Establishing Energy Consumption Benchmarks of Office Buildings in Bangkok

Abstract

This paper presents energy consumption benchmarks of office buildings based on the local contextof Bangkok in terms of kWh/m2/month and kWh/m2/year. The benchmark is important as a starting pointof systematic energy management in office buildings. It has potential to identify energy performance of anoffice building by comparing against others. If the building performs lower than the standard, the benchmarkoffers a realistic energy goal. Then systematic energy management—establishing action plan, implementingstrategies, monitoring energy consumption and continuous improvement—can be continued.