Building type
School: what the SRI measures
What the Smart Readiness Indicator measures in a school, which domains weigh heavily and where the first points are.
In short
- 1Schools have fixed timetables, long holidays and full classrooms. CO2-based ventilation and heating that follows the timetable are the biggest wins here.
- 2Which domains weigh heavily: heating, ventilation, lighting.
- 3Buildings of this type are sometimes above the 290 kW threshold. Check the combined output of heating, cooling and ventilation.
Which domains weigh heavily
- Heatingheavy
- Ventilationheavy
- Lightingheavy
- Dynamic building envelopemedium
- Monitoring and controlmedium
- Domestic hot waterlight
- Coolinglight
- Electricitylight
- Electric vehicle charginglight
27 services in the calculator.
Characteristics of this building type
- Fixed timetable, long vacancy in holidays
- Classroom air quality is a health issue
- Often older installations with timers
- Limited budget, so prioritise
What this means for you
- Owner
- Start with the domains that weigh heavily: heating, ventilation, lighting. Every step in control there delivers the most points.
- Tenant
- A higher score shows in comfort that is right by itself and in lower energy costs in the service charges.
- Advisor
- Use the weightings for non-residential buildings and the Western Europe climate zone. Method A covers 27 services for this type.
Next step
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