A review of operating performance in green buildings: Energy use, indoor environmental quality and occupant satisfaction

Yang Geng, Wenjie Ji, Zhe Wang, Borong Lin*, Yingxin Zhu

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Abstract

This paper aims to review the published researches on post-occupancy performance of green buildings in terms of energy use, indoor environment quality (IEQ) and occupant satisfaction. A total of 925 related papers were searched and 106 articles were screened for deep review. The study also compared the actual operating performance of green buildings in China and the United States, with information collected from previous research. The findings of literature review can be summarized as follows: 1) Though with some exceptional cases, the energy performance of green buildings was on average better than the conventional counterparts with similar climate conditions; 2) A significant gap between the designed and operational energy consumption was found, and lots of green buildings saved less energy than expected; 3) No clear relationship between the actual energy use and the green building certification level could be observed; 4) The actual IEQ conditions of green buildings were not comparable in different countries due to the variance in design criterions and operation modes; 5) Green buildings generally had higher occupants’ satisfaction level than conventional buildings, although the subjective data from the U.S. did not support this inference. Furthermore, this study proposed two areas worthy further investigations in the field of post-occupancy evaluation on green buildings, including new data collection technologies and performance optimization at the comprehensive level.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)500-514
Number of pages15
JournalEnergy and Buildings
Volume183
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Energy consumption
  • Green building
  • Indoor environmental quality (ieq)
  • Operating performance
  • Post-occupancy evaluation (poe)

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