| Description |
1 online resource (238 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Sustainable urban areas,
1879-8330 ;
33
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Sustainable urban areas ; 33.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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. |
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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. |
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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). |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Dwellings -- Energy consumption.
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Dwellings -- Energy consumption. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Actual energy consumption in dwellings. New York : Ios Press, ©2010 9781607506508 (OCoLC)671703582 |
| ISBN |
9781607506515 (electronic book) |
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1607506513 (electronic book) |
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9781607506508 |
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1607506505 |
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