How many office buildings are there in South Africa?

This study included undertaking a basic survey of 155 office buildings and a detailed survey of 87 office buildings throughout South Africa and presents the development and details of performance based benchmarks for South African office buildings based on the survey results.

How much energy does an office building use in Cape Town?

Distribution of the office building sample in Cape Town by (a) annual energy intensity (median=176.14kWh/m2, mean=188.38kWh/m2, Std. Dev=69.71, n=41). (b) year of construction (median=1980, mean 1976, n=37). (c) gross floor area (median=6198.00m2, mean=12641.85m2, n=41).

Do building characteristics influence energy consumption in offices in South Africa?

In a recent study on benchmarks for offices in South Africa, BannisterandChenusestatisticalregressionanalysistounder-stand how building characteristics influence energy consumption in offices in South Africa. They observe that there is no empirical support for a climate correction in their dataset.

Is back-up power a solution to South Africa's energy crisis?

The current energy crisis in South Africa, coupled with the decreasing cost for energy storage systems, will see the market for back-up power as a replacement for diesel generation and solar PV hybrid increase.

Are alternative energy rating systems available for South African commercial buildings?

With survey data lacking, alternative energy rating systems have been developed for South African commercial buildings relying on alternative benchmarks. The EnerKey performance 0378-7788/$ – see front matter © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

How is electricity supplied in South Africa?

The process can be further sim-plified in South Africa as around 60% of the electricity customer base is supplied by local municipalities . This contrasts dra-matically with other countries, which often have a proliferation of independent energy suppliers (e.g. the UK has over 70 sup-pliers of electricity and gas ).