Case Studies of Applications for FirstView Software

Case Study / May 21, 2012

Several organizations and companies have utilized the FirstView™ software to analyze building energy performance. Some have relied on FirstView software for diagnostics to lead them to potential areas for improvement, while others have used FirstView software as a way to compare to other buildings.

Several organizations and companies have utilized the FirstView™ software to analyze building energy performance. Some have relied on FirstView software for diagnostics to lead them to potential areas for improvement, while others have used FirstView software as a way to compare to other buildings.


U.S. Green Building Council’s Building Performance Program

The FirstView software has been tested on over 200 LEED buildings involved in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Building Performance Partnership (BPP). BPP is a voluntary program designed to improve the performance of green buildings by providing a platform for tracking, benchmarking and analyzing building performance data. Read More


California’s PIER Program

As part of the California Energy Commission’s Public Interest Energy Research Program, NBI used the FirstView software on 22 recently LEED certified buildings. Analyzing the FirstView Energy Signature prior to each site visit helped to effectively guide the more detailed site investigation. Individual design feature findings were generally found to be consistent with the initial FirstView software observations. Read More


Stop Waste

StopWaste.org moved into a LEED Platinum renovated building. This case study demonstrates how the FirstView software can be used to identify operational challenges commonly experienced during the start up phase of a new building. Read More