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Developing two benchmark models for post-world war II residential buildings
Attia, Shady; Mustafa, Ahmed; Giry, Nicolas et al.
2021In Energy and Buildings, 244 (111052)
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Keywords :
Reference building; Single-family detached home; Energy audit; Energy efficiency; Energy use intensity; Temperate climate
Abstract :
[en] In the context of the European carbon neutrality targets, building benchmarks are a key issue for the renovation of existing buildings. Although there are various benchmark methods for energy efficiency characterization, their application to the residential sector is still limited. This paper developed two building simulation models for post-world war II houses in Belgium based on data from post-occupancy measurements and field survey campaigns. The study reports the energy characteristics and occupancy profiled of detached single-family houses. An analysis of energy consumption (electricity and natural gas) and a walkthrough survey were conducted between 2016 and 2019. The benchmark model’s validity has been further checked against public statistics and verified through model calibration and monthly energy bill comparison. Two reference models representing 633.702 post-WWII single-family houses in Belgium were created and validated. The first archetype has an average energy use intensity of 166 kWh/m2 /year and represents detached single-family houses built between 1945 and 1969. The second archetype has an average energy use intensity of 155 kWh/m2 /year and represents detached single-family houses built between 1970 and 1990. The paper provides a timely opportunity to evaluate the real performance of post-world war II most common archetypes concerning design assumptions and how building professionals can turn the energy performance gap challenge to their advantage. The findings on energy needs and intensity are useful for creating future renovation scenarios for similar archetypes in Western European countries.
Research center :
Sustainable Building Design Lab
Disciplines :
Architecture
Author, co-author :
Attia, Shady  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Techniques de construction des bâtiments
Mustafa, Ahmed
Giry, Nicolas
Popineau, Mathieu
Cuchet, Mathilde
Gulirmak, Numan
Language :
English
Title :
Developing two benchmark models for post-world war II residential buildings
Alternative titles :
[en] Belgium
Publication date :
01 August 2021
Journal title :
Energy and Buildings
ISSN :
0378-7788
eISSN :
1872-6178
Publisher :
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Special issue title :
111052
Volume :
244
Issue :
111052
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
OCCuPANt, on the Impacts Of Climate Change on the indoor environmental and energy PerformAnce of buildiNgs in Belgium during summer
Funders :
ULiège - Université de Liège [BE]
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