A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Residential energy consumption patterns and the overall housing energy requirements of urban and rural households in Finland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7298-4999
Highlights Behavioral differences seem significant between different housing modes. Each housing mode appears as less energy-intensive in rural areas. Inclusion of indirect energy purchases is essential when comparing housing modes. Unit-of-analysis (m2, capita, household) selection strongly affects the results. Energy-mixes vary considerably amid housing modes with interesting GHG impacts.
Abstract In this study, we analyze holistically the residential energy consumption patterns and the overall housing energy requirements of urban and rural households in Finland. We study separately three of the most common types of housing—apartment buildings, row-/terraced houses, and detached houses—and include private and the communal building energy as well as the amount of energy consumed by free-time residences. With this study, we add perspective to the ongoing discussion on the sustainability of urban versus rural living and that of different housing types. We employ Household Budget Survey data from Statistics Finland and data from the Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla) to extract the actual energy purchases and convert them into energy units. Our key findings include five perspectives: (1) behavioral differences seem significant between different housing modes; (2) each housing mode appears to be less energy-intensive in rural areas; (3) including indirect energy purchases is essential when comparing different housing modes; (4) unit-of-analysis (m2, capita, household) selection strongly affects the results; and (5) the energy mixes vary significantly between the studied building types, changing from the predominance of non-renewables in apartment buildings to that of renewables in detached houses, which in turn has interesting carbon footprint implications.
Residential energy consumption patterns and the overall housing energy requirements of urban and rural households in Finland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7298-4999
Highlights Behavioral differences seem significant between different housing modes. Each housing mode appears as less energy-intensive in rural areas. Inclusion of indirect energy purchases is essential when comparing housing modes. Unit-of-analysis (m2, capita, household) selection strongly affects the results. Energy-mixes vary considerably amid housing modes with interesting GHG impacts.
Abstract In this study, we analyze holistically the residential energy consumption patterns and the overall housing energy requirements of urban and rural households in Finland. We study separately three of the most common types of housing—apartment buildings, row-/terraced houses, and detached houses—and include private and the communal building energy as well as the amount of energy consumed by free-time residences. With this study, we add perspective to the ongoing discussion on the sustainability of urban versus rural living and that of different housing types. We employ Household Budget Survey data from Statistics Finland and data from the Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla) to extract the actual energy purchases and convert them into energy units. Our key findings include five perspectives: (1) behavioral differences seem significant between different housing modes; (2) each housing mode appears to be less energy-intensive in rural areas; (3) including indirect energy purchases is essential when comparing different housing modes; (4) unit-of-analysis (m2, capita, household) selection strongly affects the results; and (5) the energy mixes vary significantly between the studied building types, changing from the predominance of non-renewables in apartment buildings to that of renewables in detached houses, which in turn has interesting carbon footprint implications.
Residential energy consumption patterns and the overall housing energy requirements of urban and rural households in Finland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7298-4999
Highlights Behavioral differences seem significant between different housing modes. Each housing mode appears as less energy-intensive in rural areas. Inclusion of indirect energy purchases is essential when comparing housing modes. Unit-of-analysis (m2, capita, household) selection strongly affects the results. Energy-mixes vary considerably amid housing modes with interesting GHG impacts.
Abstract In this study, we analyze holistically the residential energy consumption patterns and the overall housing energy requirements of urban and rural households in Finland. We study separately three of the most common types of housing—apartment buildings, row-/terraced houses, and detached houses—and include private and the communal building energy as well as the amount of energy consumed by free-time residences. With this study, we add perspective to the ongoing discussion on the sustainability of urban versus rural living and that of different housing types. We employ Household Budget Survey data from Statistics Finland and data from the Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla) to extract the actual energy purchases and convert them into energy units. Our key findings include five perspectives: (1) behavioral differences seem significant between different housing modes; (2) each housing mode appears to be less energy-intensive in rural areas; (3) including indirect energy purchases is essential when comparing different housing modes; (4) unit-of-analysis (m2, capita, household) selection strongly affects the results; and (5) the energy mixes vary significantly between the studied building types, changing from the predominance of non-renewables in apartment buildings to that of renewables in detached houses, which in turn has interesting carbon footprint implications.
Residential energy consumption patterns and the overall housing energy requirements of urban and rural households in Finland
Heinonen, Jukka (author) / Junnila, Seppo (author)
Energy and Buildings ; 76 ; 295-303
2014-02-27
9 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Urban , Rural , Residential energy , Household , Building type , Lifestyle
Residential Energy Consumption, Multifamily Housing
| NTIS | 1974
Energy consumption model of rural households in urban development area of Chongqing
| British Library Online Contents | 2015