Energy Audit in Residential Building
Loading...
Authors
Patel, Chintan
Shah, Sharvil
Pallis, Jani M.
Issue Date
2012
Type
Presentation
Language
Keywords
Faculty research day
Alternative Title
Abstract
Description
This paper deals with the study of energy audit of residential building at Trumbull, CT (USA). Worldwide,30-40% of all primary energy is used for buildings and they are held responsible for 40-50% of green house gas emissions. Sustainable development is essential for the residential building construction. It has various benefits such as low environmental impact, high economical and social gains. An energy audit is an assessment of how much energy is used and identifying where it is used. We can get a detail idea about energy consumption, identifying, enumerating and evaluating possible energy saving opportunity.
Citation
Poster 63