Evaluation of heating energy consumption patterns in the residential building sector using stepwise selection and multivariate analysis

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Filippin, Maria Celina; Ricard, Maria Florencia; Flores Larsen, Silvana Elinor
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2013
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The aim of the present study is to evaluate historical consumption of natural gas for heating, between 1996 and 2009, in multifamily buildings, using stepwise selection and multivariate analysis. 72 apartments of the capital of the province of La Pampa, Argentina, were studied. Some apartments were previously monitored, thus information about their thermal and energy behaviour is available. There are many variables that could influence the winter energy and annual consumption of the apartments. Based on the characteristics of buildings in Argentina and on previous research, ten variables were selected, from which the most representative ones were selected by using a stepwise method. Then, the apartments were grouped by applying clustering techniques, and the centroids for each cluster were determined by averaging the variables that describe the cluster. It was shown that the apartments monitored in previous works, having good thermal behaviour, are close to the centroids of the group to which they belong and could be taken as references of their group. The annual heating energy consumption average for the sample is 118.2 kWh/m2/y. However, a significant percentage of apartments showed energy consumptions lower than 70 kWh/m2/y, which is a widely accepted value to define a building as a "low-energy" one. Thus, some apartments could be classified as "low-energy", but for the actual Argentinean Norm they do not qualify even for the worst energy level label. The results make evident a strong disagreement between the Argentinean standard label and the real energy consumption for heating. This fact should be considered as fundamental in order to review the Norm.
Fil: Filippin, Maria Celina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Ricard, Maria Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Flores Larsen, Silvana Elinor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía no Convencional. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Departamento de Física. Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía no Convencional; Argentina
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Efficiency Label
Energy Saving
Energy-Classes
Heating Energy
Multifamily Buildings
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spelling Evaluation of heating energy consumption patterns in the residential building sector using stepwise selection and multivariate analysisFilippin, Maria CelinaRicard, Maria FlorenciaFlores Larsen, Silvana ElinorEfficiency LabelEnergy SavingEnergy-ClassesHeating EnergyMultifamily Buildingshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.7https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2The aim of the present study is to evaluate historical consumption of natural gas for heating, between 1996 and 2009, in multifamily buildings, using stepwise selection and multivariate analysis. 72 apartments of the capital of the province of La Pampa, Argentina, were studied. Some apartments were previously monitored, thus information about their thermal and energy behaviour is available. There are many variables that could influence the winter energy and annual consumption of the apartments. Based on the characteristics of buildings in Argentina and on previous research, ten variables were selected, from which the most representative ones were selected by using a stepwise method. Then, the apartments were grouped by applying clustering techniques, and the centroids for each cluster were determined by averaging the variables that describe the cluster. It was shown that the apartments monitored in previous works, having good thermal behaviour, are close to the centroids of the group to which they belong and could be taken as references of their group. The annual heating energy consumption average for the sample is 118.2 kWh/m2/y. However, a significant percentage of apartments showed energy consumptions lower than 70 kWh/m2/y, which is a widely accepted value to define a building as a "low-energy" one. Thus, some apartments could be classified as "low-energy", but for the actual Argentinean Norm they do not qualify even for the worst energy level label. The results make evident a strong disagreement between the Argentinean standard label and the real energy consumption for heating. This fact should be considered as fundamental in order to review the Norm.Fil: Filippin, Maria Celina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Ricard, Maria Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Flores Larsen, Silvana Elinor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía no Convencional. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Departamento de Física. Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía no Convencional; ArgentinaElsevier Science Sa2013-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/81510Filippin, Maria Celina; Ricard, Maria Florencia; Flores Larsen, Silvana Elinor; Evaluation of heating energy consumption patterns in the residential building sector using stepwise selection and multivariate analysis; Elsevier Science Sa; Energy and Buildings; 66; 11-2013; 571-5810378-7788CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778813004453info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.07.054info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:35:31Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/81510instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:35:32.131CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evaluation of heating energy consumption patterns in the residential building sector using stepwise selection and multivariate analysis
title Evaluation of heating energy consumption patterns in the residential building sector using stepwise selection and multivariate analysis
spellingShingle Evaluation of heating energy consumption patterns in the residential building sector using stepwise selection and multivariate analysis
Filippin, Maria Celina
Efficiency Label
Energy Saving
Energy-Classes
Heating Energy
Multifamily Buildings
title_short Evaluation of heating energy consumption patterns in the residential building sector using stepwise selection and multivariate analysis
title_full Evaluation of heating energy consumption patterns in the residential building sector using stepwise selection and multivariate analysis
title_fullStr Evaluation of heating energy consumption patterns in the residential building sector using stepwise selection and multivariate analysis
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of heating energy consumption patterns in the residential building sector using stepwise selection and multivariate analysis
title_sort Evaluation of heating energy consumption patterns in the residential building sector using stepwise selection and multivariate analysis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Filippin, Maria Celina
Ricard, Maria Florencia
Flores Larsen, Silvana Elinor
author Filippin, Maria Celina
author_facet Filippin, Maria Celina
Ricard, Maria Florencia
Flores Larsen, Silvana Elinor
author_role author
author2 Ricard, Maria Florencia
Flores Larsen, Silvana Elinor
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Efficiency Label
Energy Saving
Energy-Classes
Heating Energy
Multifamily Buildings
topic Efficiency Label
Energy Saving
Energy-Classes
Heating Energy
Multifamily Buildings
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.7
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The aim of the present study is to evaluate historical consumption of natural gas for heating, between 1996 and 2009, in multifamily buildings, using stepwise selection and multivariate analysis. 72 apartments of the capital of the province of La Pampa, Argentina, were studied. Some apartments were previously monitored, thus information about their thermal and energy behaviour is available. There are many variables that could influence the winter energy and annual consumption of the apartments. Based on the characteristics of buildings in Argentina and on previous research, ten variables were selected, from which the most representative ones were selected by using a stepwise method. Then, the apartments were grouped by applying clustering techniques, and the centroids for each cluster were determined by averaging the variables that describe the cluster. It was shown that the apartments monitored in previous works, having good thermal behaviour, are close to the centroids of the group to which they belong and could be taken as references of their group. The annual heating energy consumption average for the sample is 118.2 kWh/m2/y. However, a significant percentage of apartments showed energy consumptions lower than 70 kWh/m2/y, which is a widely accepted value to define a building as a "low-energy" one. Thus, some apartments could be classified as "low-energy", but for the actual Argentinean Norm they do not qualify even for the worst energy level label. The results make evident a strong disagreement between the Argentinean standard label and the real energy consumption for heating. This fact should be considered as fundamental in order to review the Norm.
Fil: Filippin, Maria Celina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Ricard, Maria Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Flores Larsen, Silvana Elinor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía no Convencional. Universidad Nacional de Salta. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Departamento de Física. Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía no Convencional; Argentina
description The aim of the present study is to evaluate historical consumption of natural gas for heating, between 1996 and 2009, in multifamily buildings, using stepwise selection and multivariate analysis. 72 apartments of the capital of the province of La Pampa, Argentina, were studied. Some apartments were previously monitored, thus information about their thermal and energy behaviour is available. There are many variables that could influence the winter energy and annual consumption of the apartments. Based on the characteristics of buildings in Argentina and on previous research, ten variables were selected, from which the most representative ones were selected by using a stepwise method. Then, the apartments were grouped by applying clustering techniques, and the centroids for each cluster were determined by averaging the variables that describe the cluster. It was shown that the apartments monitored in previous works, having good thermal behaviour, are close to the centroids of the group to which they belong and could be taken as references of their group. The annual heating energy consumption average for the sample is 118.2 kWh/m2/y. However, a significant percentage of apartments showed energy consumptions lower than 70 kWh/m2/y, which is a widely accepted value to define a building as a "low-energy" one. Thus, some apartments could be classified as "low-energy", but for the actual Argentinean Norm they do not qualify even for the worst energy level label. The results make evident a strong disagreement between the Argentinean standard label and the real energy consumption for heating. This fact should be considered as fundamental in order to review the Norm.
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