Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction 8
1.1 Overview 8
1.2 Research Background 8
1.3 Project Significance 9
1.4 Purpose Statement 10
1.5 Scope And Limitations 10
Chapter 2: Literature Review 11
2.1 Importance Of Post Occupancy Energy Monitoring 11
2.2 Current Benchmarking „State Of The Art‟ 11
2.3 Characteristics Of Building Energy Use 12
2.4 Variation Of Energy Use Year-To-Year 13
2.4 Seasonal (Short-Term) Variation In Energy Use 14
2.5 Challenges In Implementation Of Energy Benchmarks 15
2.6 Literature Gap And Summary 15
Chapter 3: Research Methodology 17
3.1 Seasonality In Consumption Trends 18
3.2 Identifying Weather Variables For Weekly Adjustment Of Energy Benchmark 19
3.3 Determining The Benchmarking Formulae 21
3.4 Testing The Benchmarking Methodology 21
Chapter 4: Results And Discussion 24
4.1 Results: Weather Variables For Benchmark Adjustment In Ahmedabad 24
4.2 Results: Determining The Benchmarking Formulae For Ahmedabad 26
4.3 Case Study: Benchmark Testing (Annual Vs. Weekly) 26
4.4 Discussion 28
4.4.1 Error Analysis In Energy Trend Detection 28
4.4.2 Limitations And Future Scope: 30
4.4.3 Implementation: 30
Conclusion 31
References 31
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