrofit and New Construction services achieved significant energy savings, while Pay-for-Performance faced delays due to a cybersecurity incident at NS Power. The New Construction team is preparing for the 2020 NECB Tier 1 code adoption, with impacts expected by 2026-2027. Partial savings claims were reported across multiple programs.

6 Bui ildi ng Optimization Impact Evaluation 34

AI summary The document text includes a table row with a heading 'Building Optimization Impact Evaluation' and a numeric value '34' in the second column. The context suggests this may be part of an evaluation or report related to building optimization.

Building Optimization (BOpt) - •Technical and financial support to help organizations conduct an investigation study with the objective of improving building operational efficiency. - •Technical and financial support for the implementation...

AI summary The Building Optimization (BOpt) program provides technical and financial support for investigating and implementing no-cost/low-cost energy efficiency measures in eligible facilities. Eligibility requires facilities to have a building automation system, annual consumption of 350,000 kWh or more, and not have been commissioned in the past two years.

Building Optimization A total of nine Building Optimization projects reported savings in 2025, all of which were single-year projects. As illustrated i[n Figure](#page-70-0) 5 below, while the number of projects completed in 2025 increased...

AI summary Nine Building Optimization projects reported 2025 savings, but gross electrical energy savings per project dropped 57% compared to 2024. This decline stems from a 2024 multi-site project inflating prior savings metrics and an ongoing multiyear project claiming partial savings in 2024 but not 2025. Total savings decreased 69% for energy and 79% for peak demand.

6 Building Optimization Impact Evaluation The objectives of the 2025 Building Optimization impact evaluation were to determine gross and net electrical energy and peak demand savings, annually avoided GHG emissions, as well as EUL values a...

AI summary The 2025 Building Optimization Impact Evaluation assessed energy savings, peak demand reductions, GHG emissions avoidance, and EUL values. It identified three savings categories, with nine single-year projects achieving final savings in 2025. No multiyear projects or partial savings claims were reported.

6.2.2 Interactive Effects Since interactive effects vary significantly from one Building Optimization project to another, they are either accounted for in the project engineering calculations used to establish gross savings or included whe...

AI summary Interactive effects in Building Optimization projects are addressed through engineering calculations or whole-building consumption data. Adjustments to these effects are handled during project reviews, ensuring accurate savings estimations and compliance with program requirements.

APPENDIX VI Retrofit, Pay-for-Performance and Building Optimization Project Review Protocols

AI summary Protocols for reviewing retrofit, pay-for-performance, and building optimization projects under Nova Scotia's regulatory framework, focusing on energy efficiency and performance standards.

For indoor lighting measures offered through the CDI Pilot, the interactive effects factors used for energy and peak demand savings are based on the average values of indoor lighting products installed through SBES in 2025. [Table](#page-1...

AI summary The text discusses the use of interactive effects factors for indoor lighting measures in the CDI Pilot, referencing average values from SBES installations in 2025 and a table summarizing these factors for BER-IR and the SBES CDI Pilot.

7.10. Baseline Requirements for Industrial Process Loads The baseline requirements for new industrial buildings pursuing energy-efficient process equipment are as follows: - Systems regulated by the NECB shall be modeled according to NECB...

AI summary The baseline requirements for industrial process loads in new industrial buildings are outlined, including modeling systems regulated by the NECB and unregulated process loads. Specific guidelines for equipment specifications, operating cycle times, and data sources are provided to ensure consistency and accuracy in modeling.

8.4.3. Single-zone HRVs in Proposed Building (MURBs) If the proposed building's fresh air system is comprised of suite-level HRVs, the modeled ventilation system can be a single dummy zone DOAS. The supply flow must still be the sum of all...

AI summary The text outlines guidelines for modeling single-zone heat recovery ventilators (HRVs) in multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs), specifying that a single dummy zone DOAS can be used if the fresh air system consists of suite-level HRVs. It details requirements for matching supply flow, fan power, and system modeling settings.

3.6 CUS-BO__001 CUSTOM – BUILDING OPTIMIZATION - Custom provides large business, non-profit, and institutional (BNI) participants with technical assistance, - financial incentives, and project financing to help reduce their electricity con...

AI summary Custom offers building optimization services to BNI participants, including technical and financial support for investigations and low-cost energy efficiency measures. EfficiencyOne claims savings for Custom projects based on phased implementation, with measure characteristics normalized on a per GWh basis.

8 18 2024 Custom Incentive Evaluation, Evaluated Gross Savings, Table 24: Evaluated 2024 Building Optimization Gross Energy and Peak Demand Savings, page 47 (PDF 819/1442)

AI summary The text references a 2024 Custom Incentive Evaluation, specifically Table 24, which details evaluated gross savings related to building optimization energy and peak demand savings on page 47 of a PDF document.

Building Optimization (BOpt) BOpt targets operational savings in existing buildings - wins available from tuning the building rather than replacing equipment. Most savings come from recommissioning measures and operating-schedule changes.

AI summary Building Optimization (BOpt) focuses on achieving operational savings in existing buildings through recommissioning measures and adjustments to operating schedules, rather than replacing equipment.

Target Group Eligible facilities must (i) not have been commissioned in the previous two years, (ii) operate a building automation system (BAS) capable of supporting trend logging and control sequence changes, and (iii) consume 350,000 kWh...

AI summary Eligible facilities for the program must not have been commissioned in the past two years, must have a building automation system capable of trend logging and control changes, and must consume at least 350,000 kWh annually. These criteria ensure recommissioning opportunities and the availability of a controls platform.