TY - JOUR
T1 - Energy saving potential for residential buildings in hot climates
T2 - The case of Oman
AU - Alalouch, Chaham
AU - Al-Saadi, Saleh
AU - AlWaer, Husam
AU - Al-Khaled, Kamel
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Sultan Qaboos University for its continuous encouragement and support towards research activities. They would also like to thank Eng Aliya Al-Hashim for providing the data for electrical consumption of residential buildings in Oman.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - This paper examines the potential of energy saving in electrical consumption if the concept of energy-efficient house is implemented in Oman. Energy consumption in the residential sector in Oman was critically analysed and forecasted based on its growth rate and its historical consumption. Then, a base-case validated simulation model for a typical residential dwelling in different cities was generated using a dynamic building simulation software, covering a wide variation of climate conditions in Oman. A variety of modified design cases that met the minimum requirements for code compliance in residential buildings for four Gulf Cooperation Council countries were developed and subsequently simulated. Then, an economic analysis was performed. The results showed that due to the high annual growth rate of the residential sector (28.5%), a considerable amount of energy (13.2% in warm tropical climate to 48% in hot dry climate) could be saved if proper building codes are put in place. Thus, this paper calls for immediate action to start a large scale programme to promote and subsequently, to enforce the use of the principles of energy-efficient house in Oman.
AB - This paper examines the potential of energy saving in electrical consumption if the concept of energy-efficient house is implemented in Oman. Energy consumption in the residential sector in Oman was critically analysed and forecasted based on its growth rate and its historical consumption. Then, a base-case validated simulation model for a typical residential dwelling in different cities was generated using a dynamic building simulation software, covering a wide variation of climate conditions in Oman. A variety of modified design cases that met the minimum requirements for code compliance in residential buildings for four Gulf Cooperation Council countries were developed and subsequently simulated. Then, an economic analysis was performed. The results showed that due to the high annual growth rate of the residential sector (28.5%), a considerable amount of energy (13.2% in warm tropical climate to 48% in hot dry climate) could be saved if proper building codes are put in place. Thus, this paper calls for immediate action to start a large scale programme to promote and subsequently, to enforce the use of the principles of energy-efficient house in Oman.
KW - Building energy code
KW - Energy consumption
KW - Energy-efficient house
KW - GCC countries
KW - Hot and arid climate
KW - Oman
KW - Passive house
KW - eQuest
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U2 - 10.1016/j.scs.2019.101442
DO - 10.1016/j.scs.2019.101442
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85060718113
SN - 2210-6707
VL - 46
JO - Sustainable Cities and Society
JF - Sustainable Cities and Society
M1 - 101442
ER -