Occupant-based energy upgrades selection for Canadian residential buildings based on field energy data and calibrated simulations

Rana, Anber; Perera, Piyaruwan; Ruparathna, Rajeev; Karunathilake, Hirushie; Hewage, Kasun; Alam, Muddasser; Sadiq, Rehan

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122430

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“…The benefits of remote working cause businesses to substantially increase plans for remote hiring in the future, which will produce an acceleration in the already upward trend of greater remote work [38]. There are trends of homes transforming into spaces where home-schooling, office work, recreational activities and social inter-action have become a norm; hence, it should be predicted to over time increase their influence on energy use and also energy upgrades need to be considered in decision making [39].…”

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Impact of the Lockdown during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Electricity Use by Residential Users

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated lockdown can be regarded as a forced social experiment, the results of which show how to use energy under specific conditions. During this period, there was a reduction in electricity consumption at the level of the power system, but a different specificity distinguishes the group of household users. The article aims at presenting and analysing the identified issues concerning residential electricity users based on the experience from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Data from energy meters from almost 7000 flats in Warsaw’s housing estates during the lockdown in 2020 and the analogous period before the pandemic were used. The analysis showed that, on average, residential users staying practically the whole day in their flats increased their energy consumption, but without increasing their average daily peak power, smoothing the profile in the morning hours to the level reaching the peak power that had occurred in the analogous period before the lockdown. The peak power of the sections feeding the different numbers of dwellings also remained practically unchanged during the lockdown compared to the pre-pandemic period. The pressure to work and educate remotely should contribute to an increase in the digital competence of society, which may result in an increased interest in new forms of activity and cooperation based on demand-side response and prosumption mechanisms, with digital settlements for energy exchange and services.

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“…In addition to these occupant behavior is important in assessing the realistic energy savings due to energy upgrade [ 215 , 216 ]. For instance, Rana et al [ 217 ] showed that energy, emission, and cost savings vary for same energy upgrades with different occupancy profiles. Hence, occupant behavior may result in either an increase or a decrease in FIs’ effectiveness.…”

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Evaluation of financial incentives for green buildings in Canadian landscape

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Sadiq

Alam

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Financial Incentives (FIs) for green buildings are a major component of energy policy planning and play a vital role in the promotion of sustainable development and carbon mitigation strategies. Despite the presence of numerous FIs in Canada, there is still a lack of understanding on their distribution and effectiveness. This review first investigates the FIs available for residential and commercial buildings in Canada, and then performs a comprehensive review of studies related to FIs’ effectiveness evaluation. It is found that FIs for buildings in Canada can be distributed into four categories: tax, loans, grants, and rebates. Among these, rebates from utility providers are the most common and are administered in all provinces. In addition to these, special incentives are available for three end-users (low-income, aboriginal people, landlords and tenants) and for three types of buildings (heritage, non-profit and energy rated). A clear contrast is observed on FIs offered in three regulatory regimes (Federal, provincial and municipal). Four provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec) are leading in green building efforts. The in-depth literature review was also used to develop an understanding on the criteria used in effectiveness evaluation and the factors impacting effectiveness. Based on the findings of different studies on FIs effectiveness, a generic approach for evaluation of FIs is proposed that can help in deploying successful FIs programs. The results of this review are of importance to the policymakers, government authorities, and utilities engaged in designing and improving FIs for energy efficient buildings.

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“…Regarding the possible impact on the general population in China, a survey of 1210 people revealed that out of the 53.8% who rated the psychological impact of the situation, 16.5% reported depressive symptoms, 28.8% reported moderate to severe anxiety symptoms and 8.1% reported stress levels between moderate and severe [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. It is also indicated that the framing effect includes numerous effects on sustainability, and various perceptual and cognitive processes can be used [9][10][11].…”

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“…The renewable energy deployment was discussed in many previous papers from many points of view [9][10][11][12][13]:…”

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Renewable Energy Deployment and COVID-19 Measures for Sustainable Development

Bhuiyan

Mikhaylov

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Sustainability

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The main goal of this study is to evaluate the impact of restrictive measures introduced in connection with COVID-19 on consumption in renewable energy markets. The study will be based on the hypothesis that similar changes in human behavior can be expected in the future with the further spread of COVID-19 and/or the introduction of additional quarantine measures around the world. The analysis also yielded additional results. The strongest reductions in energy generation occurred in countries with a high percentage (more than 80%) of urban population (Brazil, USA, the United Kingdom and Germany). This study uses two models created with the Keras Long Short-Term Memory (Keras LSTM) Model, and 76 and 10 parameters are involved. This article suggests that various restrictive strategies reduced the sustainable demand for renewable energy and led to a drop in economic growth, slowing the growth of COVID-19 infections in 2020. It is unknown to what extent the observed slowdown in the spread from March 2020 to September 2020 due to the policy’s impact and not the interaction between the virus and the external environment. All renewable energy producers decreased the volume of renewable energy market supply in 2020 (except China).

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Occupant-based energy upgrades selection for Canadian residential buildings based on field energy data and calibrated simulations

Cited by 15 publications

References 63 publications

Impact of the Lockdown during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Electricity Use by Residential Users

Impact of the Lockdown during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Electricity Use by Residential Users

Evaluation of financial incentives for green buildings in Canadian landscape

Renewable Energy Deployment and COVID-19 Measures for Sustainable Development

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