occupant behaviour; energy efficiency; building energy consumption; daily mobility; interactive tool; assessment methods
Abstract :
[en] Improving energy efficiency in the building and transportation sectors is a viable approach to mitigate the effects of climate change and has become an important policy target. As a result, in addition to scientific research and public policies addressing energy efficiency, raising public awareness of the impact of the behaviour of citizens to energy efficiency is crucial and could quickly lead to significant reductions in the total energy consumption of a territory. In this context, this paper presents a new online interactive tool that enables not only citizens but also local authorities and private developers to (1) assess the sources of energy consumption related to housing and to daily mobility at both the individual and neighbourhood scales, (2) compare these sources and (3) determine relevant and personalised suggestions to reduce energy consumption. Numerous methods and tools, including a typological classification of buildings, thermal dynamic simulations, life-cycle assessments and statistical treatments of national censuses, were used to produce the two large databases used in this interactive tool. This report represents the primary results of a three-year long scientific research project dedicated to the study of energy efficiency in buildings and for daily mobility that is accessible to a large non-specialised audience.
Research center :
Lepur : Centre de Recherche sur la Ville, le Territoire et le Milieu rural - ULiège LEMA
Disciplines :
Energy Regional & inter-regional studies Architecture
Author, co-author :
Marique, Anne-Françoise ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Argenco : Secteur A&U > Urbanisme et aménagement du territoire
de Meester, Tatiana; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > LOCI > Architecture et climat
De Herde, André; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > LOCI > Architecture et climat
Reiter, Sigrid ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Argenco : Secteur A&U > Urbanisme et aménagement du territoire
Language :
English
Title :
An online interactive tool to assess energy consumption in residential buildings and for daily mobility
Publication date :
2014
Journal title :
Energy and Buildings
ISSN :
0378-7788
eISSN :
1872-6178
Publisher :
Elsevier Science
Volume :
78C
Pages :
50-58
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
Solutions for Low Energy Neighbourhoods (SOLEN)
Funders :
DGATLP - Région wallonne. Direction générale de l'Aménagement du Territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine [BE]
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