A database for modeling energy use in the non-domestic building stock of England and Wales

This paper gives details of this NDBS project, which is 'mapping' the entir e non-domestic building stock of England and Wales - some 2 million premise s. The project draws on detailed surveys of thousands of buildings and data from numerous other sources. The result of this research is a database fro m which it is possible to draw inferences from the local survey data and ap ply them to the national stock. As its first major output, the database has been used to estimate the national floor area and the exposed wall, glazin g and roof areas. The database enables analysts to follow trends in the com position of the non-domestic stock, and its fuel and energy use. It has bee n used to predict the probable outcomes of various energy-efficiency measur es and to monitor the effectiveness of such measures once implemented. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.