In an International Energy Agency collaborative project, an attempt has been made to establish indicators that unambiguously characterise energy use in a cold climate. Detailed information was obtained from 11 buildings in the seven participating countries. The project revealed that often there are no internationally accepted methods or definitions for the determination of different quantities. There is no general indicator that can on its own describe the energy effectiveness of a building. In energy effective buildings energy for heating constitutes only a small proportion of total energy use, and it is therefore all the more important that the energy for appliances and equipment should also be included so that the energy status of the building may be assessed. In international comparisons it is also essential to describe accurately the indoor climate that applies and to define accurately the performance of the building.
Indicators of energy efficiency in cold climate buildings.
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Year:
1996
Bibliographic info:
Sweden, Byggdok, unpublished report, project no 19960660.