This thesis conceptualizes a method to analyze the structural dependencies between the physics of energy use and the economy. By synthesizing stock-flow consistent models, input-output models, and aspects of ecological macroeconomics, a discrete dynamical model is developed to simultaneously...

Residential buildings have continuously improved in energy efficiency, partly as a consequence of the introduction of energy regulations in many countries. Although better thermal properties and systems efficiency have lowered energy consumption for space heating in recent decades, substantial...