Energy consumption optimization of a small spanish airport

To have a proper energy management in buildings, it is necessary to evaluate its HVAC system. To properly compare operating strategies and solve possible problems, one needs to reproduce the building and its HVAC system behavior under real life conditions (building materials, cooling, heating and ventilation demands, meteorological conditions, etc.). For this reason we developed a simulation model of the entire system (building and HVAC) to provide this information. This paper explains the energy audit we made in a small Spanish airport: data collection, thermographic inspection, TRNSYS simulation and on-field measurements to validate the model.