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Unveiling the Nexus of Energy Efficiency, Carbon Emissions, and Energy Affordability for Sustainable Buildings
Unveiling the Nexus of Energy Efficiency, Carbon Emissions, and Energy Affordability for Sustainable Buildings
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- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202105318
- ISBN
- 9798297671850
- DDC
- 333.79
- 저자명
- Yang, Yizhi.
- 서명/저자
- Unveiling the Nexus of Energy Efficiency, Carbon Emissions, and Energy Affordability for Sustainable Buildings
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : The Pennsylvania State University, 2025
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
- 형태사항
- 212 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-04, Section: A.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Zuo, Wangda.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Pennsylvania State University, 2025.
- 초록/해제
- 요약Building operations account for approximately 30% of global carbon emissions. Retrofitting existing buildings to improve energy efficiency can indirectly reduce emissions by lowering overall energy demand. However, the quantifiable impact of retrofit measures varies significantly across different climatic and regional contexts, necessitating a comprehensive evaluation. Moreover, beyond carbon reduction, affordability must also be considered, as retrofit measures can have substantial economic implications. This dissertation develops and applies multi-scale building energy modeling frameworks to assess the interconnected impacts of energy efficiency, carbon emissions, and energy affordability, aiming to support the development of affordable and sustainable buildings. To achieve this objective, it comprehensively evaluates the trade-offs between energy consumption, carbon emissions, and affordability by analyzing the impact of these measures at multiple scales. Furthermore, to enhance multifaceted decision-making, an innovative large-scale building energy modeling (BEM) framework is developed, leveraging online housing data to improve the effectiveness and applicability of building assessments.First, to investigate the correlation between energy efficiency improvements and carbon emissions reduction, this dissertation proposes a method to evaluate the long-term carbon reduction potential of building retrofits quantitatively. The approach is initially demonstrated using representative school buildings in hot climate zones. The results indicate that the aggregated carbon emissions reduction potential will decrease from 3.33 to 2.01 megatons between 2024 and 2050 due to the increasing penetration of renewable energy. To scale beyond individual regional case studies, this dissertation conducts a national assessment of K-12 school buildings to examine regional variations in carbon reduction potential. The findings indicate that even within the same climate zone, grid composition plays a critical role in determining retrofit effectiveness. Building on this method, it is further integrated with large-scale BEM to assess the broader impacts under future climate trends, demonstrated using commercial buildings in the northwestern U.S. The results suggest that while the long-term carbon reduction potential of retrofitted buildings will decline with increasing clean energy penetration, future climate trends will also significantly impact carbon intensity. By applying both representative building energy models and large-scale BEM, this study provides a comprehensive approach to understanding and quantifying the effectiveness of retrofit measures in reducing carbon emissions across different spatial and temporal scales.While building retrofits contribute to carbon reduction, addressing energy affordability in residential buildings is crucial for balanced decarbonization. This dissertation expands its scope to examine how retrofit measures impact energy affordability for homeowners across diverse climate zones. Hence, to address these challenges, this dissertation develops a quantitative assessment framework that evaluates the trade-offs between energy efficiency, carbon emissions, and economic impacts of building retrofit measures. Then, the method is demonstrated using single-family detached houses with common energy efficiency retrofit (EER) and electrification measures. While electrification successfully lowers emissions in cooling-dominant climates, it significantly increases energy burdens in heating-dominant regions, with household energy costs rising by as much as 8.24% in some cases. This underscores the need for tailored decarbonization strategies based on regional climate characteristics. In addition, EER measures in highly electrified buildings can shorten payback periods by up to 48.98%, highlighting the trade-off between decarbonization and energy affordability.
- 일반주제명
- Energy modeling
- 일반주제명
- Energy consumption
- 일반주제명
- Climate change
- 일반주제명
- Decision making
- 일반주제명
- Energy
- 일반주제명
- Sustainability
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-04A.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
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