Publication Date:
2018-11-02
Description:
Several studies highlight the significant differences between theoretical energy consumptions, - considered in the Energy Certification Schemes (ECS), following the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) -, and the actual energy household consumptions, obtained from extended surveys and monitoring campaigns, especially in Southern European countries. These differences are referred in the literature as “ heating gaps ”. Actual consumptions are significantly unpredictable (depending on outdoor climate, income, energy prices, cultural habits, etc.), but, in most cases, lower than permanent heating/cooling assumptions, present on regulations. This inaccuracy may lead to the suggestion of inappropriate measures on ECS, for low energy-consumption dwellings. Inappropriate because the impact of the same measure on energy consumptions and thermal comfort is different for cases with a permanent heating behavior and cases without it, and because it may lead to hygrothermal p...
Print ISSN:
1757-8981
Electronic ISSN:
1757-899X
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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