Effectiveness of energy renovations: a reassessment based on actual consumption savings

Faidra Filippidou, Nico Nieboer, Henk Visscher

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    Abstract

    Energy renovations offer unique opportunities to increase the energy efficiency of the built environment and for the existing housing stock, they are the most important solution. Usually, energy savings are based on modelling calculations. However, recent research has shown that the predicted energy consumption differs largely from the actual consumption. In this paper, the effectiveness of energy measures is re-assessed based on actual consumption data. We use a monitoring system, which contains information about the energy performance of around 60% of the Dutch non-profit housing sector (circa 1.2 million dwellings). We connect the data from this monitoring system to actual energy consumption data from Statistics Netherlands on a dwelling level. Using longitudinal analysis methods, from 2010 to 2014, we are able to identify the energy efficiency improvements of the stock and determine the effectiveness of different measures in terms of actual energy savings. The results reveal the actual energy savings of different efficiency measures and highlight the significance of the actual energy consumption when a renovation is planned or realized.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the ECEEE 2017 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency
    Subtitle of host publicationConsumption, efficiency and limits
    EditorsTherese Laitinen Lindström, Ylva Blume, Margareta Regebro, Nina Hampus, Vanja Hiltunen
    PublisherEuropean Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE)
    Pages1737-1746
    ISBN (Electronic)978-91-983878-1-0
    ISBN (Print)978-91-983878-0-3
    Publication statusPublished - 2017
    EventECEEE 2017 Summer Study on energy efficiency: Consumption, efficiency and limits - Toulon/Hyères, France
    Duration: 29 May 20173 Jun 2017
    http://www.eceee.org/summerstudy/

    Publication series

    Nameeceee 2017 Summer Study proceedings
    ISSN (Print)1653-7025
    ISSN (Electronic)2001-7960

    Conference

    ConferenceECEEE 2017 Summer Study on energy efficiency
    Country/TerritoryFrance
    CityToulon/Hyères
    Period29/05/173/06/17
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    Keywords

    • energy efficiency improvements
    • monitoring
    • energy savings
    • non-profit housing

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