Advanced Cluster and Predictive Analysis Tool Development for Commercial Office Real Estate Energy Usage

From 2009-2015, REALPAC collected monthly energy usage and building characteristics for over 500 buildings in the 20 by ‘15 Energy Benchmarking Survey (REALPAC, 2009). While preliminary analysis had been completed on this dataset, this research undertook an in-depth statistical analysis of the data to identify trends and important variables. Eight machine learning algorithms were employed to predict energy usage as a function of previous energy use and select physical features. The dataset did not possess the appropriate variables to predict such usage accurately. Characteristics such as building system efficiency, construction assemblies, condition, compactness, and window to wall ratio are thus recommended for inclusion in future data-gathering initiatives. https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA:8631/datastream/LAW_RSCR-4.80MB/view https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA:8631/datastream/LAW-ExTa-428KB/view https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA:8631/datastream/LAW-ExGa-5.62MB/view https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA:8631/datastream/LAW-DATA-1.9MB/view