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Modelling carbon emissions of UK dwellings – The Tarbase Domestic Model

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  • Jenkins, D.P.
  • Peacock, A.D.
  • Banfill, P.F.G.
  • Kane, D.
  • Ingram, V.
  • Kilpatrick, R.

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As part of the Tarbase project, the Tarbase Domestic Model was developed to assess the energy performance of dwellings and options for carbon-saving refurbishments. While subject to the usual limits of steady-state building models, the Tarbase model allows the estimation to be tailored to a specific dwelling, with climate and internal activity accounted for. A wider discussion of steady-state models is given, and the application of the Tarbase model to a real case-study of 100 homes is described. The use of such models can be a valuable, and convenient, way of quantifying the approximate performance of a range of individual dwellings, leading the user to solutions for carbon-saving improvements. However, allowing the model to capture the variation in building specification is of great importance, as is the philosophy of seeing the building as being a product of location, construction and activity/operation.

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  • Jenkins, D.P. & Peacock, A.D. & Banfill, P.F.G. & Kane, D. & Ingram, V. & Kilpatrick, R., 2012. "Modelling carbon emissions of UK dwellings – The Tarbase Domestic Model," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 93(C), pages 596-605.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:93:y:2012:i:c:p:596-605
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.11.084
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