rbsa/seattle multi-family characterization
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RBSA/Seattle Multi-family Characterization. Data not Dogma David Baylon, Ecotope Inc. RBSA Goal. Provide regional organizations and utilities with baseline information for conservation planning, program design, and evaluation. Overall RBSA Objectives. Characterize Residential Sector - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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1 NORTHWEST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE
RBSA/Seattle Multi-family Characterization
Data not DogmaDavid Baylon, Ecotope Inc.
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RBSA Goal
Provide regional organizations and utilities with baseline information for conservation planning, program design, and evaluation.
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Overall RBSA Objectives
Characterize Residential Sector Single-family homes (SF) Manufactured homes (MH) Multifamily buildings and units (MF)
Provide Representative Sample for the Multi-family Sector Characterize the region Provide a framework for individual utility oversamples.
Characterize Buildings Building level Energy audit
Building size and vintage Building occupancy, ownership, management Building construction and shell characteristics Building level HVAC Common area lighting Common equipment, appliances, electronics
Unit level systems HVAC Lighting Appliances, Electronics Occupancy, Demographics
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RBSA Structure
RBSA
Main Sample
Oversample
RBSA Metering
• 1,404 Homes
Single-Family
• 321 Homes
Manufactured Homes
• 230 Buildings
Multifamily
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Multi-Family Sample Design
Sample design objectives
Sample frame development
Final sample distribution
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Study Design
Representative random sample of households in MF units in the region Utility oversample required for any specific geographic
characterization Sample drawn from the RBSA RDD sample frame Buildings identified from respondents to phone survey
Sample target a 100 building random sample 2 to 3 units surveyed at random in each building Building case weights based on joint probability
Unit selection from RDD simple random sample Building sample proportional to the number of unit in each
building
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Stratified Random Sample
• Regional sampling domain
• 7 non-overlapping geographic cells
• 4 Oversample utilities
• Joint probability case weights Combined with RBSA sample
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Final Multi-Family Building Sample Distribution (Incl. Utility Oversamples)
GEOGRAPHIC CELL
TOTAL SAMPLE
UTILITY OVERSAMPLES
FINAL SAMPLE
UNITS SAMPLE
ID 4 0 4 12MT 4 0 4 10OR 30 6 36 96WA 62 124 186 434Total 100 130 230 552
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Final Multi-Family Sample Distribution
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Total Sampled Utilities by Region
REGION TOTAL UTILITIESSAMPLED UTILITIES
% OF TOTAL
ID 27 2 7%MT 10 1 10%OR 39 7 17%WA 56 12 21%Total 132 21 16%
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Seattle: Multi-Family Sample Design Objectives
Provide a representative sample across Building sizes
Provide representative sample that would enhance the regional sample
90%/10% confidence/precision for sampling domains
Stratified sample by building size
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Seattle: Stratified Random Sample
• Seattle Sampling Domain: Assessor records
• 8 non-overlapping cells
• Post Stratification for Seattle RBSA sample
• Joint probability case weights with regional sample
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Seattle Sample Distribution
StratumDescription Units/Bldg
Population* Sample
Buildings Units (000)
Sampled Buildings
Total Units in
Sampled Buildings Sampled Units
1 5 to 9 2,911 19 15 103 32
2 9 to 14 1,970 22 12 142 25
3 15 to 22 1,272 23 11 209 23
4 23 to 35 803 22 18 524 39
5 36 to 58 472 21 16 762 34
6 59 to 99 246 18 14 1,102 29
7 100 to 177 143 18 13 1,743 28
8 178+ 51 12 12 2,926 24
Total 7,868 155 111 7,511 234
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Seattle Multi-Family Sample Distribution
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Data Collection
Onsite data collection
Quality management
Billing data collection
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Overall summaries
Building size and vintageOccupancy and VacancyBuilding shellUnit and building HVAC, DHWUnit and building Lighting systemsUnit appliances, electronicsEnergy use (Benchmarking)
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Characteristics Highlights
Size Vintage Unit size Fuel Choice Vacancy Occupancy
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Building Vintage
°
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Size and Vintage
Pre 1
955
1955
–197
0
1971
–198
0
1981
–199
0
1991
–200
0
Post 2
000
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Seattle
High-Rise (7+)
Mid-Rise (4–6)
Low-Rise (1–3)
Pre 1955
1955–1970
1971–1980
1981–1990
1991–2000
Post 2000
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
Whole Region
High-Rise (7+)
Mid-Rise (4–6)
Low-Rise (1–3)
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Occupancy, Comparison
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Other Building Configuration
63% of all buildings are in complexes45% of all building have common spaces 59% of low rise buildings have no common area
7.0% of building area is common area 3.6% of building area is “non-residential”Seattle 18% of building is common or non-res Commercial uses leased separately Office, Grocery, Retail, etc.
Multi-family vacancy rate: 5% (4%)Low Income Housing: 19% (11%)Senior and Assisted Living: 9% (14%)
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Common Area by building size
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Building Ownership, Region
Low-Rise (1–3) Mid-Rise (4–6) High-Rise (7+) All Sizes0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Corporation/REIT
Condo
Individual
Private Non-Profit
Public Agency
COOP
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Building Ownership, Seattle
Low-Rise (1–3) Mid-Rise (4–6) High-Rise (7+) All Sizes0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Corporation/REIT
Condo Association
Individual
Private Non-Profit
Public Agency
COOP
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2525
Low Income, Senior Housing
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Distribution of Use Types
Low-Rise (1–3) Mid-Rise (4–6) High-Rise (7+) All Sizes0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
Residential
Non-Residential
Common Area
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Construction Type by Building Size
Low-Rise (1–3) Mid-Rise (4–6) High-Rise (7+) All Sizes0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
Rigid Frame
Wood Framing
Steel Framing
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Building Envelope
Component description
Insulation Overall Heat-loss
Rate
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Building Shell Heat Loss Characteristics
Insulation of frame walls typical of construction standardsFloors dominate by slab (mostly uninsulated): 63% of floors66% of floors over crawlspace uninsulatedWindow mostly replaced: 55% low-E, 83% double or better 15.6% window to wall ratio
Overall heatloss rate (UA) about 200 Btuh/°F per unit Heatloss rate per unit reduced 60% reduction since 1970 Across all buildings UA/sf about 0.21 Btuh/°F Overall unit heat loss rate average of 200 Btuh/°F
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Window Types,
Metal Double
Metal Low-e
Metal Single
Wood, Vinyl, or Fiberglass Double
Wood, Vinyl, or Fiberglass Low-e
Wood, Vinyl, or Fiberglass Single
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0%
Percentage of all window types
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Ceiling insulation, 25% minimal insulation
R0–R10
R11–R15
R16–R20
R21–R25
R26–R30
R31–R40
R41–R50
R50+
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0%
Building Ceiling Insulation
attics
All ceilings
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Distribution of Floor Types
Slab on Grade
Frame Floor Over Crawlspace
Conditioned Basement Slab
Floor over Parking
All Other Floors
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Percentage of all floors
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Characteristics Highlights, Cont.
HVAC Water heating Lighting Appliances Consumer
electronics
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Primary Heating Systems, Region
°
All Central Systems
Baseboard Heater
Forced Air Furnace
PTHP/PTAC/DHP
Stove
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Primary heating systems
Electric
Natural Gas
Oil
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%100%
Percent Fuel Type
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Seattle Primary Heating Systems
All Central Sys-tems
Baseboard Heater
Forced Air Furnace
PTHP/PTAC/DHP
Stove
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Primary HVAC
Electric
Natural Gas
Oil
Purchased Steam
0% 10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Primary Fuel
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Primary Heating Systems
93 % of all units are heated independently 81% of these systems are electric Almost all of the electric heating systems are zonal
systems Central systems are used in 35% of high-rise buildings, 6% of low rise buildings 86% of central systems rely on natural gas 11% of central systems use Oil fuel
Seattle: 87% of units heated independently 98% are electric
Seattle: 13% of all units are centrally heated 99% gas heated, Purchased steam in the rest
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Unit Cooling Systems
Central Cooling
Ductless AC/HP
Forced Air AC/HP
Package Terminal
No Cooling
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0%
Percent Units with Cooling
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Cooling Systems, Seattle
Central Cooling
Forced Air AC/HP
Package Terminal
No Cooling
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Percent units with Cooling
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Water Heating
Fuel type Central vs. In-unit
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DHW Systems & Fuel Choice
°
Low-Rise (1–3)
Mid-Rise (4–6)
High-Rise (7+)
All Sizes
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
DHW System Type
In-Unit DHW
Central DHW
In-Unit DHW
Central DHW
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Fuel Saturations DHW
Electric
Gas
Other
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Seattle DHW systems
Low-Rise (1–3)
Mid-Rise (4–6)
High-Rise (7+)
All Sizes
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Central DHW
In Unit DHW
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Showerhead Flow
25.10%
40.40%
21.50%
9.20%
3.90%
Showerhead Flow GPM
<=1.5
1.6–2.0
2.1–2.5
2.6–3.5
>3.5
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Lighting
Specific lamp and fixture overviews Number and type of
lamps EISA review CFL summaries
Whole-house LPD
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Unit and Common Area Lighting
°
Compact Fluorescent
Halogen
Incandescent
Linear Fluorescent
Other
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Lamp Types, Units
Compact Fluorescent
Halogen
Incandescent
Linear Fluorescent
Other
Unknown
-10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Lamp Types, Common Area
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EISA Status: Units, Common Areas
Exempt
Non-Qualified
Qualified
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0%
Common Areas
Units
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Overall Lighting Power
Unit level LPD: 1.44 W/sfCommon Area LPD: 0.58 W/sfExterior LPD: 0.07 W/sf (of interior common area)
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Exterior Lighting Power by Building Size
Low-Rise (1–3) Mid-Rise (4–6) High-Rise (7+) All Sizes0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
Average Watts, Exterior Lighting
Other Parking
Parking Garage
Building
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Building Lighting Control
24 Hour Operation
Manual Switch
Photo/Motion Sensor
Timer Control
Other Control
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
Exterior
Interior
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Other Loads
Laundry Pools and Spas In-Unit Appliances
Refrigerator Dishwashers
In-Unit Electronics Televisions Other
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Laundry Location by Building Vintage
Pre 1955 1955–1970 1971–1980 1981–1990 1991–2000 Post 2000 All Vintages0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Common Area
In Unit
No Laundry
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Laundry Use
Common Area In-Unit No Laundry All 0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
Washer Loads per Week by Location
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Exterior Interior All0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
Pools and Spas by Location
Pools
Spas
Per
cen
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f A
ll B
uil
din
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In-unit Appliance Saturations
ApplianceNumber of Appliances per Unit (n = 552)
Region (MF) SCL (MF) Mean (SF)
Clothes Washer 0.47 0.37 0.99
Dishwasher 0.78 0.63 0.89
Dryer 0.47 0.37 0.99
Freezer 0.04 0.0 0.53
Refrigerator 1.03 1.20 1.29
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Comparison Multi Family and Single Family Units
Category MF Units SCL Units SF Units
Televisions Per Unit 1.52 1.16 2.29Primary Television On-Time Hours Per Day Per Unit 6.76 4.72 5.61
Units With Set-Top Boxes 75.1% 87.8% 80.6%
Set-Top Boxes With DVR Capability 12.6% 12.7% 28.6%
Units With Gaming Systems 20.9% 18.3% 33.2%
Computers Per Unit 0.71 1.03 1.67
Units With Computers 51.0% 73.9% 90.5%
Audio Systems Per Unit 0.80 .92 1.99
Total Subwoofers Per Unit 0.25 .23 0.47
Powered Subwoofers Per Unit 0.11 .13 0.20
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Energy Benchmarking Highlights
Total energy use summaries Electric Gas
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Total Fuel Use (kWh equivalent)
°
Low-R
ise (1
–3)
Mid-
Rise (4
–6)
High-R
ise (7
+)
All Size
s0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
Gas Use
Gas use per unit
Low-R
ise (1
–3)
Mid-
Rise (4
–6)
High-R
ise (7
+)
All Size
s0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
11,000
All Utility Fuel Building Use per Unit
Units Only per Unit kWh Use
Common Area per Unit Use
Gas Use KWh therm Equivalent per Unit
kWh
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Seattle: Total Fuel Use
Low-R
ise (1
–3)
Mid-
Rise (4
–6)
High-R
ise (7
+)
All Size
s0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
11,000
All Utility Fuel Building Use per Unit
Units Only per Unit kWh Use
Common Area per Unit Use
Gas Use KWh therm Equivalent per Unit
kWh
Low-R
ise (1
–3)
Mid-
Rise (4
–6)
High-R
ise (7
+)
All Size
s0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
kWh therm Equivalents
kWh therm Equiva-lents
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Low-Rise (1–3) Mid-Rise (4–6) High-Rise (7+) All Sizes0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
Electric EUI by Building Size
Whole Building
Units only
kWh
/S
F
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Per Unit Electric Use
Low-Rise (1–3)
Mid-Rise (4–6)
High-Rise (7+)
Single Family
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
Seattle
kWh
Low-Rise (1–3)
Mid-Rise (4–6)
High-Rise (7+)
Single Family
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
NW Region
kWh
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Conclusions
Multi- family Buildings: Low Rise (3 stories or less),
94% of buildings, 82% of units 93% Electric heated (mostly zonal)
Mid rise (4 to 6 Stories) Mostly in higher density urban areas 5% of buildings 12% of units 98% Electric Heated (mostly zonal)
High Rise (7+ stories) Urban core exclusively 1% of buildings 6% of units 65% electric heat (mostly zonal) 35% central systems (mostly gas)
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Seattle: Conclusions
Multi- family Buildings: Low Rise (3 stories or less),
70% of buildings, 45 % of units 83 % Electric heated (mostly zonal)
Mid rise (4 to 6 Stories) Mostly in higher density urban areas 26 % of buildings 38% of units 93% Electric Heated (mostly zonal)
High Rise (7+ stories) Urban core exclusively 3% of buildings 17% of units 87% electric heat (mostly zonal) 13% central systems (mostly gas)
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Conclusions
Multi-Family units Lighting very similar to single family homes
LPD: 1.44 W/sf Similar saturation of lamps types
Similar Appliances Older refrigerators Increasing in unit laundry facilities
Electronics Lower saturation per household Televisions Audio systems Computers, gaming systems
Energy use Unit electric energy use similar across building size Region: 30% lower per unit electric energy use, Seattle: 14% lower per unit electric energy use Region: 80% lower per unit gas use Seattle: 75% lower per unit gas use
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Questions & Answers (30 min.)