Stark’s degree day data, which is used to calculate how the air temperature affects the amount of energy that a building needs to heat or cool it, is based on half hourly temperature readings and is calculated from the previous day’s data.
Stark provides three sets of base temperatures for cooling degree days and three sets for heating degree days to calculate the degree day data, which is based on the difference between the outside temperature and a base temperature.
Stark has divided the UK into 90 localized zones, instead of the current 18 regional areas to collect its degree day data from 300 temperature sensors, the majority of which are located in urban and suburban areas.
Stark’s day + 1 degree day data, which provides a forecasting model for building energy consumption, is expected to climb the CRC Energy Efficiency league table by helping the building managers or energy managers control building energy consumption.
Stark managing director Howard Stark said that Stark’s freely available degree day data will enable every building manager to get a better handle on day-to-day building energy performance and to forecast energy usage with confidence to make energy efficiency improvements.
