Impact of building usage and occupancy on energy consumption in Finnish daycare and school buildings

Tiina Sekki, Miimu Airaksinen, Arto Saari

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    Abstract

    The facility strategy of the City of Espoo emphasises improvements in the energy efficiency and efficient use of buildings. The design phase of a building is crucial and when the building is in operation, it is crucial to use control systems correctly. Further, in order to encourage relevant efficiency efforts, it is essential to know how to measure energy efficiency in the building operation phase. This requires an understanding of the correlation between building occupancy, space efficiency and energy efficiency. Energy efficiency is typically measured as energy consumption per unit of area kWh/m2 per annum. The specific energy consumption is an effective way to measure the technical properties of a building and to guide its design but it neglects issues related to building occupancy and space efficiency. This paper explores ways in which building usage and occupancy influences the measured energy consumption in Finnish daycare centres and school buildings. The study adopts existing energy efficiency indicators and introduces a new indicator for building energy efficiency which takes into account both space and occupancy efficiency.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)247-257
    JournalEnergy and Buildings
    Volume105
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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    Keywords

    • Measured energy consumption
    • Building usage
    • Energy efficiency indicators
    • Daycare centres
    • Schools

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    Sekki, Tiina ; Airaksinen, Miimu ; Saari, Arto. / Impact of building usage and occupancy on energy consumption in Finnish daycare and school buildings. In: Energy and Buildings. 2015 ; Vol. 105. pp. 247-257.
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    Impact of building usage and occupancy on energy consumption in Finnish daycare and school buildings. / Sekki, Tiina; Airaksinen, Miimu; Saari, Arto.

    In: Energy and Buildings, Vol. 105, 2015, p. 247-257.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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    Sekki T, Airaksinen M, Saari A. Impact of building usage and occupancy on energy consumption in Finnish daycare and school buildings. Energy and Buildings. 2015;105:247-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.07.036

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