能源模型假设建筑生活在一个理想的世界里，人们按照预期来来去去，设备每晚都会持续关闭，每个放大器和阀门都能完美工作，天气也不会出现意想不到的变化。在现实世界中，独特的人类占据了一栋建筑，并以意想不到的方式使用了这些空间，设备和控制变得越来越复杂，建筑运营商也在竭尽全力让建筑运行和独特的居住者感到满意。考虑到所有这些因素，不难理解为什么一座建筑并不总是符合其理论能量模型。虽然建筑物总是有独特的特征，但有许多策略可以帮助缩小预期和实现的能源性能之间的差距。这包括在设计过程中执行详细的控制协调，应用有效的计量策略，使用今天运行中的监测数据，以及在未来几年执行有意义的测量和验证策略。 引文:2017年冬季会议，内华达州拉斯维加斯，会议论文

Energy models assume that buildings live in an ideal world where people come and go as predicted, equipment shuts off consistently every night, everydamper and valve works perfectly, and weather does not take unexpected turns. In the real world, unique human beings occupy a building and use thespaces in unexpected ways, equipment and controls have ever increasing complexities, and building operators are stretched to keep both the buildingrunning and unique occupants happy. With all of these factors, it is not difficult to see why a building does not always match its theoretical energy model.While buildings will always have unique characteristics, there are a number of strategies that can help close the gap between the expected and realizedenergy performance. This includes performing detailed controls coordination during design, applying effective metering strategies, using monitored data todial in operation, and executing meaningful measurement and verification strategies for years to come.