SA-96-08-3 -- Practical Considerations in Monitoring Building Energy Use PDF

Reports the monitoring of a 50,000 ft2 single-storey elementary school and a 34,000 ft2 two-storey office building to determine energy use patterns affecting performance. The emphasis was on short-term monitoring with portable equipment which is easy to install and remove. The goal is to obtain realistic energy end-use data for input to computer simulations of typical state buildings including schools and offices. Writes to promote the use of monitored data by assisting with the application of instruments.

KEYWORDS: year 1996, Energy consumption, buildings, schools, offices, monitoring, portable, calculating, computers, instruments, measuring equipment.