CH-95-11-2 -- Energy Program of Requirements for a New Detention Center - Energy Design Criteria for Prisons PDF

Notes the large amounts of energy consumed by correctional facilities such as prisons. States that to minimise future utility costs, an integrated energy planning approach for a new detention facility is highly desirable at the earliest stages of programming. Notes that when energy-efficiency criteria are integrated early in a planning and design process, significant energy and operating cost savings can be achieved with little or no additional construction costs. Explains how a planning document in the form of an energy programme of requirements can be incorporated into the solicitation of design proposals and can be very effective in ensuring energy-efficient design for a new facility.

KEYWORDS: year 1995, Energy consumption, designing, prisons