TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnosis of the building stock using Energy Performance Certificates for urban energy planning in Mediterranean compact cities. Case of study
T2 - The city of València in Spain.
AU - Manso-Burgos, null
AU - Ribó-Pérez, D.
AU - As, J. Van
AU - Montagud-Montalvá, C.
AU - Royo-Pastor, R.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This research aims to diagnose the energy performance of buildings in València and identify areas where energy efficiency can be improved. The energy performance results of all 129,487 EPCs in the city were mapped and compared to socioeconomic variables to gain insights into the reasons behind the results. The study reveals that the city's building stock has poor energy performance, attributed to the lack of building standards during the city's expansion in the 1960s and 1970s. The worst energy performances are observed in the peripheral districts, particularly in the city's northern half, where low-income and low-renting rates are common, resulting in reduced investment capacity for individuals to retrofit their homes. To promote quick dissemination of measures to retrofit households, they must be adequate, economical, and replicable, avoiding social, administrative, and economic barriers. The study highlights the importance of EPCs as an objective tool to diagnose the energy efficiency of a city's building stock. Policymakers can use the findings to identify areas that require improvements and evaluate the appropriate actions to improve the building stock's energy performance. This study presents significant potential to reduce buildings’ energy demand and achieve climate goals through EPCs.
AB - This research aims to diagnose the energy performance of buildings in València and identify areas where energy efficiency can be improved. The energy performance results of all 129,487 EPCs in the city were mapped and compared to socioeconomic variables to gain insights into the reasons behind the results. The study reveals that the city's building stock has poor energy performance, attributed to the lack of building standards during the city's expansion in the 1960s and 1970s. The worst energy performances are observed in the peripheral districts, particularly in the city's northern half, where low-income and low-renting rates are common, resulting in reduced investment capacity for individuals to retrofit their homes. To promote quick dissemination of measures to retrofit households, they must be adequate, economical, and replicable, avoiding social, administrative, and economic barriers. The study highlights the importance of EPCs as an objective tool to diagnose the energy efficiency of a city's building stock. Policymakers can use the findings to identify areas that require improvements and evaluate the appropriate actions to improve the building stock's energy performance. This study presents significant potential to reduce buildings’ energy demand and achieve climate goals through EPCs.
KW - Big data analysis
KW - Characterization of the building stock
KW - City building diagnosis
KW - Energy Performance Certificates
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85173485013&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ecmx.2023.100450
DO - 10.1016/j.ecmx.2023.100450
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85173485013
SN - 2590-1745
VL - 20
JO - Energy Conversion and Management: X
JF - Energy Conversion and Management: X
M1 - 100450
ER -