Energy Consumption and Comfort Study in Sub-Saharan Africa

摘要：

Many studies of building energy consumption have been conducted in Europe,North America and South-East Asia,but little information is available on the sub-Saharan region of Africa.Per capita demand for energy is low there,but fuel supplies are becoming scarce,and an understanding of energy consumption trends is crucial to the development of a sustainable regional energy policy.Reported here is an in-depth survey of domestic energy use and thermal comfort in a region of Northern Nigeria.The study included questionnaires and measurements concerning thermal comfort,along with a survey of energy consumption and appliance use.This study provides empirical thermal comfort data from a city in the tropical savannah region of Africa and was aimed at obtaining a broad understanding of occupantsthermal comfort sensations within the buildings as a contributory factor to energy services demand and use.The main finding was a resultant comfort temperature of 26℃.

关键词： Energy Buildings Development Thermal comfort Africa

作者: Anthony C.Ogbonna Douglas J.Harris

作者单位: School of the Built Environment,Heriot-Watt University,EH14 4AS Edinburgh,UK

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The First International Conference on Building Energy and Environment(第一届建筑能源与环境国际会议)

会议地点: 大连

会议语种:英文

页码: 639-646

在线出版日期: 2008-07-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）