ELECTRICAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED BANK BUILDINGS IN ZARIA

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dc.contributor.authorAUDU, ALI
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-25T10:16:02Z
dc.date.available2014-02-25T10:16:02Z
dc.date.issued2012-09
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE (Msc) BUILDING SERVICES DEPARTMEMT OF BUILDING AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA SEPTEMBER, 2012en_US
dc.description.abstractThe study used energy audit to determine where, when, why and how electrical energy is being used in selected bank buildings in Zaria. The information was used to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, decrease energy cost and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. The study employed both primary and secondary sources of data. Questionnaires were the instruments of the primary data collection while information from manufacturers’ manuals, catalogues and maintenance records of the banks constituted the secondary data. The findings indicated that the average electrical energy consumption and cost for the four (4) bank buildings are 7,412.26 kWh/month and N63,004.14/month before retrofitting. The actual energy consumed (estimated wattage Rating on nameplate of appliances/equipment) was also calculated and compared to the consumed energy using One-way ANOVA. It was concluded that energy usage in the bank buildings involved much wastage especially in the area of lighting, cooling and plug loads. An energy efficiency programme which covers lighting, cooling and the plug loads was recommended.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2536
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectELECTRICALen_US
dc.subjectENERGYen_US
dc.subjectEFFICIENCYen_US
dc.subjectIMPROVEMENTen_US
dc.subjectCOMMERCIALen_US
dc.subjectBUILDINGSen_US
dc.subjectBANKen_US
dc.subjectBUILDINGSen_US
dc.subjectZARIAen_US
dc.titleELECTRICAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT IN COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED BANK BUILDINGS IN ZARIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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