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This folder contains data presented in the paper: Performance gaps of sustainability features in green award-winning university buildings,
Building and Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108417 

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Introductory information
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Files included in the data deposit (include a short description of what data are contained): 

1) Excel files containing data on building water use and solar electricity generation and net present value calculations

Explain the relationship between multiple data sets, if required:

The folder contains monitoring data from the Devonshire Building and the Urban Sciences Building, Newcastle University, and climatic data for 
Newcastle upon Tyne, England UK. In addition, economic data for the net present value calculations is included.

Key words used to describe the data:
Green buildings; Sustainability; Rainwater harvesting; Photovoltaic panels; Smart buildings


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Methodological information
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A brief method description – what the data is, how and why it was collected or created, and how it was processed:
The method description is available in the manuscript and supporting information.


Instruments, hardware and software used: 
The method description is available in the manuscript and supporting information.


Date(s) of data collection: 
2004-2020


Geographic coverage of data:
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK


Data validation (how was the data checked, proofed and cleaned):
The method description is available in the manuscript and supporting information


Overview of secondary data, if used:



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Data-specific information
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Definitions of names, labels, acronyms or specialist terminology uses for variables, records and their values: 
See manuscript and excel files for more information about variables and their units.



Explanation of weighting and grossing variables: 
The method description is available in the manuscript and supporting information


Outline any missing data:
The method description is available in the manuscript and supporting information


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Contact
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Please contact rdm@ncl.ac.uk for further information