Developing a database of energy use in the UK non-domestic building stock

Mortimer, Nigel; Ashley, A.; Elsayed, Maha A; Kelly, Meegan; Rix, J.

doi:10.1016/s0301-4215(99)00044-0

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“…Another example concerns Hong Kong, where an electricity use model [22] was developed starting from a two year survey of 1516 domestic household with average monthly electricity consumption of 100 kW h or above, sorted by housing type, according to information directly provided by the end users. Last, the methodology followed in developing a UK non-domestic stock database [23] can also be mentioned. It considers 3350 buildings sorted per function, and combines measured records of the building fuel consumption, users' interviews and room by room inspections in developing the model.…”

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A Methodology for Defining Electricity Demand in Energy Simulations Referred to the Italian Context

2013

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Electricity consumption in Europe is constantly increasing, despite the fact that in recent years, huge efforts in terms of programs and regulations have been made towards energy demand reduction and energy systems improvement. Since the electricity demand affects both the operation of the supply and distribution plants and the thermal loads of buildings, the importance of providing a proper definition of demand profiles is evident. The main aim of the paper is to provide a set of standard electricity profiles that can reasonably be adopted as input in energy simulations related to the built environment, with particular regards to the Italian context. The work presented in this paper originated within a wider long lasting research aimed at developing a platform for buildings' energy simulations at district level, with particular reference to the Italian conditions. In this context, it was necessary to define hourly profiles regarding both occupancy and electricity use for lighting and appliances related to different building uses and typologies. For this purpose, the main methods and references for defining electricity loads in buildings were evaluated and average hourly profiles were accordingly developed for residential and commercial buildings. Then the related internal gains were determined and compared to the current Italian standards.

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A Methodology for Defining Electricity Demand in Energy Simulations Referred to the Italian Context

2013

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“…Firstly, sector-wide environmental accounting is bound to be hampered by the reluctance of many businesses to record and release energy consumption data. Indeed, Mortimer et al (1999) have commented on the difficulty of obtaining reliable data for energy use in nondomestic buildings. While it is understandable that dollar figures for electricity consumption are often considered "confidential information", given their direct relationship with operating costs and profit, kWh or MJ figures on the other hand, are relatively neutral.…”

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“…Deng and Burnett (2000), for example, used an energy use index that was based on site energy consumption per unit of gross floor area, for sixteen hotels in Hong Kong. On a larger scale, Mortimer et al (1999) 3) Multiply the average values by the number of businesses classified under each accommodation group or category, to obtain estimated total energy consumption values for each accommodation category. 4) Sum the values calculated for different categories of accommodation, to establish a sector wide value for energy consumption.…”

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Exploring methods and practicalities of conducting sector-wide energy consumption accounting in the tourist accommodation industry

Warnken

Bradley

Guilding

2004

Ecological Economics

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Sector-wide environmental accounting is an important mechanism for reducing resource consumption and the production of waste output. However, to date, little attention has been paid to the practicalities of conducting sector-wide environmental accounting in fragmented, service-oriented industry sectors that comprise a diversity of small to medium-sized enterprises. This study explores such practicalities through a series of independent energy audits conducted in the Australian tourist accommodation industry. Three distinct energy consumption audit techniques are reviewed in the light of findings made from 35 energy audits, and more than 200 telephone and face-to-face interviews held with various accommodation sector representatives. The three sector-wide energy consumption accounting methods reviewed are: the Floor Area Method, the Multiple Regression Method and the Mandatory Reporting Method. In light of different business structures, different in-house environmental accounting practices, and other major factors affecting resource consumption, mandatory reporting is found to be the most efficient and effective method. To facilitate its use, it is recommended that: a) governments consider requiring resource consumption or waste production figures to be made generally accessible, b) businesses are required to collect energy consumption data over several years in order to calculate relatively accurate models that capture the factors driving energy consumption, and c) standardised accounting spreadsheets are developed to facilitate data collection for different types of enterprises.

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“…Building stocks in many developed countries have been evaluated for the relationship between energy consumption and built characteristics [26,49,50]. They have been further investigated to identify the effect of building morphology such as shape, composition, orientation, and fenestration details for assessment of building performance and the end user energy demand [51][52][53].…”

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Heat Stress Pattern in Conditioned Office Buildings with Shallow Plan Forms in Metropolitan Colombo

Rajapaksha

2019

Buildings

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This paper critically evaluates indoor overheating of multilevel office buildings in Colombo—a tropical warm humid city. The work questions the building morphological characteristics on thermal performance and indoor climate, thus the levels of Building Energy Indices (BEI) of air conditioned buildings. Pattern of heat stress on buildings due to building characteristics and its relationship to the BEI were identified. A study of 87 multilevel office buildings contributed to identify two critical cases in shallow plan form with similar morphological characteristics such as wall-to-window ratio, aspect ratio, orientation, occupant and equipment density, and façade architecture. A comprehensive thermal performance investigation on these two critical cases quantified the heat stress patterns on their facades and thus indoor thermal environments. Indoor air temperature during office hours in 3 m × 3 m multizones across the depths and lengths in these two buildings showed deviations up to 10.5 °C above the set point temperature level (24 °C). Findings highlight the severity of heat stress on air conditioned indoor environments and the need to address this issue for energy sustainability of urban office buildings in the tropics.

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Developing a database of energy use in the UK non-domestic building stock

Cited by 13 publications

References 3 publications

A Methodology for Defining Electricity Demand in Energy Simulations Referred to the Italian Context

A Methodology for Defining Electricity Demand in Energy Simulations Referred to the Italian Context

Exploring methods and practicalities of conducting sector-wide energy consumption accounting in the tourist accommodation industry

Heat Stress Pattern in Conditioned Office Buildings with Shallow Plan Forms in Metropolitan Colombo

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