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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 628 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Energies |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
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Keywords
- building energy efficiency
- indicators
- performance
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Effects of building occupancy on indicators of energy efficiency. / Huovila, Aapo; Tuominen, Pekka; Airaksinen, Miimu (Corresponding Author).
In: Energies, Vol. 10, No. 5, 628, 01.01.2017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of building occupancy on indicators of energy efficiency
AU - Huovila, Aapo
AU - Tuominen, Pekka
AU - Airaksinen, Miimu
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - The potential to reduce energy consumption in buildings is high. The design phase of the building is very important. In addition, it is vital to understand how to measure the energy efficiency in the building operation phase in order to encourage the right efficiency efforts. In understanding the building energy efficiency, it is important to comprehend the interplay of building occupancy, space efficiency, and energy efficiency. Recent studies found in the literature concerning energy efficiency in office buildings have concentrated heavily on the technical characteristics of the buildings or technical systems. The most commonly used engineering indicator for building energy efficiency is the specific energy consumption (SEC), commonly measured in kWh/m2 per annum. While the SEC is a sound way to measure the technical properties of a building and to guide its design, it obviously omits the issues of building occupancy and space efficiency. This paper studies existing energy efficiency indicators and introduces a new indicator for building energy efficiency which takes into account both space and occupancy efficiency.
AB - The potential to reduce energy consumption in buildings is high. The design phase of the building is very important. In addition, it is vital to understand how to measure the energy efficiency in the building operation phase in order to encourage the right efficiency efforts. In understanding the building energy efficiency, it is important to comprehend the interplay of building occupancy, space efficiency, and energy efficiency. Recent studies found in the literature concerning energy efficiency in office buildings have concentrated heavily on the technical characteristics of the buildings or technical systems. The most commonly used engineering indicator for building energy efficiency is the specific energy consumption (SEC), commonly measured in kWh/m2 per annum. While the SEC is a sound way to measure the technical properties of a building and to guide its design, it obviously omits the issues of building occupancy and space efficiency. This paper studies existing energy efficiency indicators and introduces a new indicator for building energy efficiency which takes into account both space and occupancy efficiency.
KW - building energy efficiency
KW - indicators
KW - performance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85035777919&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/en10050628
DO - 10.3390/en10050628
M3 - Article
VL - 10
JO - Energies
JF - Energies
SN - 1996-1073
IS - 5
M1 - 628
ER -