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dc.contributor.authorEon, Christine
dc.contributor.authorBreadsell, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorByrne, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorMorrison, Gregory
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-03T02:29:50Z
dc.date.available2020-09-03T02:29:50Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationEon, C. and Breadsell, J. and Byrne, J. and Morrison, G. 2020. The Discrepancy between As-Built and As-Designed in Energy Efficient Buildings: A Rapid Review. Sustainability. 12 (16): Article No. 6372.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80906
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su12166372
dc.description.abstract

Energy efficient buildings are viewed as one of the solutions to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment. However, studies worldwide indicate that there is a significant gap between building energy targets (as-designed) and the actual measured building energy consumption (as-built). Several underlying causes for the energy performance gap have been identified at all stages of the building life cycle. Focus is generally on the post-occupancy stage of the building life cycle. However, issues relating to the construction and commissioning stages of the building are a major concern, though not usually researched. There is uncertainty on how to address the as-designed versus as-built gap. The objective of this review article is to identify causes for the energy performance gap in buildings in relation to the post-design and pre-occupancy stages and review proposed solutions. The methodology applied in this research is the rapid review, which is a variant of the systematic literature review method. Findings suggest that causes for discrepancies between as-designed and as-built energy performance during the construction and commissioning stages relate to a lack of knowledge and skills, lack of communication between stakeholders and a lack of accountability for building performance post-occupancy. Recommendations to close this gap during this period include better training, improved communication standards, collaboration, energy evaluations based on post-occupancy performance, transparency of building performance, improved testing and verification and reviewed building standards.

dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su12166372
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleThe Discrepancy between As-Built and As-Designed in Energy Efficient Buildings: A Rapid Review
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume12
dcterms.source.number16
dcterms.source.startPage6372
dcterms.source.endPage6372
dcterms.source.issn1937-0709
dcterms.source.titleSustainability
dc.date.updated2020-09-03T02:29:50Z
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© 2020 The Authors. Published by MDPI Publishing.

curtin.departmentSchool of Design and the Built Environment
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Humanities
curtin.contributor.orcidBreadsell, Jessica [0000-0002-1124-7899]
curtin.contributor.orcidByrne, Joshua [0000-0002-6758-339X]
curtin.contributor.orcidMorrison, Gregory [0000-0002-2101-6525]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridBreadsell, Jessica [57200122647]


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