Evaluating building energy performance of an academic building. Case study: CEDAT new building.
Abstract
Buildings consume energy to produce acceptable indoor environment conditions such as thermal,
visual, and auditory however the built environment contributes about 40% of energy use and
50% of carbon emissions into the environment. Uganda faces the difficulty of resolving
environmental issues without jeopardizing economic progress as a developing country. The
majority of the technologies in use are extremely energy-intensive, inefficient, and polluting
(Okello et al., 2013). University facilities on the other hand are part of public buildings which are
known to have large numbers of occupants using the buildings for their various activities.
Usually, various departments of a university frequently occupy various areas of the same
building (across several floors). All these activities bring about factors that affect performance of
the building especially in the operation and maintenance phase.
There are various factors that influence energy efficiency and this not only affects the cost aspect
that will have an impact on the university and thus the students but also has a very detrimental
effect on our environment. As a result, one of the primary components of a successful energy
management system is monitoring and analyzing building energy consumption trends, which
aids in understanding the building's operational behavior under various conditions (Amber et al.,
2017b)
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