Building Electrification

Innovative yet Practical Approaches to Building Electrification

Building electrification is a core component of building sector decarbonization. Both new and existing buildings will need to electrify their end-uses if we are to reach our City, State or Federal emissions reductions goals. Developing a building electrification strategy is a technical challenge that the JB&B Deep Carbon Reduction Group can help building stakeholders solve. Our practical yet innovative approach to electrification prioritizes space efficiency, cost compression, and phased approach to reduce disruption to building occupants.

Our Process:

1. Identify opportunities to electrify building heating, domestic hot water, and cooling loads (as applicable).

2. Evaluate opportunities for energy efficiency and advanced heat recovery to reduce building loads prior to fuel switching.

3. Evaluate opportunities to reuse existing infrastructure to reduce disruption and implementation costs.

4. Investigate opportunities to flatten and shift building loads to reduce space impacts and equipment capacities for electrified systems.

5. Quantify the resulting energy, carbon and cost impacts that would result from electrification of building loads.

6. Assess potential hybrid options (partial vs. full electrification) to maximize the benefit while minimizing implementation cost.

7. Identify recommended quantity and size of equipment, location, and tie-in points.

8. Develop concept-level sketches and narratives to support future design efforts.

9. Develop and lead learning sessions with building stakeholders to review electrification impacts.