Typology Approach

 

A typical application field is the investigation of energy saving potentials for a national or regional building stock and the ex post and ex ante evaluation of instruments and political strategies. Furthermore a building typology can be useful for the strategic planning of housing companies or other owners of building portfolios.

Please consider the TABULA Synthesis Report for more information about the displayed examples and further experiences in this field.

 

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Example from Greece: National Building Stock Statistics + Modelling of Energy Consumption by Regions

Number of residential buildings for different subcategories with common characteristics
Source: Lalas D. et al., “Evaluation of supporting policies for the advancement of the Ministry’s policies in relation to the abatement of CO2 emissions in the residential and tertiary sectors”, Final Technical Report, NOA(IERSD) – Hellenic Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, Directorate of Urban Planning and Housing, Athens, Nov. 2002

Average annual specific electrical and thermal (for central heating) energy consumption (kWh/m2) for single dwellings and apartment buildings for each of the four climatic zones, estimated for 2001
Source: see above

 

 

 

Examples from Bulgaria: National Statistics of Residential Buildings by Construction Period and Building Structure

Dwellings by structure of building in %
Source: Housing Fund 2008, National Statistical Institute

 

Residential building by period of construction in %
Source: Housing Fund 2008, National Statistical Institute

 

Example from Austria: National statistics of Residential Buildings by Construction Periods and Regions

The frequencies of building types and supply systems are allocated by the Statistical Office Austria, which announces the micro census every ten years. The last one was done in 2001, and updated partially in 2005
Source: Micro Census 2001

 

Example from Denmark: Utilisation of a Building Stock Register as a data basis for a national building stock model

Distribution of external wall areas (percentage of the total area on y-axis) with different U-values for blocks of flats constructed in the period 1931-1950
Source: Wittchen 2004

 

 

Example from Germany: Model for the Residential Building Stock of a Region

Calculation of the carbon dioxide emission reduction potential for a region by use of a building typology: “Hessische Gebäudetypologie” = building typology of the province Hesse
Source: IWU

 

 

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Please consider the TABULA Synthesis Report for more information about the displayed examples and further experiences in this field.