An Overview of Energy Efficiency and Management; a Case Study of Rural Electrification Agency Building

Abstract

Sustainable energy management essentially plays a critical role in the socio-economic activities of man and in the overall productive processes of a nation; consequently, efficient energy utilization and robust management are key parameters that drive energy sustainability. Energy efficiency in this context can be viewed as a function of technological advancement, owing to the fact that what are regarded as efficient products in the seventies and thereafter have in the contemporary time been replaced by the modern efficient ones. In the industries, obsolete equipment is giving way to more efficient and automated ones. Architects too have improved considerably in the design of energy efficient buildings, while in the transport sector, energy efficient automobiles that are eco-friendly are gradually emerging. The work had in general terms discussed energy efficiency and management programmes, and for emphasis, analyzes the results which were obtained during the Walk-through and Diagnostic Energy Audit carried out in the offices of Rural Electrification Agency Building located in FCT. The audit work as presented in this study serves as a measure for exposing all the areas of energy wastages and feasible conservation opportunities in the building complex. Energy Audit Devices deployed in the power sources of the building with behavioral and bioclimatic information as collated produced a reliable data that were used in this study and thus gave broad knowledge of energy efficiency and management measures for achieving sustainability in our national economy.