Abstract:
In England, housing accounts for some 30% of total fuel consumption and a similar proportion of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emission [1]. A study has been conducted to analyse the effect of the legislations & UK thermal building regulations on national energy consumption in housing. This research paper presents data on the percentage of dwelling stock, the energy consumption, energy cost and carbon dioxide (CO2) emission in different types of dwellings, which comply different building regulations from 1965 to 1995. It was found that 66% of the dwelling stock, which comply the building Regulations before 1965, consumes 73 % of total energy used in housing. This dwelling stock is also responsible for 75 % of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. Whereas currently only 4 % of the dwelling stock complies the latest building regulations 1995 which consume 2 % of energy & produce a similar percentage of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission in housing. Since the large portion of the dwelling stock is comprised of old dwellings, therefore the greatest potential for energy conservation measures can be found in improving these dwellings instead of constructing new dwellings.
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65-72
DOI:
DOI not available
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Journal: Quaid-e-Awam University Research Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Year: 2004