The potential of sustainable energy in Thammasat University Rangsit campus

Abstract

The potential of sustainable energy in Thammasat University, Rangsit campus is studied in term of energy efficiency and environmental aspect. The achieved national regulations for buildings in Thailand, such as building code and green building, are the guideline to set up the optimal energy policy for academic campus. In addition, the evaluation of energy efficient and environmental friendly buildings is used to evaluated the scores of the 12 selected buildings in Rangsit campus by 9 categories that are Building Site, Planning and Architecture Work, Building Envelop, Air Conditioning System, Lighting System, Natural System and Alternative Energy, Sanitation System, Materials and Construction and Planning Techniques and Strategies in Energy Saving/ Environmental Conservation. Furthermore, the standard measures for energy conservation from the successive projects of the Energy Ministry are proposed to enhance the energy management in the Rangsit campus. The analytical results show that the energy consumption can be reduced up to 5% with the conservative sustainable energy concept. Finally, the key points to achieve the sustainable energy for academic campus are concluded.