The Performance Nexus - A framework for improving energy efficiency in existing commercial buildings by considering a whole-of-building approach
Efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the buildings sector have been focused on encouraging green design, construction and building operation; however, the business case is not very compelling if considering the energy cost savings alone. In recent years green building has been driven by a sense tha...
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| author | Hargroves, Charlie Hall, Samantha Desha, Cheryl Sparks, David Newman, Peter |
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| author_facet | Healthy Buildings 2012- 10th International Conference- Editiorial Board Hargroves, Charlie Hall, Samantha Desha, Cheryl Sparks, David Newman, Peter |
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| description | Efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the buildings sector have been focused on encouraging green design, construction and building operation; however, the business case is not very compelling if considering the energy cost savings alone. In recent years green building has been driven by a sense that it will improve the productivity of occupants, something with much greater economic returns than energy savings. Reducing energy demand in green commercial buildings in a way that encourages greater productivity is not yet well understood as it involves a set of complex and interdependent factors. This paper outlines an investigation into these factors and focuses on better understanding the performance of and interaction between: design elements, internal environmental quality, occupant experience, tenant/leasing agreements, and building regulation and management. In doing so the paper presents a framework for improving energy efficiency in existing commercial buildings by considering a range of interconnected and synergistic elements. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-94492017-01-30T11:12:50Z The Performance Nexus - A framework for improving energy efficiency in existing commercial buildings by considering a whole-of-building approach Hargroves, Charlie Hall, Samantha Desha, Cheryl Sparks, David Newman, Peter Healthy Buildings 2012- 10th International Conference- Editiorial Board Tenant agreements Building management and operation Occupant satisfaction Commercial buildings internal environmental quality Energy performance Efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the buildings sector have been focused on encouraging green design, construction and building operation; however, the business case is not very compelling if considering the energy cost savings alone. In recent years green building has been driven by a sense that it will improve the productivity of occupants, something with much greater economic returns than energy savings. Reducing energy demand in green commercial buildings in a way that encourages greater productivity is not yet well understood as it involves a set of complex and interdependent factors. This paper outlines an investigation into these factors and focuses on better understanding the performance of and interaction between: design elements, internal environmental quality, occupant experience, tenant/leasing agreements, and building regulation and management. In doing so the paper presents a framework for improving energy efficiency in existing commercial buildings by considering a range of interconnected and synergistic elements. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9449 Queensland University of Technology fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Tenant agreements Building management and operation Occupant satisfaction Commercial buildings internal environmental quality Energy performance Hargroves, Charlie Hall, Samantha Desha, Cheryl Sparks, David Newman, Peter The Performance Nexus - A framework for improving energy efficiency in existing commercial buildings by considering a whole-of-building approach |
| title | The Performance Nexus - A framework for improving energy efficiency in existing commercial buildings by considering a whole-of-building approach |
| title_full | The Performance Nexus - A framework for improving energy efficiency in existing commercial buildings by considering a whole-of-building approach |
| title_fullStr | The Performance Nexus - A framework for improving energy efficiency in existing commercial buildings by considering a whole-of-building approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Performance Nexus - A framework for improving energy efficiency in existing commercial buildings by considering a whole-of-building approach |
| title_short | The Performance Nexus - A framework for improving energy efficiency in existing commercial buildings by considering a whole-of-building approach |
| title_sort | performance nexus - a framework for improving energy efficiency in existing commercial buildings by considering a whole-of-building approach |
| topic | Tenant agreements Building management and operation Occupant satisfaction Commercial buildings internal environmental quality Energy performance |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9449 |