Analysis of energy performance and conservation measures of school buildings in northern Greece

School buildings apart from the shelter they provide they have an educational role as pupils have the opportunity to learn from their early educational steps how to become environmental friendly and aware of the energy consumption and its results. This consideration is nowadays increasing the concern throughout Europe and promotes sustainable solutions in school buildings involving energy-efficient technologies and measures. The energy performance of school buildings at the primary and secondary education level located at northern Greece is investigated in this article, covering the C and the D climatic zones. The mean energy consumption of all buildings was recorded at about 84 kWh/m2. When the normalized energy consumption is considered, this value falls to a mean value of 41 kWh/m2. Energy saving can be applied at school buildings providing considerable energy savings while improving indoor thermal conditions. School buildings have mainly heating energy needs and thus, it is important to investigate me...