Household energy : economics, consumption, and efficiency / editors, Bartoli Mendez and Josiah Pena.

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HOUSEHOLD ENERGY:ECONOMICS, CONSUMPTIONAND EFFICIENCY; ENERGY SCIENCE, ENGINEERINGAND TECHNOLOGY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY:ECONOMICS, CONSUMPTIONAND EFFICIENCY; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. RENOVATION ACTIVITIES IN CANADIANSINGLE -- AND MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE ECONOMICS OF ENERGY-SAVING RENOVATIONS; 3. EFFECTIVENESS OF ENERGY SAVING RENOVATIONS; 4. RESIDENTIAL RENOVATIONS IN CANADA:AN OVERVIEW OF GENERAL PATTERNS; SHEU-2003 Snapshot; SHEU-2007 Retrospective; Types of Renovations; 5. OPPORTUNITIES FOR POLICY ACTION.

Renovation Rates by Dwelling TypeRenovation Rates by Occupancy Status; Types of Renovation; Renovation Rates by Income; Types of Renovation; Timing of Renovations; Summary; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. HOUSEHOLD ENERGY:APPLICATIONOF ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS AND TOWN; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. ENERGY SUPPLY, CONSUMPTION, AND CHARACTERISTICS IN HOUSEHOLD SECTOR; 2.1. Energy Supply and Consumption by Fuel, Region, and Sector; 2.2. Shares of Energy Consumption and Electric Appliancesin the Household Sector of Korea and Japan; 3. ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME DESIGNS AND EQUIPMENTS.

3.1. Energy Efficient Home Designs3.2. Energy Efficient Equipments: Types and Featuresof Photovoltaic Cell; 4. OPTIMIZING PASSIVE HOUSE DESIGNWITH MICROCLIMATE SIMULATION; 4.1. Energy Simulation in Passive House Design; 4.2. Microclimate Modification with a Coupling of Multi-Zoneand CFD Energy Simulations; 4.2.1. Microclimate Elements in Passive House Design; 4.2.2. Multi-Zone and CFD Coupling for the Analysis of MicroclimateModifications; 4.3. Application of Microclimate Simulation to Passive HouseDesign in South Korea; 4.3.1. Description of the Project.

4.3.2. CAD Model Conversion for CFD Simulation4.3.3. Microclimate Data Simulation; 4.3.4. Results; 4.4. Design Recommendations; 5. ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL OF SOLAR THERMALAND PV SYSTEM FOR HIGH-RISE APARTMENT COMPLEX; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Solar Access Evaluation Depending on a Type of BuildingLayout; 5.2.1. A Type of Apartment Layout and Dimensions Available for SystemInstallation; 5.2.2. Evaluation of Solar Access and Classification of Annual ShadingRatio; 5.2.3. Evaluation of Solar Access and Classification of Annual ShadingRatio.

5.3. Evaluation of Available Supply of Solar Energy System in aComplex5.3.1. Load Pattern and Weather Condition; 5.3.2. Load Matching Modeling for the Solar Thermal System; 5.3.3. Load Matching Modeling for PV System; 5.3.4. Evaluation of Solar Saving Fraction according to Scenarios; 5.4. Conclusion; 6. CONCEPT OF ESTABLISHING ZERO ENERGY TOWNAND MEASURE OF FACILITATING ITS EXTENSION; 6.1. Concept of Establishing Zero Energy Towns; 6.2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Central Supply System ofNew and Renewable Energy; 6.3. Process of Establishing a Zero Energy Town; 6.4. Conclusion; REFERENCES.

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