SR260/4 Building Energy End-use Study (BEES) Year 4: Achieved conditions (2018)

This report presents data and analysis drawn from the Building Energy End-use Study (BEES) detailed monitoring carried out during the 4th year of this 6-year study. This report looks at measured data of temperature, relative humidity, carbon dioxide (air quality) and lighting levels in non-residential spaces.

The analysis of this data is very valuable as it gives us indications of where energy savings can be made through interventions such as more sophisticated thermostats for temperature controls that sense occupancy and are linked to the weather forecast or simpler measures such as better use of natural ventilation to prevent overheating and improve air quality.

The data and analysis in this report contributes to answering research questions 6 and 7. This is one of seven interim reports giving a snapshot of analyses completed to date. When all data collection has been completed, further analysis will be reported on with the full sample including relationships between end-uses, building types and services.