Actual energy consumption in dwellings : the effect of energy performance regulations and occupant behaviour /

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Guerra Santin, Olivia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Ios Press, ©2010.
Colección:Sustainable urban areas ; 33.
Temas:
Dwellings > Energy consumption.
Habitations > Consommation d'énergie.
HOUSE & HOME > Do-It-Yourself > Plumbing.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Energy conservation in residential buildings
  • 1.2. Background
  • 1.3. Problem definition
  • 1.4. Aim of the study
  • 1.5. Research questions
  • 1.6. Research methods
  • 1.7. Data
  • 1.8. Relationship between research questions and data
  • 1.9. Limitations
  • 1.10. Structure of thesis
  • References
  • 2. The effect of occupancy and building characteristics on energy use for space and water heating in Dutch residential stock / H. Visscher
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. State of the art
  • 2.2.1. Household characteristics
  • 2.2.2. Behaviour
  • 2.3. Data and analysis methods
  • 2.3.1. Transformed variables
  • 2.3.2. Missing data and univariate outliers
  • 2.4. Results
  • 2.4.1. Differences in energy use per type of dwelling and insulation level
  • 2.4.2. Results of analysis of variance
  • 2.4.3. Regression model for prediction of energy use for space and water heating.
  • 2.4.4. Prediction of energy use for heating according to individual building characteristics and occupant behaviour
  • 2.4.5. Second regression model
  • 2.5. Discussion
  • 2.6. Conclusions
  • References
  • 3. The effect of energy performance regulations on energy consumption
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Data and methodology
  • 3.2.1. Districts
  • 3.2.2. Energy consumption
  • 3.2.3. EPC calculation
  • 3.2.4. Methods of analysis
  • 3.3. Results
  • 3.3.1. Differences in the energy consumption for space and water heating for different EPC values and types of dwelling
  • 3.3.2. Real and predicted energy consumption
  • 3.3.3. Effect of thermal quality on energy consumption in dwellings
  • 3.4. Validation of the results with a nationwide survey (WoON database)
  • 3.4.1. Relationship between energy indicators and energy consumption (WoON database)
  • 3.4.2. Relationship between building characteristics and energy consumption (WoON database)
  • 3.5. Discussion.
  • 3.5.1. Relationship between the Energy Performance Coefficient and actual energy consumption
  • 3.5.2. Actual and expected energy consumption
  • 3.5.3. Relationship between building characteristics and energy consumption
  • 3.6. Conclusions
  • 3.7. Recommendations for policy and practice
  • References
  • 4. Occupants' behaviour Determinants and effects on residential heating consumption / L. Itard
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Data and methodology
  • 4.2.1. Building characteristics
  • 4.2.2. Household characteristics
  • 4.2.3. Occupants' behaviour
  • 4.2.4. Energy consumption
  • 4.3. Results: analysis of OTB survey
  • 4.3.1. Reported behaviour
  • 4.3.2. Effect of occupant behaviour on energy use
  • 4.3.3. Determinants of the use of heating and ventilation systems
  • 4.4.Comparison with WoON database
  • 4.4.1. Effect of behaviour on energy use (WoON survey)
  • 4.4.2. Determinants on the use of heating and ventilation behaviour (WoON survey).
  • 4.4.3. Relationship between household characteristics and occupant behaviour (WoON survey)
  • 4.5. Discussion
  • 4.5.1. Effect of occupants' behaviour on energy use
  • 4.5.2. Regression model
  • 4.5.3. Determinants of behaviour: type of heating control ventilation and household characteristics
  • 4.6. Conclusions
  • 4.6.1. Occupant behaviour and energy consumption
  • 4.6.2. Methodology
  • 4.6.3. Recommendations for policy and practice
  • 4.6.4. Recommendations for further research
  • References
  • 5. Behavioural patterns related to energy consumption for heating / Guerra-Santin, O.
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. State of the art
  • 5.3. Methodology and data
  • 5.3.1. Approach
  • 5.3.2. Research data
  • 5.3.3. Building characteristics
  • 5.3.4. Household characteristics
  • 5.3.5. Occupant behaviour
  • 5.4. Results
  • 5.4.1. Effects of occupant behaviour on energy consumption
  • 5.4.2. Factors underlying behaviour: exploratory factor analysis
  • 5.4.3. Behavioural patterns.
  • 5.4.4. Household types: differences in behavioural patterns and energy consumption
  • 5.4.5. Relationship between behavioural patterns and user profiles
  • 5.4.6. Relationship between behavioural patterns, user profiles and energy use
  • 5.5. Discussion and conclusions
  • 5.6. Recommendations
  • References
  • 6. Occupant behaviour in dwellings with improved thermal characteristics. Evidence of a rebound effect
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Effect of occupant behaviour and building characteristics on energy consumption
  • 6.3. Data and methodology
  • 6.4. Results
  • 6.4.1. Variations in energy consumption in dwellings built in different construction periods
  • 6.4.2. Effect of building characteristics on energy consumption: do better thermal properties and systems efficiency lead to reductions in energy consumption?
  • 6.4.3. Effect of occupant behaviour on energy consumption: determining the main factors of occupant behaviour.
  • 6.4.4. Effect of building characteristics on heating behaviour
  • 6.4.5. Effect of building characteristics on ventilation behaviour
  • 6.5. Discussion and conclusions
  • 6.5.1. Rebound effect on energy consumption in the Dutch residential stock
  • 6.5.2. Differences in behaviour determined by building characteristics
  • 6.6. Recommendations
  • References
  • 7. Conclusions and recommendations
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Effect of energy performance regulations on actual energy consumption
  • 7.3. Effect and determinants of occupant behaviour in actual energy consumption for heating
  • 7.4. Determinants of energy consumption in recently built housing in comparison to the complete housing stock
  • 7.5. Data collection: limitations and recommendations
  • 7.6. Recommendations
  • 7.6.1. Recommendations for policy
  • 7.6.2. Recommendations for practice
  • 7.6.3. Recommendations for further research
  • 7.7. Closing remarks.

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