RT journal article
T1 A review on buildings energy information: Trends, end-uses, fuels and drivers
A1 González-Torres, M.
A1 Pérez-Lombard, L.
A1 Coronel, Juan F.
A1 Rodríguez Maestre, Ismael
A1 Yan, Da
A2 Máquinas y Motores Térmicos
K1 Buildings end-uses
K1 Buildings energy information
K1 Buildings energy use
K1 Energy drivers
K1 Fuel sources
K1 HVAC consumption
K1 Urbanisation
AB Buildings are a major contributor to climate change, accounting for one third of global energy consumption and one quarter of CO2 emissions. However, comprehensive information is lacking for the development, evaluation and monitoring of mitigation policies. This paper discusses the remaining challenges in terms of reliability and consistency of the available data. A review of energy use in buildings is presented to analyse its evolution by building types, energy services and fuel sources. Residential buildings are the most consuming, although tertiary expansion requires further analysis to develop sound specific indicators. Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems concentrate 38% of buildings consumption, calling for strengthened standards and incentives for retrofitting. Electrification is rapidly increasing, representing a potential tool for climate change mitigation, if renewable power was promoted. However, energy use in buildings will only curb if global cooperation enables developing nations to break the link between economic growth, urbanisation and consumption. To this aim, efficiency gains both in construction and equipment, decarbonisation of the energy mix and a global awareness on energy conservation are all needed. © 2021 The Authors
PB ELSEVIER
SN 2352-4847
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25969
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25969
LA eng
NO The authors acknowledge support and funding from University of Seville, Spain , University of Cadiz, Spain and the European Commission Horizon 2020 project ReCO2ST (Residential Retrofit assessment platform and demonstrations for near zero energy and CO2 emissions with optimum cost, health, comfort and environmental quality) (grant no. 768576 ).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-nov-2026