The development of the new Healthcare baseline for the 2003 Savings By Design program was primarily predicated upon resources developed during the mid 1990’s 2003 Savings By Design Healthcare Modeling Procedures {PDF 628KB}Pacific Gas and Electric Companyfor the Performance By Design Hospitals {PBDH} program. The work done for the PBDH program included a wide range of activities involving both PG&E personnel as well as outside engineers and building owners. The initial work performed on PBDH included a series of focus groups involving various industry stakeholders including architects, mechanical engineers, lighting engineers, building owners as well as operations engineers. In addition, regulatory agencies such as the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development {OSHPD} and the California Energy Commission {CEC} were involved in the development and direction of the program. Development work included an initial assessment of normal practice for the building types slated to be encompassed by the program. To help determine appropriate baselines, industry practice for energy efficiency was studied. This included obtaining detailed plans and specifications for numerous projects under design, and compiling those results in
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