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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112154
	Drivers of energy consumption in Kuwaiti buildings: Insights from a hybrid statistical and building performance simulation approach
	Azar E.; Alaifan B.; Lin M.; Trepci E.; El Asmar M.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	150
英文摘要	Understanding and quantifying the drivers of energy consumption in buildings is an essential step to identify inefficiencies and guide energy conservation efforts and policies. While such efforts are common in western countries, they remain limited in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, particularly in the State of Kuwait. This article presents the first systematic assessment of the drivers of energy consumption in Kuwaiti commercial and residential buildings. It presents a unique hybrid study approach combining data collected from 463 buildings with Building Performance Simulation (BPS) developed and validated to mimic the performance of archetype (i.e., typical) Kuwaiti buildings. Results identify the built-up area and the thermostat cooling setpoints as the main determinants of electric consumption, quantifying the exact relationships between these variables. For instance, a simple 2 °C increase in the thermostat cooling setpoint can lead to a more than 10% reduction in total energy use. Other parameters that are typically known to affect building performance, such as the type of Air Conditioning (AC) systems installed, did not show statistically significant effects. The findings helped derive important recommendations for the Kuwaiti authorities, covering the educational, technological, and policy-related dimensions of the challenges facing the building sector. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Building performance simulation Buildings Energy consumption drivers Energy policy Kuwait Statistical modeling
英文关键词	Air conditioning; Buildings; Energy policy; Energy utilization; Historic preservation; Thermostats; Building performance; Building performance simulations; Cooling set-points; Electric consumption; Middle East and North Africa; Residential building; Systematic assessment; Western countries; Energy conservation
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205002
作者单位	Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, PO Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Department of Engineering, Kuwait Municipality, PO Box 10, Safat, Kuwait; School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, PO Box 85287, Tempe, AZ, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Azar E.,Alaifan B.,Lin M.,et al. Drivers of energy consumption in Kuwaiti buildings: Insights from a hybrid statistical and building performance simulation approach[J],2021,150.
APA	Azar E.,Alaifan B.,Lin M.,Trepci E.,&El Asmar M..(2021).Drivers of energy consumption in Kuwaiti buildings: Insights from a hybrid statistical and building performance simulation approach.Energy Policy,150.
MLA	Azar E.,et al."Drivers of energy consumption in Kuwaiti buildings: Insights from a hybrid statistical and building performance simulation approach".Energy Policy 150(2021).