Nicholls, C (2014) Energy use in non-domestic buildings: The UK government's new evidence base. Building Research & Information, 42(1), pp. 109-117. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
Policy for reducing carbon emissions from non-domestic buildings in the UK relies at present on survey and modelling work carried out in the 1990s. The UK government's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is engaged in a programme of new research to update this evidence base. The work has two main components. The first is a database - the National Energy Efficiency Data framework (NEED) - in which floor area and activity data for non-domestic premises are being linked to electricity and gas consumption at the individual property level. The second is a research project of sample surveys designed to elicit information about buildings and energy use, but also opportunities for abatement and the behavioural and organizational factors affecting efficiency improvements. A pilot survey of the food and mixed retail sector has been carried out in advance of further surveys of the entire range of building types. The research programme is described along with some of the methodological problems it raises.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | abatement opportunities; building stock; Department of Energy and Climate Change; energy use; non-domestic buildings; UK government policy |
| Index terms: | evidence, government policy, climate change, consumption, energy use, modelling, energy efficiency, programme, carbon emission, database, organizational factor, non-domestic building, survey, building stock, efficiency |
| Subjects: | analytical methods, evaluation and assessment methods, consumer economics, data management, asset management, sustainability and energy, public policy, performance management, climate science, data collection methods, project controls, energy systems, business, construction type |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Organizational Design, Engineering Principles, Construction Technology, Quality Management, Digital Applications, Governance, Time Control, Stakeholder Management, Business Strategy, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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