Impacts of COVID-19 on educational buildings energy consumption: case study of the university of Jordan

The global lockdowns adopted by many countries to combat the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic led a significant transformation in teaching methods higher education institutions toward dependence on online learning systems. Although this has placed technical and financial burden academic facilitate successful transition learning, it provides opportunities understand impacts adopting new policies strategies improve efficient utilization resources thus reduce operational costs. detailed analyses changes energy consumption can support assessing potential savings electricity bills with wide-scale adoption future as business usual modernize This paper analysis electrical buildings within campus University Jordan. diversity building types (e.g., university hospital, humanities schools, scientific schools) supports provision more general robust recommendations extend results other institutions, particularly developing countries. Energy Use Intensity (EUI) per unit area EUI student are employed for first time benchmarking usage educational Overall, show that total 2020 was significantly lower than 2019, decrease 20.8% from 27.7 GWh 2019 21.9 2020. It is also found most reduction occurred (i.e., 39% drop consumption). However, volume still relatively low, considering absence students. Furthermore, hospital an extremely high value (161 kWh/m 2 /year) compared categories schools 32.5 kWh//m /year). To conclude, data suggests there may be conservation all categories, especially hospital.