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ENERGY
EFFICIENCY AND
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION
OF SCIENCE AND PRACTICAL SENSE
GROUP 4
ARIMADO-CALIBO-CIPRIANO-LOQUINARIO
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Energy Efficiency Level
of an Existing Building
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Renewable Energy
energy derived from natural sources
that are replenished at a higher rate
than they are consumed.
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Benchmark
Are representative values for
common building types against
which a building’s actual
Benchmark performance can be compared.
The benchmarks used vary with the
country and type of building
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of
Benchmarks To identify potential savings, shown by the
variance between the actual data and the
benchmarks
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Model Benchmarks
obtained by using a simulation
model to determine the
performance of a building,
usually at the design or
Benchmarks
Empirical Benchmarks
obtained from statistical data
from detailed studies of 20-
100 buildings per sector.
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U-Value
refers to how well an element
conducts heat from one side to the
other by rating how much the heat
the component allows to pass
through it.
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through:
Determining
Building
Performance
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Identifying a suitable
heating system
The most appropriate and efficient form
of heating for a building will vary
Reducing
depending on the use to which the
building is to be put. Condensing boilers Heating
Demands
should be used in place of conventional
boiler plant due to their higher seasonal
efficiency
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Avoiding excessive
glazing Reducing
Large areas of glazing will increase solar Cooling
heat gains in summer and heat losses in
winter making it more difficult to provide
a comfortable internal environment
Demand
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Use of shading
Solar gains can be reduced by the use of
Reducing
external shading, mid pane blinds (where
blinds are integrated between the panes Cooling
Demand
of the double or triple glazing unit) or by
internal blinds.
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Building design
Reducing the
Energy
Requirements
for Ventilation
Cross ventilation
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Building design
Reducing the
Energy
Requirements
for Ventilation
Stack Effect
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Reducing use in
mechanical ventilation Reducing the
The main use of energy for both Energy
mechanical cooling and for air
conditioning is the fans needed to Requirements
circulate the air.
for Ventilation
Reducing
Setting sanitary hot water thermostats
Setting up an energy
policy Good
Commitment to energy efficiency has to Housekeeping
come from the top and should be backed
up by a personalized mission statement and People
and energy policy.
Solutions
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Involving Staff
Good
All staff are important in saving energy,
so they must be made aware of wastage Housekeeping
areas and be trained to operate
equipment and controls correctly. and People
Solutions
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Conducting walk-rounds
Walking round your office after everyone
Good
has left, before everyone comes in and
when offices are empty during the day,
Housekeeping
gives an idea of what equipment tends to
be left on out of office hours.
and People
Solutions
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Efficiency
Index of The EEI can be used to compare the energy
efficiency of different equipment or systems
System
improvement. Higher EEI values indicate
greater energy efficiency, while lower
values indicate lower efficiency.
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What is the Republic Act No. 11285 or the “Energy Efficiency and
ECBC or now Conservation Act” (EEC Act) provides for the
known as establishment of a framework for introducing and
Energy institutionalizing fundamental policies on energy
Philippine
“Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) Act”, which was
approved on 12 April 2019.
Objectives
The New
Philippine
Energy
Label
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Economy
(or the inverse).
Run
It is an imprecise measure of energy efficiency as it
does not take into account vehicle mass, passenger or
cargo capacity, engine power or other attributes that
may affect the value of a vehicle’s services. In addition,
different fuels contain varying amounts of energy per
volume.
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IMPROVEMENTS
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FIN.