Jg. Koomey et al., Addressing energy-related challenges for the US buildings sector: results from the clean energy futures study, ENERG POLIC, 29(14), 2001, pp. 1209-1221
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Social Work & Social Policy","Environmental Engineering & Energy
This article presents dollar, energy, and carbon savings associated with ad
option of more energy-efficient technologies in the buildings sector for tw
o policy scenarios that represent departures from business-as-usual (BAU) c
ase assumptions. Both scenarios result in net savings in the total cost of
providing energy services relative to the BAU case (accounting for fuel exp
enditures and the direct incremental costs of efficiency programs and inves
tments in the scenario), while still saving energy and reducing carbon emis
sions. Primary energy savings for the building sector are about 18% in the
advanced scenario in 2020 relative to the BAU case. Total carbon savings in
that year, including both demand and supply side effects, are almost 40% o
f BAU emissions. These savings reduce carbon emissions from this sector to
below 1990 levels by 2020. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.