Information Paper 4/88 BRE low energy office: a longer term perspective
Publication Year
1988
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
The BRE low-energy office (LEO) was amongst the first buildings constructed in the United Kingdom with the aim of minimising energy use. In practice the building uses only between one-half to one-third of the energy of earlier designs. Experience of the LEO has an important role to play in future low-energy designs because: i) energy-efficient features associated with the building's design can be fully evaluated because of the very detailed, and long-term, monitoring of the building, combined with extensive on-site expertise; and ii) the building has already been successfully used to develop and evaluate a number of innovative energy-efficient features. The LEO remains a valuable tool in assessing future design/control strategies.
Author
John, R. W. and Salvidge, A. C.
Publisher Information
BRE
BRE is a building science centre that generates new knowledge through research. This is used to create products, tools and standards that drive positive change across the built environment. BRE helps its government and private sector clients meet the significant environmental, social and economic challenges they face in delivering homes, buildings and communities. BRE is owned by the BRE Trust, a registered charity. The Trust uses the profits made by the BRE companies to fund research and education that advances knowledge of the built environment.
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