Life cycle energy assessment of Australian secondary schools

The Australian Department of Commerce builds many secondary schools in New South Wales every year, and the impact of energy consumption for such a type of construction has rarely been done before in Australia. Although there is a particular responsibility to ensure that public-owned projects contribute to the future well-being of the natural environment, environmental performance and energy efficiency of public projects are not well studied. In order that more informed design and planning decisions can be made about the future construction of school projects, this research paper uses life cycle energy analysis to study the total energy consumption of 20 public secondary school projects in New South Wales. The results will serve as a model for a more comprehensive analysis of energy consumption in establishing environmental performance criteria for the design and construction of future school projects in New South Wales. Le ministère australien du Commerce construit chaque année de nombreuses écoles secondaires dans la province de Nouvelle Galles du Sud; l'étude de l'impact de la consommation d'énergie de ce type de bâtiment a rarement été faite auparavant en Australie. Bien qu'il existe une responsabilité particulière à s'assurer que les projets contribuent au développement harmonieux de l'environnement naturel, les performances environnementales et l'efficacité énergétique des projets publics ne font pas l'objet d'études sérieuses. Pour que l'on puisse prendre des décisions mieux étayées en matière de conception et de planning de futurs projets de construction d'écoles, cette communication s'appuie sur l'analyse énergétique du cycle de vie pour étudier la consommation énergétique totale de 20 projets d'écoles secondaires publiques en Nouvelle Galles du Sud. Les résultats obtenus serviront de modèles à une analyse plus complète de la consommation d'énergie en établissant des critères de performances environnementales applicables à la conception et à la construction de futures écoles en Nouvelle Galles du Sud. Mots clés: Performances des bâtiments, énergie intégrée, analyse énergétique du cycle de vie, énergie opérationnelle, bâtiments publics, écoles

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