Annual Energy Usage Reduction and Cost Savings of a School: End-Use Energy Analysis

Table 14

Energy usage reduction results for various researches carried out on schools.

Researcher	Energy usage reduction	Focus of energy conservation measures
Alajmi, 2012 [9]	8.8%	Nonretrofitting and lighting
Butala and Novak, 1999 [10]	89%	Heating
Desideri and Proietti, 2002 [11]	46%	Thermal and electrical
Perez and Capeluto, 2009 [12]	50%	HVAC and lighting
Santamouris et al., 2007 [13]	20%	Heating
Dimoudi and Kostarela, 2009 [14]	13.34%	Heating and cooling
Becker et al., 2007 [15]	() 28–30% for northern classroom orientations; () 17-18% for southern classroom orientations	Passive building designs and ventilation schemes
Dall’O and Sarto, 2013 [16]	() Standard scenario, 15%; () Cost-effective scenario, 67%; () High performance scenario, 81%	HVAC
Bećirović and Vasić 2013 [17]	49%	HVAC, motors, passive building design