The Times partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) as part of DOE’s Commercial Building Partnerships
(CBP) Program to develop a post-occupancy evaluation (POE)
of three EEMs that were implemented during the construction of
The Times building between 2004-2006. With aggressive goals to
reduce energy use and carbon emissions at a national level, one
strategy of the US Department of Energy is looking to exemplary
buildings that have already invested in new approaches to
achieving the energy performance goals that are now needed at
scale. The Times building incorporated a number of innovative
technologies, systems and processes that make their project a
model for widespread replication in new and existing buildings.
The measured results from the post occupancy evaluation study,
the tools and processes developed, and continuous improvements
in the performance and cost of the systems studied suggest that
these savings are scalable and replicable in a wide range of commercial
buildings nationwide.