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<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on energy consumption in the world and many researchers have found very different energy consumption patterns. The goal of this study was to analyse the patterns of energy consumption in municipal buildings. Altogether data from 262 buildings from 4 municipalities were used and analysed. Results show very different energy consumption patterns for different types of buildings. In schools and education facilities the link between Covid-19 restrictions and energy consumption deviations are visible, but in administration and office buildings it is not the case. This leads to a conclusion that energy consumption in the buildings is not always linked to the level of occupancy of the building, meaning that there is room for improvements on energy management practices and procedures in the municipalities.</p>
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on energy consumption in the world and many researchers have found very different energy consumption patterns. The goal of this study was to analyse the patterns of energy consumption in municipal buildings. Altogether data from 262 buildings from 4 municipalities were used and analysed. Results show very different energy consumption patterns for different types of buildings. In schools and education facilities the link between Covid-19 restrictions and energy consumption deviations are visible, but in administration and office buildings it is not the case. This leads to a conclusion that energy consumption in the buildings is not always linked to the level of occupancy of the building, meaning that there is room for improvements on energy management practices and procedures in the municipalities.

Impact of COVID-19 on Energy Consumption in Public Buildings

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on energy consumption in the world and many researchers have found very different energy consumption patterns. The...

Impact of COVID-19 on Energy Consumption in Public Buildings

Published Online: Jun 06, 2022

Page range: 306 - 318

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0023

Keywords
COVID-19, energy consumption, energy management system, municipalities, pandemic, sustainability

© 2022 Anda Jekabsone et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Impact of COVID-19 on Energy Consumption in Public Buildings

Published Online: Jun 06, 2022

Page range: 306 - 318

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0023

KeywordsCOVID-19, energy consumption, energy management system, municipalities, pandemic, sustainability

© 2022 Anda Jekabsone et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
COVID-19, energy consumption, energy management system, municipalities, pandemic, sustainability