Journal article
Construction of a global disaggregated dataset of building energy use and floor area in 2010
Dept of Geography, University of Toronto, 100 St George Street, Toronto M5S 3G3, Canada Dept of Geography, University of Toronto 100 St George Street Toronto M5S 3G3 Canada1
Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic, Mierova 19 827 15, Bratislava, Slovak Republic Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic Mierova 19 827 15 Bratislava Slovak Republic2
Institute of Energy and Environment, University of São Paulo, Av. Professor Luciano Gualberto, 1289, São Paulo 05508-010, Brazil Institute of Energy and Environment, University of São Paulo Av. Professor Luciano Gualberto, 1289 São Paulo 05508-010 Brazil3
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, 5825 University Research Court, Ste 3500, College Park, MD, 20740, USA Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland 5825 University Research Court, Ste 3500 College Park MD 20740 USA4
This paper presents the construction of a dataset of energy use in 2010 by buildings in 10 regions spanning the entire world, broken down by sector (residential and commercial), end use (space heating, space cooling, ventilation, water heating, lighting, cooking, and miscellaneous (mostly plug) loads) and energy source (fossil fuels, district heat, biofuels, solar and geothermal heat, and electricity).
Combined with estimates of the residential and commercial floor area and of population in each region, this 4-dimensional disaggregation gives an estimate of building energy intensities (kWh/m2/yr) or per capita energy use for each end use/energy source combination in each sector and region. This dataset provides a starting point that can be used in scenarios of future building energy demand but also serves to highlight discrepancies, uncertainties, and areas where improved data collection is needed.
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2014 |
| Pages: | 488-496 |
| ISSN: | 18726178 and 03787788 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.03.011 |
