Development and analysis of DECC (data-base for energy consumption of commercial building): Part 1 Development on basic database of DECC

Hiroto Takaguchi*, Shimpei Izutsu, Satoshi Washiya, Shigeki Kametani, Hisashi Hanzawa, Hiroshi Yoshino, Yoshiharu Asano, Masaya Okumiya, Yoshiyukhi Shimoda, Saburo Murakawa, Hirotoshi Yoda, Yuzo Sakamoto, Kazuaki Bogaki, Shuzo Murakami

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Abstract

The number of commercial buildings in Japan is estimated over 10 million and these buildings are considered to emit large amounts of CO 2 . However, environmental load for commercial buildings has not been fully researched and those researches done in the past have focused on limited subjects or areas in Japan. This research aims to develop a nationwide database on CO 2 emission and water usage of commercial buildings which can be used by researchers, policy makers and business people. This paper reports the outline of this database and the specific primary energy consumption, which was developed centrally by 33 universities. The data was collected through questionnaire surveys which was conducted between 2007 and 2009, and a total of 40,085 building data was collected, of which 27,902 were disclosed. The collected data was divided into 23 uses and primary energy consumption intensity for the disclosed database were calculated by areas, gloss floor area and year of completion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)699-705
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Environmental Engineering (Japan)
Volume77
Issue number678
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Aug

Keywords

  • Commercial buildings
  • DECC
  • Database
  • Primary energy consumption intensity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Engineering

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