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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDING SERVICES
Name of Student
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(A) MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E) SYSTEMS
Introduction
Monitoring and evaluation systems refers to the tools, indicators and the process which are used
to measure if a program has been implemented according to the plans (monitoring) and if it is
having the intended results (Carroon, 2015).
Monitoring refers to the continues function which makes application of the systematic
collection of data on the given indicators to give the key stakeholders and the management of
the ongoing development interventions with the indicators of the extent of progress and the
attainment of the goals and the progress in the utilization of the allocated resources. While,
evaluation refers to the objective and systematic assessment of a completed or an ongoing
project, policy or program which includes its design, results and implementation. The main aim
of this is to establish the relevance and the attainment of the objectives, effectiveness,
sustainability and its impacts. Once an evaluation has been carried out it should give data which
is useful and at the same time creditable, hence enabling the incorporation of the lessons learnt
into the process of making decisions of both the donors and the recipients.
Background (Readiness assessment)
Buildings usually accounts for approximately 76% of electricity consumption in primary energy
use, this has made it important to reduce the energy consumption in buildings in order to meet
the global energy challenges. The energy efficiency of the given building must be considered as
the improving the overall performance of the given building complex, which is designed to offer
the occupants with a safe, attractive and comfortable working spaces. This calls for superior

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engineering and architectural designs, intelligent operations of the structure and quality
construction practices. (Ba, 2019)
Providing Thermal Comfort and Air Quality
Offering a healthy and comfortable interior environment is one of the main intended purpose of
the energy systems and for the given building it has accounted for almost a third of the total
building energy use. Modern technologies for cooling, heating and ventilation can be a great tool
in achieving large gains in efficiency. At the same time they can enhance the manner in which
the building system meets the needs of the occupants and preferences by offering greater
controls, minimizing undesirable variations in temperature, and at the same time improve the
quality of indoor air (Tolba, 2017). In the given building the opportunities for improvement are
categorized into the following categories:
Efficient building design
 This includes:
 Landscaping
 Passive systems
 Enhance building envelope which includes the walls, roof, windows and equipment for
cooling and heating.
 Thermal energy storage system which can be part of the structure of the building or just a
separate equipment
 Enhanced sensors
 Control systems.

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Figure 1: how to achieve thermo comfort and quality indoor air
Good Lighting design
The main strategy for enhancing the quality and the efficiency of lighting and reduce energy
consumption in the given building is through practicing good lighting design which can be
achieved by putting in place the correct window and window covering technologies such as
diffusers and blinds. Having in place lighting controllers which can help in turning on and the
lamps when they are not in use. By having good lighting design one can ensure that the lighting
levels are adjusted to meet the requirements of the occupants. (Placeholder2)
In the given building intense task lighting will be adopted in the offices due to the detailed
amount of work which is carried out in the offices. While much lower levels will be required