Energy Performance of Liceo de Cagayan University Buildings

The energy performance indices of the buildings in the two campuses of Liceo de Cagayan University were determined to address the design and utilization options in the management of building facilities to increase performance in terms of cost and service. Data on the physical, operational and environmental characteristics of the buildings were used to determine salient factors that contributed to energy usage. The mean Energy Efficiency Index for all the campus buildings was 32.3 kWh/m2/y and was considered as the internal benchmark for energy performance improvement for each building and the entire institution. Age of the building correlated strongly with energy utilization among the physical characteristics of the building while occupancy and occupant load correlated well for the operational characteristics of the building. Both temperature and relative humidity weakly correlated with energy utilization.

 

Keywords: Energy performance, energy efficiency index of buildings, energy audit