[en] This article presents the method developed to assess existing suburban neighbourhoods in
order to improve their energy efficiency. It combines the use of dynamic simulation tools to
evaluate energy requirements for heating and lighting residential buildings, a statistical
approach to assess the transport system and a simplified calculation to take also into account
public lighting. The method is completed by a life-cycle analysis of buildings. An application
is presented concerning the comparison of three typical suburban structures in the Walloon
region of Belgium. The influence of parameters which are often underestimated, like
distribution of buildings or location, on the global energy performances of suburban fabrics is
tested. The results of this exercise are presented and its limits are discussed.
Research Center/Unit :
LEMA Lepur : Centre de Recherche en Sciences de la Ville, du Territoire et du Milieu rural
Disciplines :
Architecture Energy
Author, co-author :
Marique, Anne-Françoise ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Argenco : Secteur TLU+C > Urbanisme et aménagement du territoire
Reiter, Sigrid ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Argenco : Secteur TLU+C > Urbanisme et aménagement du territoire
Language :
English
Title :
A method to assess global energy requirements of suburban areas at the neighbourhood scale
Publication date :
August 2010
Event name :
7th Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in buildings (IAQVEC 2010)
Event organizer :
Syracuse University, USA
Event place :
Syracuse, United States
Event date :
du 14 au 18 août 2010
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in buildings
