BPIE: Europe's buildings under the microscope - PU Europe
BPIE: Europe's buildings under the microscope - PU Europe
BPIE: Europe's buildings under the microscope - PU Europe
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Specific energy use (kWh/m 2 a) in non-residential <strong>buildings</strong><br />
500<br />
SI UK CZ FR FI BG<br />
400<br />
300<br />
200<br />
100<br />
0<br />
Sport facilities<br />
Wholesale and Retail<br />
Hotel & Restaurants<br />
Hospitals<br />
Educational <strong>buildings</strong><br />
Offices<br />
Construction techniques of non-residential <strong>buildings</strong> are in large similar to those in residential <strong>buildings</strong><br />
as <strong>the</strong> majority of data collected have illustrated similar performance characteristics (e.g. U values, air<br />
tightness levels) between <strong>the</strong> two types built during <strong>the</strong> same period.<br />
While <strong>the</strong> energy performance discussion for <strong>the</strong> residential <strong>buildings</strong> above applies also to <strong>the</strong> nonresidential<br />
sector (hence similar renovation measures should be considered), <strong>the</strong> installation of smart<br />
energy management systems in non-residential <strong>buildings</strong> becomes more important due to <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
high share of electricity use. For example, <strong>the</strong> deployment of efficient lighting control systems has<br />
substantial potential in <strong>the</strong> non-residential sector as electricity consumption for office lighting, which<br />
has been estimated to be 164 TWh in 2007 in <strong>the</strong> EU27 20 , is among <strong>the</strong> highest end-use in this sector. The<br />
replacement of incandescent lamps with CFLs in office and street lighting as a stand-alone measure has<br />
been reported to have an annual savings potential of 38 TWh by 2020, which in turn illustrates <strong>the</strong> high<br />
savings potential in lighting end-use.<br />
20<br />
Characterization of Residential Lighting Consumption in <strong>the</strong> Enlarged <strong>Europe</strong>an Union and Policies to Save Energy, Paolo Bertoldi & Bogdan<br />
Atanasiu, DG Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, 2008<br />
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