ASSESSMENT OF ENERGY PERFORMANCE BASED ON ENERGY AUDIT OF A HOTEL USING EXERGY APPROACH

Abstract

This study presents an analytic assessment method of energy consumptionprocesses that was developed to apply to the energy management systems ofhotels. This method has based directly on an exergetic approach andexamined energy and environmental performances using energy and exergyanalysis with the pre-energy audit. The energy efficiency performance of thehotel was considered for uninsulated (Case I) and insulated (Case II)conditions. The results of the analysis show that energy consumption lossesare related to not only the structural features of the buildings but also theoperational management of the hotels. Also, the specific energy consumptionof Case II is 43,08% higher than the Case I. Exergetic efficiency for insulatedand uninsulated conditions were found as 27.31% and16.26%, respectively.At the end of the study, some recommendations on effective energymanagement and the applications of a hotel were revealed.