A Data Analytics Study on Building Characteristics Impacting Energy Consumption in Single-Family Attached Homes
A Data Analytics Study on Building Characteristics Impacting Energy Consumption in Single-Family Attached Homes作者机构：Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio TX USA
出 版 物：《Open Journal of Energy Efficiency》 (能源效率（英文）)
年 卷 期：2016年第5卷第4期
页 面：121-134页
学科分类：08[工学] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）]
主 题：Energy Efficiency Single-Family Attached Homes Residential Energy Consumption Building Characteristics Reference Buildings
摘 要：San Antonio, Texas is the seventh largest city in the United States with a population of 1.4 million people, and ranked among the fastest growing cities. To assess the implications of past and present building practices within the residential sector on future energy consumption, the energy utilization of single-family attached homes (SFAH) in Bexar County, Texas is studied. The available dataset includes 3932 SFAH records representing about 33% of the total number of SFAHs within the county. The study is based on pairing and analyzing data at the individual building level from a variety of sources including the buildings’ physical characteristics, access to fuels, and monthly energy consumption. The results indicate that the area of conditioned space, presence of swimming pools, number of stories, presence of fireplaces, fuel-type, and number of shared walls are a significant factor on the energy consumption of single-family attached homes. In terms of energy consumption, all-electric two-story homes sharing two walls are the most energy efficient among SFAHs. This study can aid comprehensive master planning efforts for developing sustainable communities by highlighting key features of SFAHs and making the case for higher density housing as a viable and more energy efficient alternative to single-family detached homes (SFDH).
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