The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will appoint a committee to peer review the analytical methods employed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in setting “standards regulations” for the performance of buildings and associated equipment and products. DOE sets these standards following procedures and methods designated in the 1975 Energy Policy and Conservation Act. In conformance with the Act’s requirements and those of the relevant Executive Orders, DOE implements a set of analyses that accompany its regulations and that describe anticipated costs and benefits. The methods used in conducting these analyses will be the subject of the study, and in reviewing these methods the committee will give due consideration to analytical focus areas of interest in setting standards regulations. DOE may also provide specific methodological questions for the committee to address. At the conclusion of the study, the committee will issue a consensus report that makes findings and recommendations on how DOE can improve and align its regulatory analyses with best practices for cost-benefit analysis.