... in South Africa, it is vital to address the energy consumption demands. Energy management Energy efficiency Energy management systems Residential buildings Energy consumption Energy saving EMSs prioritize the optimization of energy use to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. These systems...

... Sustainable buildings Survey Energy saving Facilities management (FM) is one of the fastest-growing multidisciplinary sectors (Nazeer et al., 2019). Worth $329bn in 2018, it was predicted that its value would increase 40% by 2024 in the U.S. (Wood, 2019). Today, owing to modern society’s...

... the building’s energy use in the baseline scenario and different scenarios of ERMs; and evaluation of the ERMs based on energy-saving rate. Findings Among the 13 ERMs tested, lighting-related ERMs were found to be optimal measures while window fin is the least suitable option in terms of energy saving. Based...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Optimisation techniques Efficiency Energy management Energy saving Energy consumption Air-conditioning Association rule mining Coefficient of performance Market basket analysis Water-cooled chiller It is essential to maintain the fault...

... savings. The purpose of this study is to assess energy consumption behaviour for student accommodations in Malaysian public universities. Design/methodology/approach This study focuses on developing energy consumption behaviour models (ECBMs) and assesses the potential energy savings. The “energy...

... protocol with a collection of prior publications, clustering of related studies and results and analysis of the findings of the prior studies. Findings The review showed that commercial energy interventions were generally successful at impacting occupant energy consumption. Most energy savings were...

... be contacted at: p.f.g.banfill@hw.ac.uk Professionals Decision support Energy saving Assessment Refurbishment Non-domestic buildings Against a global context of reducing CO₂ emissions, the UK Government has set a target of 80 per cent reduction from 1990 levels by 2050 (DECC, 2008...

... to improve the effectiveness of these buildings. Design/methodology/approach This study investigates sustainability in healthcare buildings by examining national databases about energy use and energy savings. The authors then initiate a dialogue on this topic by interviewing experts in healthcare...

...Pimkamol Maleetipwan-Mattsson; Thorbjörn Laike Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the optimal office lighting use with different types of lighting controls to achieve energy savings and provide visual comfort for individuals. Design/methodology/approach – A case study...

... in light fixtures × number of light fixtures in lab × price per kilowatt hour × 24 hours per week × 50 weeks per year = current annual cost to illuminate labs. Current annual cost to illuminate labs × anticipated 50 per cent reduction (in kilowatt hours) = annual lighting energy savings costs after...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Environmental management strategy Energy saving New BP service will help industry manage climate change levy and improve environment Keywords: Environmental management strategy, Energy saving BP recently announced its development...

...Jenny Pickles Edited by Jenny Pickles,New Developments Section Editor HPC compressors cut computer manufacturer's costs Keywords Computers, Operating costs, Energy saving © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Computers Operating costs Energy saving The cost...