Understanding the energy consumption and occupancy of a multi-purpose academic building

Gul, Mehreen; Patidar, Sandhya

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.11.027

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“…This pilot study has indicated that the building users have a small influence over the electrical consumption of the building. The study has also highlighted that the major source of electrical consumption is the heating/cooling systems of the building operated by a BMS, which is controlled by the University Estates department [21]. This study has additionally identified that the room occupancy has no significant effect on the electrical consumption of the building [21].…”

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“…She conducted a pilot study in 2013 to understand the energy consumption and occupancy of a multi-purpose post graduate centre (an academic building) at the School of the Built Environment at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh -Scotland, UK [21]. The study was undertaken to analyse the relationship between the electrical energy demand profiles and user activities for a university building.…”

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“…What this study has unearthed would not have been identified from a normal energy audit. Identifying gaps in terms of day-to-day operation of the building certainly has the potential to reduce energy consumption along with installing energy efficient equipment [21]. Another study by Fulvio Ardente et al [22] presented the results of an energy and environmental assessment of a set of retrofit actions implemented in the framework of the EU Project "BRITA in PuBs" (Bringing Retrofit Innovation to Application in Public Buildings -no: TREN/04/FP6EN/S07.31038/ 503135).…”

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“…According to Mehreen Gul et al, reducing energy use is impossible without good data on which to make management and investment decisions [21]. She conducted a pilot study in 2013 to understand the energy consumption and occupancy of a multi-purpose post graduate centre (an academic building) at the School of the Built Environment at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh -Scotland, UK [21].…”

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Sustainability of higher educational buildings

Aboulnaga

Moustafa

2016

Renew. Energy Environ. Sustain.

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Abstract. Despite greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions of Egypt represent nearly 1 percent of the World's GHG emissions, but according to IPCCC, Egypt is one of the nations that will be heavily affected by the impact of climate change risks. The global CO 2 emissions from different sectors, buildings are forming the highest portion (about 5.5 GtCO 2 -eq). Electricity consumption in public buildings, including administrative, educational and health buildings (9 percent) is the 2nd largest type after residential buildings (40 percent). The electrical energy per person in Egypt has increased from 1245 kWh in 2001/2002 to 1950 kWh in 2012 /2013; an increase of 57 percent. This resulted in a colossal amount of CO 2 emitted into the atmosphere. Thus, improving energy performance in residential and higher education buildings will have a significant impact on the reduction of electrical energy use, improve recourses efficiency and the nation's economic growth and footprint. Energy consumption in education buildings depends, mainly on the building's activities, time of use and influx of visitors and students and academic staff as well as the academic terms whether in winter summer. Retrofitting measures are important to reduce energy consumption in higher educational buildings and cooling requirements in hot climate. One of the most important measures in the retrofitting process of the building envelop, including its roof are mainly glazing type and characteristics, and walls' thermal insulation. This paper addresses sustainability measures of the Faculty of Engineering Campus -Department of Architectural Engineering building at Cairo University, Egypt. The objective is to set the baseline assessment of the building' energy use and compared it with its energy performance after retrofitting measures and simulation. Results show that applying these retrofitting measures; energy use has been reduced by 15 percent from the baseline (BAU) energy use of an average of 14.6 kWh/m 2 yearly.

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Aboulnaga

Moustafa

2016

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“…At the present time, it is possible to find research articles related to energy demand patterns based on monitoring methods in infrastructures such as hotels [48], universities [49], office buildings [50], hospitals [51], department stores [52], residential buildings [53] and industrial buildings [54]. However, there is no scientific research about energy demand patterns in airports.…”

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Characterization and Analysis of Energy Demand Patterns in Airports

Alba¹,

Canteli

2017

Energies

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Airports in general have high-energy consumption. Influenced by many factors, the characteristics of airport energy consumption are stochastic, nonlinear and dynamic. In recent years, airport managers have made huge efforts to harmonize airport operation with environmental sustainability by minimizing the environmental impact, with energy conservation and energy efficiency as one of their pillars. A key factor in order to reduce energy consumption at airports is to understand the energy use and consumption behavior, due to the multiple parameters and singularities that are involved. In this article, a 3-step methodology based on monitoring methods is proposed to characterize and analyze energy demand patterns in airports through their electric load profiles, and is applied to the Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (Santander, Spain). This methodology can be also used in airports in order to determine the way energy is used, to establish the classification of the electrical charges based on their operation way as well as to determine the main energy consumers and main external influencers. Results show that airport present a daily energy demand pattern since electric load profiles follow a similar curve shape for every day of the year, having a great dependence of the terminal building behavior, the main energy consumer of the airport, and with heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and lighting being the most energy-intensive facilities, and outside temperature and daylighting the main external influencers.

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