Despite of Brazil not being among the major world energy consumers, the consumption of electricity has significantly increased in the last years. The National Energy Balance of 2005, published by the Brazilian Ministry of Energy,showed that buildings consume 45% of the electric energy generated in the country. Standards and codes on energy efficiency can represent 12% of energy consumption savings in twenty years for developing countries according to a global survey developed by Duffie (1996).
General Research, Residential, Single-family residential, Asset
This paper presents the use of HOT2-XP1 within a 1999 pilot project sponsored by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), which involved the evaluation and energy rating of 64 new homes in Ontario according to the EnerGuide2 for Houses Procedures and Guidelines [1].Prior to the introduction of the EnerGuide for Houses Program, the only formal method for assessing the energy efficiency of new housing was the R-20003 Design Approval Procedures and Guidelines [2]. These were tied to the R-2000 Program criteria and relied on a detailed assessment of house characteristics using HOT20004.
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