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A Review of Energy Management Applicationina Commercial Office Environment in the GCC |
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PP: 1-8 |
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Assem Al-Hajj,
Martin Neil Stevens,
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Abstract |
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| The commercial sector is responsible for a large proportion of the consumed energy in the built environment. Increasing levels of CO2 emissions is one of the main environmental concerns of governments across the world today leading to strict governance, regulation and guidance for the management of energy consumption and efficiency in commercial buildings. This paper provides an understanding of the application of energy management in commercial office buildings in the UAE. It identifies tools, techniques, challenges, benefits and barriers that organizations come across when applying energy management. Literature review, case studies, fieldwork studies were carried out with key stakeholders within an FM organization in the UAE to analyze the current application of an energy management system. A survey was conducted to investigate awareness level and motivation within the workplace environment with regard to energy savings. 79% of the 121 employees participated in the survey. Energy management is present in the facility management industry where costs are driven down and businesses priorities the delivery of their services, forcing gaps in their own organizations and reducing investment and time to manage important activities such as energy management. Low cost and no cost initiatives are success drivers to reduce energy consumption. |
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