Energy consumption in conventional, energy‐retrofitted and green LEED Toronto schools

Green buildings have been marketed as the economical, energy‐efficient alternative to conventional buildings. This is despite little existing empirical evidence to prove their energy efficiency, especially in Canada. To overcome this limitation, the electricity and gas consumption quantities and costs of a sample of 10 conventional, 20 energy‐retrofitted and three green Toronto schools following the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design …