A comparative benchmarking study of multi-storey residential buildings in two periods of energy saving efforts: the 1980s and the 2010s

Autor: Jensen, Ole Michael, Rose, Jørgen, Kragh, Jesper, Christiansen, Christian Holm, Grimmig, Mikael, Martin Hvenegaard, Claus
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Jensen, O M, Rose, J, Kragh, J, Christiansen, C H, Grimmig, M & Martin Hvenegaard, C 2021, ' A comparative benchmarking study of multi-storey residential buildings in two periods of energy saving efforts: the 1980s and the 2010s ', IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 2069, no. 1, 012075 . https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012075
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012075
Popis: The heat consumption in comparable multi-storey residential buildings can vary significantly from building to building, just as the consumption in a building varies from year to year. The former typically relates to year of erection, level of insulation and realised energy improvements, composition, caretaker skill and enthusiasm and similar factors, while the latter usually relates to weather (temperature, wind, and sun). Therefore, it can be difficult for the housing association, the building administration and the building owner to assess whether a specific building performs satisfactorily, what the energy saving potential is of specific energy improvements and the value of optimising operational control parameters. In 1990, Technological Institute in Denmark analysed 23,000 Danish dwellings divided into 92 typical multi-storey buildings. This study included measurement data for the 1970s and the years after the energy crises and the first tightening of the building regulation’s thermal requirements. The study showed significant reductions in energy consumption. In an ongoing study of the heating consumption in Danish multi-storey residential buildings, 18,000 dwellings with a total heated area of 1,085,000 m², is being analysed. This study includes measurement data from the last 10-20 years and thereby cover a period with an increasing focus on environmental and climate impacts of energy consumption. During these two decades, the heat consumption has increased and decreased, but the consumption is more or less the same today as it was in 2000. This paper presents a comparative study of the two sets of measurement data and thereby energy saving efforts. In addition, the results feed into a web-based benchmarking tool using key indicators like monthly energy consumption, energy signatures and annual carbon emission. The purpose of the benchmarking tool is also to predict the effects of energy saving measures and to estimate pre- and rebound effects. In 1990, Technological Institute (TI) in Denmark made a benchmarking study of 92 typical multi-storey buildings covering 23 000 dwellings. The study included measurement data from the 1970s and the years after the energy crises. This study showed that over a period of less than 20 years a significant reduction in energy consumption took place. In a new similar study, TI and Aalborg University have analysed 62 buildings covering 18 000 dwellings including measurement data from the last 20 years. This time, the data covers a period with an increasing focus on the carbon-emission impacts of energy consumption. As opposed to the first benchmarking study, the new 20-years study shows that the heat consumption has been almost constant over the last 20 years. This paper presents a comparative study of the two sets of measurements and evaluates energy saving efforts and individual building energy performance. Furthermore, the paper compares two different ways of deriving benchmarks from the data and demonstrates how utilizing change-point models/energy signature as opposed to the more traditional mean annual values per heated area, significantly increases the usability.
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