Estimating Benefits of Deep Retrofit Scenarios Based on Passivhaus Standards in the Residential Sector of Waterloo Region

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10.2991/ism3e-15.2015.81How to use a DOI?

Abstract

This paper investigates the potential benefits of deep retrofit scenarios on the energy consumption of houses in Waterloo Region. The building envelop is the primary focus, especially upgrading wall, attic, and foundation insulation. The sample houses are divided into six categories based on their construction date. A deep retrofit upgrade scenario is applied to a typical house of each category and the potential energy savings and CO2 emissions reduction of each typical house are estimated after completing the corresponding retrofit scenario. One of the six retrofitted houses achieves the Passive House energy intensity standard. Finally, the total potential savings for Waterloo Region are obtained based on the Regional housing census. According to the above analysis, it can be concluded that applying deep retrofit scenarios to in the residential sector of Waterloo Region can make significant contributions to reducing 14.16×109MJ/yr energy consumption and 7.83×108kg/yr CO2 emissions.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Qi Wang
AU  - Paul Parker
PY  - 2015/11
DA  - 2015/11
TI  - Estimating Benefits of Deep Retrofit Scenarios Based on Passivhaus Standards in the Residential Sector of Waterloo Region
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 International Symposium on Material, Energy and Environment Engineering
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 334
EP  - 338
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ism3e-15.2015.81
DO  - 10.2991/ism3e-15.2015.81
ID  - Wang2015/11
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