Preliminary communication
Energy Efficiency in Building Sector in Croatia - Preliminary Energy Studies
Branimir PAVKOVIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-4083
; Technical Faculty of the University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Vlasta ZANKE
; UNDP Croatia - Energy efficiency project
Goran ČAČIĆ
; UNDP Croatia - Energy efficiency project
Abstract
The paper deals with analysis of results achieved through selected energy
audits and preliminary energy studies of public buildings in Croatia, performed
as a part of the project “Removal of barriers for energy efficiency in Croatia”.
The project is being implemented by the Project Unit of the United Nations
Development Program. Over 1200 energy audits and preliminary energy
studies have been produced since the beginning of the project. Those studies
comprise technical evaluation of energy efficiency of current building system
components, such as building envelope, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning
system, domestic hot water system, lighting and other electrical installation or
consumers. Studies comprise evaluation of building performance, taking into
consideration real operation conditions, determination of a list of measures
for energy efficiency improvements (EE measures) including calculation of
savings potential, investment costs and payback time for each proposed EE
measure. The part of each study is also the plan of the further steps that will
lead to realization of suggested EE measures, including definition of needed
steps to establish continuous control and improvement of energy and water
consumption locally in examined building (establishment of local Energy
Management System). A group of selected preliminary energy studies for
public buildings with the complex energy systems has been analyzed among all
performed studies in order to estimate the current state and to define the most
efficient measures and their impact on energy consumption and CO2 emission.
Keywords
Buildings; Carbon dioxide emission; Economic feasibility; Energy audit; Energy Efficiency Measures; Preliminary Energy Study
Hrčak ID:
67601
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2010.
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