SUSTAINABLE RETROFITTING OF EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS: A CASE STUDY USING A RAINSCREEN CLADDING SYSTEM

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Bruno
Keyword(s):  
Residential Buildings

Energy Consumption Pattern of Residential Buildings: Case Study of Residential Area in Batu Pahat, Johor

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Junaidah Jailani ◽  
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Norsyalifa Mohamad ◽  
Muhammad Amirul Omar ◽  
Hauashdh Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Air Conditioners ◽  
Residential Sector ◽  
Waste Energy ◽  
Main Factor ◽  
Energy Consumption Pattern

According to the National Energy Balance report released by the Energy Commission of Malaysia in 2016, the residential sector uses 21.6% of the total energy in Malaysia. Residents waste energy through inefficient energy consumption and a lack of awareness. Building occupants are considered the main factor that influences energy consumption in buildings, and to change energy consumption on an overall scale, it is crucial to change individual behaviour. Therefore, this study focused on analysing the energy consumption pattern and the behaviour of consumers towards energy consumption in their homes in the residential area of Batu Pahat, Johor. A self-administrated questionnaire approach was employed in this study. The findings of this study showed that the excessive use of air conditioners was a significant factor in the increasing electricity bills of homeowners as well as the inefficient use of electrical appliances. Also, this study determined the effect of awareness on consumer behaviour. This study recommends ways to help minimise energy consumption in the residential area.

scholarly journals Integrating GIS-Based Point of Interest and Community Boundary Datasets for Urban Building Energy Modeling

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1049
Author(s):  
Zhang Deng ◽  
Yixing Chen ◽  
Xiao Pan ◽  
Zhiwen Peng ◽  
Jingjing Yang
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Energy Modeling ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Building Energy Modeling ◽  
Downtown Area ◽  
Point Of Interest

Urban building energy modeling (UBEM) is arousing interest in building energy modeling, which requires a large building dataset as an input. Building use is a critical parameter to infer archetype buildings for UBEM. This paper presented a case study to determine building use for city-scale buildings by integrating the Geographic Information System (GIS) based point-of-interest (POI) and community boundary datasets. A total of 68,966 building footprints, 281,767 POI data, and 3367 community boundaries were collected for Changsha, China. The primary building use was determined when a building was inside a community boundary (i.e., hospital or residential boundary) or the building contained POI data with main attributes (i.e., hotel or office building). Clustering analysis was used to divide buildings into sub-types for better energy performance evaluation. The method successfully identified building uses for 47,428 buildings among 68,966 building footprints, including 34,401 residential buildings, 1039 office buildings, 141 shopping malls, and 932 hotels. A validation process was carried out for 7895 buildings in the downtown area, which showed an overall accuracy rate of 86%. A UBEM case study for 243 office buildings in the downtown area was developed with the information identified from the POI and community boundary datasets. The proposed building use determination method can be easily applied to other cities. We will integrate the historical aerial imagery to determine the year of construction for a large scale of buildings in the future.

Risk Assessment of Fires in Residential Buildings -- A Case Study in Norway

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahareh Tajiani ◽  
Razieh Amiri ◽  
Jørn Vatn
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Residential Buildings

Deep renovation in existing residential buildings through façade additions: A case study in a typical residential building of the 70s

2018 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 258-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Fotopoulou ◽  
Giovanni Semprini ◽  
Elena Cattani ◽  
Yves Schihin ◽  
Julian Weyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Residential Building

Energy Labeling System of Urban Residential Buildings: Market Effect and Operating Mechanism — A Case Study of Energy-Saving Renovations in the Netherlands and Its Implications

2017 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 1750022
Author(s):  
Wei JIANG ◽  
Xuhui ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Operating Mechanism ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Market Effect ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Virtuous Cycle ◽  
Labeling System

Despite China's significant progress in energy saving renovations, during the past 10 years, problems about inefficiencies remain. In the Netherlands, the energy labeling system (ELS) effectively linked policy objectives and market forces, combined with the stepped tariffs aimed at the performance of energy-saving renovation, generating a virtuous cycle of housing energy efficiency upgrading. China may draw the experience from Netherlands. In this regard, the authors probe the market effect and operating mechanism of the Dutch ELS and the stepped tariffs. The theory of multi-level governance (MLG) is introduced to the filed investigations both in China and the Netherlands. Based on the group-interviews and depth-interviews with the officials in related agencies and the residents of retrofitting housing, the authors obtained first-hand information to ensure a close case study on Netherlands' housing ELS and its implementation, in order to provide some enlightenment for China's existing housing renovation and low carbon development.

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