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<li>Annual utility cost and savings breakdowns by end use (i.e., heating, cooling, baseload)</li>
<li>Monthly electric and fossil energy use trends (baseline and projections with assumed efficiency improvements)</li>
<li>Electricity and fossil fuel change-point models and model coefficient benchmarking</li>
<li>An estimate of the energy production potential of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) rooftop array installations for your building to determine net zero readiness.</li>
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<p>BETTER's Portfolio Summary Report shows:</p>
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<p class="bold">With BETTER, you can easily:</p>
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<li>Quantify actual operational energy, cost, and emissions reduction potential at the building and portfolio levels.</li>
<li>Quantify operational energy, cost, and emissions reduction potential at the building and portfolio levels.</li>
<li>Identify efficiency measures (technical and behavioral) to immediately improve operational energy performance at the building and portfolio levels.</li>
<li>Compare and rank buildings across a portfolio according to annual electricity and fossil energy use intensity (EUI) and annual cost savings potential.</li>
<li>Target buildings with high cost-savings potential for audits or further analysis.</li>
<li>Identify buildings with high fossil EUI for electrification and decarbonization.</li>
<li>Assess the breakdown of annual utility costs and potential savings by load type (e.g., cooling, baseload, and heating) at the building level.</li>
<li>Investigate electricity and fossil fuel change-point models.</li>
<li>See how model coefficients benchmark against peers and which systems and equipment in a building may be underperforming.</li>
<li>Assess the net zero energy readiness of a building or portfolio.</li>
<li>Export data to the <a routerLink="/seed">SEED Platform</a> database or other audit tools.</li>
<li>Share data with other people and systems in CSV, PDF, or <a routerLink="/building-sync">BuildingSync XML</a> formats.</li>
<li>Incorporate BETTER's analytical capabilities into your own software platforms and tools.</li>
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<p>Best of all, BETTER only needs monthly energy consumption data to generate these insights.</p>
<p>Get started by visiting the <a href="https://better.lbl.gov/">BETTER web application</a>.</p>
<p>To learn more, view the <a href="https://youtu.be/-TkndH828mE">Introduction to BETTER</a> presentation, explore the additional resources on the <a href="https://better.lbl.gov/how_it_works/">How it Works</a> page, or contact [email protected].</p>
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<p>The Building Efficiency Targeting Tool for Energy Retrofits (BETTER) is a free, award-winning web application available at <a href="https://better.lbl.gov/">https://better.lbl.gov/</a> that uses readily available building and monthly energy data to provide visibility into the operating energy performance of buildings and portfolios without site visits and complex modeling. The tool identifies immediate, cost-saving energy efficiency operational and technological measures and prioritizes further audits and studies.</p>
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<h3 class="mat-h3>Getting Started</h3>
<p>To get started, visit <a href="https://better.lbl.gov/">https://better.lbl.gov/</a> or contact Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory</p>
<p>Carolyn Szum at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p>-->
<p>To learn more, explore the additional resources on the <a href="https://better.lbl.gov/how_it_works/">How it Works</a> page or contact [email protected].</p>
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<h1 class="mat-h2 mb-4">News</h1>
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<ul>
<li class="news-li">
<span class="bold-text">BETTER Featured at the 2024 American Council for Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study -</span> <span class="news-date"> Aug. 5, 2024</span>

<p class="news-p">Read the recent paper included in the 2024 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings: <a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/better_statics/publications/New%20U.S.%20Data%20Tools%20are%20Playing%20a%20Crucial%20Role%20in%20Decarbonizing%20Buildings%20at%20Speed%2C%20Scale%2C%20and%20Low%20Cost.pdf" target="_blank">New U.S. Data Tools are Playing a Crucial Role in Decarbonizing Buildings at Speed, Scale, and Low Cost</a>. The paper discusses the use of BETTER and the U.S. DOE Standard Energy Efficiency Data (SEED) platform by one of the branches of the California state government to streamline a retrofit program across 455 public non-residential buildings to align with state goals to reduce GHG emissions.</p>

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<span class="bold-text">New Data Privacy and Use Terms for BETTER are Released -</span> <span class="news-date"> July 26, 2024</span>
<p class="news-p">Learn about BETTER's new <a href="https://better.lbl.gov/privacy_policy/" target="_blank">data privacy and use terms</a>.</p>
</li>

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<span class="bold-text">Mexico’s National Energy Efficiency Commission Endorses Use of BETTER | Mexico to Meet Federal Energy Savings Targets -</span><span class="news-date"> May 6, 2024</span>
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Building managers and operators of the 7,582 buildings that are part of the Mexico Federal Public Administration Program (APF), which seeks to reduce energy consumption by 3% annually across federal government facilities, can use the <a href="https://better.lbl.gov/country/mexico/" target="_blank">BETTER | Mexico toolkit</a> to meet annual energy-saving targets without costly energy audits. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy (<a href="https://www.gob.mx/conuee" target="_blank">CONUEE</a>) comparing the results of energy performance evaluations using BETTER | Mexico and the <a href="https://www.conuee.gob.mx/fenix/programas/benchmk/selectorentmunyloc.jsp" target="_blank">Mexico national building energy Benchmarking Tool</a>. Support for BETTER | Mexico comes from USAID/Mexico and the USAID Energy Efficiency for Development (<a href="http://ee4d.org/" target="_blank">EE4D</a>) program.
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<span class="bold-text">Renew America's Nonprofits Program Highlights BETTER -</span><span class="news-date"> Feb. 27, 2024</span>
<p class="news-p">
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) <a href="https://www.energy.gov/scep/renew-americas-nonprofits" target="_blank">Renew America's Nonprofits program</a> hosted an informational webinar about the importance of energy efficiency as a first step in preparing nonprofits for solar. The webinar introduced BETTER for benchmarking and identifying low-cost improvements. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlNYwpFo__I" target="_blank">Access the webinar recording</a>
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<span class="bold-text"><a href="https://eta.lbl.gov/news/retrofit-tool-enables-big-energy-cost-savings" target="_blank">BETTER Enables PowerOptions To Find $2.5 Million in Potential Annual Energy Cost Savings for Its Nonprofit Members</a> -</span><span class="news-date"> Dec. 14, 2023</span>

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Access the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aRIzvnJrzg9bmm9VWWqN_n0qovS63caq/view" target="_blank">nonprofit case study</a>.
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<span class="bold-text">USAID Power Tunisia Partners with Berkeley Lab to Enhance BETTER | Tunisia -</span><span class="news-date"> July 26, 2023</span>
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<a href="https://www.powertunisia.com/" target="_blank">USAID Power Tunisia</a> is working with Berkeley Lab to increase the size of BETTER | Tunisia’s hotel energy database in order to deliver more accurate and precise benchmarking and net zero retrofit analysis of hotels in Tunisia. This work is supported by <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/tunisia" target="_blank">USAID/Tunisia</a> through the <a href="https://ee4d.org/about/" target="_blank">EE4D program</a>.
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<span class="bold-text">Berkeley Lab Introduces BETTER | Tunisia to Fédération Tunisienne d'Hôtellerie (FTH)</span><span class="news-date"> July 15, 2023</span>
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Berkeley Lab introduces BETTER | Tunisia to <a href="https://www.fth.com.tn/" target="_blank">FTH</a>, Tunisia's national hotel industry association, and explores opportunities to train its members, managing 70% of all Tunisian hotels, on energy efficiency and net zero energy strategies. This work is supported by <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/tunisia" target="_blank">USAID/Tunisia</a> through the <a href="https://ee4d.org/about/" target="_blank">EE4D program</a>.
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<span class="bold-text">Acciona Pilots BETTER | Mexico to Support Net Zero Energy Retrofits</span> <span class="news-date"> July 11, 2023</span>
<p class="news-p"><a href="https://www.acciona.com/?_adin=02021864894" target="_blank">Acciona</a>, one of Mexico's largest energy service providers, pilots BETTER to support net zero energy retrofit analysis in its corporate portfolio. This work is supported by <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/mexico" target="_blank">USAID/Mexico</a> through the <a href="https://ee4d.org/about/" target="_blank">EE4D program</a>.

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<span class="bold-text">BETTER Adds French and Spanish Language Toggles</span><span class="news-date"> April 28, 2023</span>
<p class="news-p">BETTER is now available for use in French and Spanish. This work is supported by USAID/Tunisia and USAID/Mexico through the <a href="https://ee4d.org/about/" target="_blank">EE4D program</a>.
</p>
</li>
<li class="news-li">
<span class="bold-text">BETTER Adds Net Zero Energy Analysis Capability</span><span class="news-date"> April 19, 2023
</span>
<p class="news-p">
Thanks to a new application programming interface (API) connection with National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s PVWatts® Calculator, BETTER now assesses both energy savings through energy efficiency upgrades and the electricity generation potential from installation of rooftop solar photovoltaic panels to quickly and easily target buildings for net zero energy retrofits. This work is supported by USAID/Mexico through the <a href="https://ee4d.org/about/" target="_blank">EE4D program</a>.

</p>
</li>
<li class="news-li">
<span class="bold-text">The Efficient Healthy Schools Campaign Trains U.S. School Districts on BETTER</span><span class="news-date"> March 14, 2023</span>
<p class="news-p">To help K-12 school districts in the United States reduce energy waste, Berkeley Lab partnered with the New Buildings Institute (NBI) to provide training on using BETTER to identify cost-saving energy efficiency measures in school buildings. Access the <a href="https://newbuildings.org/event/efficient-and-healthy-schools-campaign-webinar-series-track-1-energy-efficiency-plus-health/" target="_blank">recording of the training</a>. This outreach is supported by DOE through the <a href="https://efficienthealthyschools.lbl.gov/" target="_blank">Efficient Healthy Schools Campaign</a>.
</p>
</li>
</ul>

For more news, visit the <a href="https://better.lbl.gov/news/" target="_blank">BETTER news page</a>
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<p>BETTER utilizes an open-source, data-driven <a href="https://github.com/LBNL-JCI-ICF/better">analytical engine</a> and user-friendly web interface to automatically analyze a building's monthly energy usage in response to weather conditions. With minimal data inputs, the tool benchmarks a building's electric and fossil energy usage against peers; quantifies energy, cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction potentials at the building and portfolio levels; and recommends energy efficiency measures to decarbonize and electrify buildings and portfolios.</p>

<h2 class="mat-h2">Who is Using BETTER?</h2>
<p>BETTER is used by federal, state, and municipal government agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – Goddard Space Flight Center and the Department of Energy and Environment in the District of Columbia; school districts; energy service companies, including Johnson Controls; multinational corporations; investors and lenders, like Citi; and non-profit organizations, such as World Resources Institute (WRI). For more on pilot projects, visit <a href="https://better.lbl.gov/news/">better.lbl.gov/news/</a>.</p>
<p>BETTER is used by federal, state, and municipal government agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – Goddard Space Flight Center and the Department of Energy and Environment in the District of Columbia; school districts; energy service companies, including Johnson Controls; multinational corporations; investors and lenders, like Citi; and non-profit organizations, such as PowerOptions and World Resources Institute (WRI). For more on pilot projects, visit <a href="https://better.lbl.gov/news/">better.lbl.gov/news/</a>.</p>

<h2 class="mat-h2">Interoperability</h2>
<p>BETTER can be used in combination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR® PortfolioManager® and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building Energy Asset Score to conduct multilayered analysis on buildings to deliver <strong>both</strong> superior structural performance and operational energy performance. Currently, BETTER can input data from ENERGY STAR® PortfolioManager®, and a BuildingSync® file read/write capability is being added to facilitate data and analytics transfer between BETTER and Asset Score, Audit Template, and the Standard Energy Efficiency Data (SEED)TM Platform.</p>
<p>BETTER can be used in combination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR® PortfolioManager® and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building Energy Asset Score to conduct multilayered analysis on buildings to deliver <strong>both</strong> superior structural performance and operational energy performance. Currently, BETTER can input data from ENERGY STAR® PortfolioManager® or a BuildingSync® file to facilitate data and analytics transfer between BETTER and Asset Score, Audit Template, and the Standard Energy Efficiency Data (SEED)TM Platform. Users of SEED can also run BETTER and view BETTER reports from within the SEED platform. See how one California state government branch is <a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/better_statics/publications/New%20U.S.%20Data%20Tools%20are%20Playing%20a%20Crucial%20Role%20in%20Decarbonizing%20Buildings%20at%20Speed%2C%20Scale%2C%20and%20Low%20Cost.pdf" target="_blank">accessing BETTER analytics through SEED to support portfolio energy performance improvement</a>.
</p>

<h2 class="mat-h2">Training Materials</h2>

<p>The following documents are available to help you understand and use BETTER:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://eta.lbl.gov/publications/data-driven-analysis-tool-plays" target="_blank">Data-Driven Analysis Tool Plays Critical Role in Climate Neutral Buildings</a></li>

<li><a href="https://better.lbl.gov/static/pdf/ASHRAE_conference_paper.pdf" target="_blank">Targeting Building Energy Efficiency Opportunities – An Open-source Analytical and Benchmarking Tool</a>
<li>

<li>
<a href="https://youtu.be/Hmql1czkhXE" target="_blank">Using BETTER to Implement a "Quick Wins" Building Energy Performance Improvement Strategy</a>
</li>

<li>
<a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/5130560257504060939" target="_blank">Introduction to the Building Efficiency Targeting Tool for Energy Retrofits (BETTER)</a>
</li>

<li><a href="https://youtu.be/Z7DbIRSRGUc" target="_blank">Collecting and Preparing Data to Use BETTER to Improve Building Energy Performance</a></li>
</ul>


<h2 class="mat-h2">Case Studies</h2>

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://better.lbl.gov/static/pdf/BETTER_Portfolio%20Case%20Study_ERI_v7_FINAL.1e5c7b8525dc.pdf" target="_blank">Portfolio Case Study</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://better.lbl.gov/static/pdf/BETTER_Building%2050-A1_Case%20Study_v7_FINAL.749f3320a897.pdf" target="_blank">Building Case Study</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://better.lbl.gov/static/pdf/BETTER_Nonprofit_Portfolio.Case.Study_PowerOptions_v3_12.5.2023.1.d616a78a72e2.pdf" target="_blank">Nonprofit Case Study</a>
</li>
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