Journal
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
Volume 44, Issue -, Pages 511-519Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2018.10.043
Keywords
Climate change; Projection; Validation; Building stock; Energy use; Climate zone
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- USAID through the SHERA program - Centre for Development of Sustainable Region (CDSR)
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Climate change is a widely acknowledged major environmental problem whose impacts on building energy use however are not fully understood. Various climate models have been developed and used to project climate changes; however most of existing studies on climate change impacts only use few model outcomes, providing narrow predictions on the influences. This study analyzed a large number (i.e., 56) of models and scenarios. The obtained future climate data showed a wider range of potential changes and thus impacts on building energy. Four reference climate models were identified to cover the full range of the 56 models for three time periods and seven climate zones. The accuracy of model projections was validated using historical data. The study predicted the potential energy implications of climate changes to a campus building stock. Influences of these changes on utility and economics were analyzed. The study further explored the potential impacts of climate change to the current climate zones that directly relate to building energy consumption.
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