Energy End-Use: Buildings

Ürge-Vorsatz, Diana; Eyre, Nick; Graham, Peter; Harvey, Danny; Hertwich, Edgar G.; Jiang, Yi; Kornevall, Christian; Majumdar, Mili; McMahon, James E.; Mirasgedis, S.; Murakami, Shuzo; Novikova, Aleksandra; Janda, Kathryn B.; Masera, Omar; McNeil, Michael A.; Petrichenko, Ksenia; Herrero, Sergio Tirado; Jochem, Eberhard

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511793677.016

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“…The buildings sector is deeply embedded in urban form and spatial planning, both of which determine structural energy demand from buildings independent of technology (Section 2.1). A more compact urban form tends to lessen building energy consumption and GHG emissions due to lower per capita floor areas, reduced building surface-to-volume ratio, increased shading, and more opportunities for district heating and cooling systems (63). However, there might be energy-related trade-offs at higher densities: Although three-story buildings have lower operational energy use and emissions associated with construction than detached housing, higher densities can, at a minimum, increase the energy embodied in construction (27,64).…”

Section: Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond Technology: Demand-Side Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation

Creutzig

Fernandez

Haberl³

et al. 2016

Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour.

232

137

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The assessment literature on climate change solutions to date has emphasized technologies and options based on cost-effectiveness analysis. However, many solutions to climate change mitigation misalign with such analytical frameworks. Here, we examine demand-side solutions, a crucial class of mitigation options that go beyond technological specification and costbenefit analysis. To do so, we synthesize demand-side mitigation options in the urban, building, transport, and agricultural sectors. We also highlight the specific nature of demand-side solutions in the context of development. We then discuss key analytical considerations to integrate demand-side options into overarching assessments on mitigation. Such a framework would include infrastructure solutions that interact with endogenous preference formation. Both hard infrastructures, such as the built environment, and soft infrastructures, such as habits and norms, shape behavior and as a consequence offer significant potential for reducing overall energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. We conclude that systemic infrastructural and behavioral change will likely be a necessary component of a transition to a low-carbon society.

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Section: Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond Technology: Demand-Side Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation

Creutzig

Fernandez

Haberl³

et al. 2016

Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour.

232

137

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Section: Energy In Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Buildings Sustainability: The HVAC Contribution

Felgueiras¹,

Santos²,

Fonseca³

et al. 2015

JOCET

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Abstract-A very important part of the globally produced energy is consumed in buildings, being an important share frequently used in the HVAC systems. These ones are increasing both in performance and in complexity, taking advantage from the use of the recent advances in mechanical and power electronic devices, particularly in the speed variation field. However the improved efficiency only occurs while the HVAC unit is working in the conditions specified by the manufacturer, otherwise the energy consumption raises to values considerably higher than the nominal ones. The adequate maintenance enforces the system to run on its nominal performance and the contrary has undesirable impact both in the performance and in the system expected life time. Therefore, HVAC field maintenance assumes a very important role in the global building sustainability concept.This work presents some results of an incorrect use of HVAC and the associated electric energy overconsumption that can assume values 50% higher than those that occur when the installation is operated according to the adequate maintenance plan.

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“…Also energy-related problems affecting human health and productivity take place in buildings, including mortality and morbidity due to poor indoor air quality or inadequate indoor temperatures. Consequently, improving buildings and their equipment offers one of the key points to address these challenges [4]. In the EU the total amount of final energy consumption is mainly due to three sectors [5] as follows: household and services 40.3%; industry 25.6%; transport 31.8% (remaining 2.3 for others).…”

Section: Energy Issue In Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Buildings Sustainability — The Non-Intrusive Load-Identification System Contribution

Felgueiras¹,

Cruz²,

Martins³

et al. 2015

JOCET

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Abstract-Buildings are responsible for an important share of the global energy consumed with the associated consequences at economic and environmental level. To overcome this actual concern several objectives were put in perspective, being one of them the energetic performance of systems and appliances. Efficiency depends on working on optimal conditions and user behavior. Monitoring of the energy consumption of each electric load is important but the use of decentralized energy is not feasible at present due to the huge number of loads connected to the electric grid. An alternative consists on the use of a centralized measurement device able to identify loads. This work presents a measurement infrastructure that have, among others, the possibility to make the identification of electrical loads data will be used to improve the energetic performance of households and buildings and increase the sustainability of the energy system. Index Terms-Building sustainability, electric energy, non-intrusive load-identification.

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Energy End-Use: Buildings

Cited by 84 publications

References 105 publications

Beyond Technology: Demand-Side Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation

Beyond Technology: Demand-Side Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation

Buildings Sustainability: The HVAC Contribution

Buildings Sustainability — The Non-Intrusive Load-Identification System Contribution

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