eprintid: 1402869
rev_number: 43
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datestamp: 2013-08-27 18:58:43
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creators_name: Huebner, GM
creators_name: McMichael, M
creators_name: Shipworth, D
creators_name: Shipworth, M
creators_name: Durand-Daubin, M
creators_name: Summerfield, A
title: Heating patterns in English homes: Comparing results from a national survey against common model assumptions
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: A01
divisions: B04
divisions: C04
divisions: F34
keywords: Heating patterns;
    Heating demand temperature;
    Heating duration;
    Occupancy schedules;
    Building stock models;
    BREDEM;
note: �© 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
abstract: Heating patterns and temperatures are among the most important determinants of English home energy use. Consequently, building stock models, widely used for informing UK energy policy, are highly sensitive to the assumptions they make on how occupants heat their homes. This study examined heating patterns in English living rooms and compared them to model assumptions. A time-series of winter spot temperature measurements was translated into statements of the heating system being on or off during weekdays and weekend days, and the heating demand temperature estimated. The analysis showed that weekdays and weekend days are far more similar than commonly assumed. Contrary to model assumptions, homes were frequently heated outside assumed heating hours and not all homes were heated at the same time or followed the same pattern. The estimated demand temperature was about 20.6 °C, and the average temperature during heating periods was about 19.5 °C, both lower than the commonly assumed 21 °C used in models. Significantly, variability between homes in demand temperature and hours of heating was substantial. The results indicate the need to revisit some assumptions made in building stock models, and to take account of variability between homes when aiming at predicting space heating demand for an individual home.
date: 2013-12
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.08.028
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
primo: open
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article_type_text: article
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doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.08.028
lyricists_name: Huebner, Gesche
lyricists_name: McMichael, Megan
lyricists_name: Shipworth, David
lyricists_name: Shipworth, Michelle
lyricists_name: Summerfield, Alex
lyricists_id: GMHUE67
lyricists_id: MMCMI98
lyricists_id: DTSHI69
lyricists_id: MDSHI74
lyricists_id: ASUMM34
full_text_status: public
publication: Building and Environment
volume: 70
pagerange: 298-305
citation:        Huebner, GM;    McMichael, M;    Shipworth, D;    Shipworth, M;    Durand-Daubin, M;    Summerfield, A;      (2013)    Heating patterns in English homes: Comparing results from a national survey against common model assumptions.                   Building and Environment , 70    pp. 298-305.    10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.08.028 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.08.028>.       Green open access   
 
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