According to U.S Energy Information Administration, buildings are the single largest contributor to global
warming. We cannot deny the fact that energy usage in buildings has grown in the last 20 years due to the
growing demand for building, its services and comfort levels. The increase of time spent in buildings and a
larger population too contributes to higher energy consumption. These underlying factors are definitely not
showing any signs of slowing down. For these reasons, energy efficiency in buildings is today, a prime objective
for energy policy at regional, national and international levels.
Studies have also indicated that although people are often aware of the benefits of
using energy more efficiently, a variety of social, cultural, and economic factors often
prevent them from doing so. Even when high efficiency technologies have been
installed, 30 percent or more of the energy savings that could potentially be realized
through such technologies is lost, according to the American Council for an Energy-
Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Associate Professor R Saidur in "Energy Consumption,
Energy Savings, and Emission Analysis in Malaysian Office Buildings", in 2009, noted that
if building equipments are transformed to be energy efficient; there are significant amount of savings that can
be achieved.
Energy Management for Buildings aims to unearth the reality of employing energy efficient equipments
for buildings and its actual return on investment while capitalizing on the best practices of energy management
system in Asia.
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