Der Gebäudesektor spielt eine wesentliche Rolle bei der Erreichung der deutschen Klimaschutzziele. Die Auswertung des DIW Berlin basierend auf Daten des Energiedienstleisters ista zeigt, dass in den vergangenen beiden Jahren sowohl der Heizenergiebedarf in deutschen Mehrfamilienhäusern als...

Der Angriff Russlands auf die Ukraine im Februar 2022 hatte auch spürbare Auswirkungen auf deutsche Haushalte. Eine drohende Gasmangellage veranlasste die Politik, Unternehmen und private Haushalte dazu aufzurufen, den Gasverbrauch deutlich zu senken. Gleichzeitig stiegen die Gaspreise für...

Heat pumps play an important role in the electrification of the residential sector. The electrification of building energy consumption can have a significant impact on the load management of the electric grid. This study provides the first empirical investigation of the changes in hour-of-day...

Investment has grown rapidly in China in recent years, reaching more than 40 percent of GDP. Despite good progress on bank and enterprise reforms, weaknesses remain that could contribute to inefficient investment decisions. Manufacturing, infrastructure, and real estate have been the drivers of...

Electric utilities, government agencies, and private interests in the US have committed and continue to invest substantial resources – including billions of dollars of financial capital – in the pursuit of energy efficiency and conservation through demand-side management (DSM) programs....

To meet the goals of the directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings, the building sector in Europe now faces a transition towards more energy efficient buildings. Research and development of new energy solutions and technology will be necessary for the transition and the...

This paper examines the importance of environmental factors in the residential property market and investigates avowed willingness to pay for green apartments. The paper presents results from a quasi-experimental study and survey responses from 733 occupants of green and conventional buildings....

The aim of this study is to develop representative simulation building energy data sets and benchmark models for the Egyptian residential sector. This study reports the results of a recent field survey for residential apartment buildings in Egypt. Two building performance simulation models are...

With rapidly increasing energy consumption attributed to residential buildings in South Korea, there is a need to update requirements of the building energy code in order to improve the energy performance of buildings. This paper provides some guidelines to improve the building energy code to...