Survey finds duct leakage as main energy loss in commercial buildings
A new survey from the Building Commissioning Association (BCA) found that an overwhelming majority of engineers and other building professionals believe that duct leakage is a significant cause of energy loss in most commercial buildings today.
The independent survey was taken in the fall of 2015 by BCA’s Best Practice Technical Committee as part of their ongoing research and development for their update to the “Best Practice Guide for Existing Building Commissioning”. The survey queried BCA members regarding various building performance issues. A total of 236 nationwide BCA members and industry stakeholders, representing engineers, commissioning providers, facility managers, and other building professional responded to the survey.