Abstract
This paper presents basic data of the energy demand for district heating and plug loads logged by a building management system of an energy-efficient academic building located in Lund, Sweden. The data refers to the years 2019 and 2020 when occupancy varied significantly due to the Corona pandemic. The data shows that the building energy demand adapts poorly to fluctuating occupancy rates. With a possible increase of smart working in the future, building codes should account for more fluctuating occupancy rates in the modelling of the energy demand of buildings.
Highlights
Buildings accounts for a significant share of the global energy use and has led to the European Union setting targets for buildings’ energy use towards a net-zero energy balance [1]
This paper presents basic data of the energy demand for district heating and plug loads logged by a building management system of an energy-efficient academic building located in Lund, Sweden
The current Corona pandemic offers the opportunity to observe how the energy demand of buildings responds to unexpected fluctuations in occupancy rates
Summary
Henrik; Kowshik Chowdary , Sunkavalli ; Gentile, Niko; Berggren, Björn; Kanters, Jouri. Document Version: Publisher's PDF, known as Version of record Link to publication. Citation for published version (APA): Davidsson, H., Kowshik Chowdary , S., Gentile, N., Berggren, B., & Kanters, J. Energy use of buildings in relation to occupancy rates. In Proceedings of the 8th International Building Physics Conference [012217] (Journal of Physics: Conference Series; No 2069). Read more about Creative commons licenses: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/. Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim
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