Use of energy profile indicators to determine the expected range of heating energy consumption

A small set of query variables designed to collect information about the energy-related features of residential buildings is presented. These “energy profile indicators” include information about those visible characteristics of a building which have a notable impact on its energy performance and ar...

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Main Authors: Tobias Loga, Britta Stein, Guillaume Behem
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Language:English
Published: Czech Technical University in Prague 2022-12-01
Series:Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
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Online Access:https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/8299
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description A small set of query variables designed to collect information about the energy-related features of residential buildings is presented. These “energy profile indicators” include information about those visible characteristics of a building which have a notable impact on its energy performance and are simple to assess. The queries are an interesting source for a rough energy performance calculation for single buildings as well as for housing portfolios or housing stocks. A method has been developed to transform the energy profile indicators into input data for a physical calculation model. It consists of procedures to estimate the envelope area, U-values, and efficiency values of the heat supply system. To all model input variables an uncertainty is assigned. If information from a query is not available, the model input is set to a state representing the average building stock and the uncertainty of this quantity is adjusted to a value reflecting the variance in the stock. The resulting uncertainty of the calculated energy use is determined. Examples of the application of the method are given to show the influence of different unknown quantities including occupant behaviour. Experiences on the coherence with metered consumption are reported.
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spelling doaj-art-a04a8e8f8440481bb9180142e03cb68d2025-08-20T03:34:57ZengCzech Technical University in PragueActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings2336-53822022-12-013847047710.14311/APP.2022.38.04705539Use of energy profile indicators to determine the expected range of heating energy consumptionTobias Loga0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5097-5613Britta Stein1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5690-0858Guillaume Behem2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7971-6057IWU – Institut Wohnen und Umwelt, Institute for Housing and Environment, Rheinstraße 65, DE-64295 Darmstadt, GermanyIWU – Institut Wohnen und Umwelt, Institute for Housing and Environment, Rheinstraße 65, DE-64295 Darmstadt, GermanyIWU – Institut Wohnen und Umwelt, Institute for Housing and Environment, Rheinstraße 65, DE-64295 Darmstadt, GermanyA small set of query variables designed to collect information about the energy-related features of residential buildings is presented. These “energy profile indicators” include information about those visible characteristics of a building which have a notable impact on its energy performance and are simple to assess. The queries are an interesting source for a rough energy performance calculation for single buildings as well as for housing portfolios or housing stocks. A method has been developed to transform the energy profile indicators into input data for a physical calculation model. It consists of procedures to estimate the envelope area, U-values, and efficiency values of the heat supply system. To all model input variables an uncertainty is assigned. If information from a query is not available, the model input is set to a state representing the average building stock and the uncertainty of this quantity is adjusted to a value reflecting the variance in the stock. The resulting uncertainty of the calculated energy use is determined. Examples of the application of the method are given to show the influence of different unknown quantities including occupant behaviour. Experiences on the coherence with metered consumption are reported.https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/8299monitoring indicatorsbuilding stocksurveysstatistical evaluationrealistic physical modeluncertaintiestarget/actual comparison
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Use of energy profile indicators to determine the expected range of heating energy consumption
Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
monitoring indicators
building stock
surveys
statistical evaluation
realistic physical model
uncertainties
target/actual comparison
title Use of energy profile indicators to determine the expected range of heating energy consumption
title_full Use of energy profile indicators to determine the expected range of heating energy consumption
title_fullStr Use of energy profile indicators to determine the expected range of heating energy consumption
title_full_unstemmed Use of energy profile indicators to determine the expected range of heating energy consumption
title_short Use of energy profile indicators to determine the expected range of heating energy consumption
title_sort use of energy profile indicators to determine the expected range of heating energy consumption
topic monitoring indicators
building stock
surveys
statistical evaluation
realistic physical model
uncertainties
target/actual comparison
url https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/8299
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