The Changing of Taiwan Housing Energy Intensity and Emission Intensity

Abstract:

Combining the informations of Taiwan energy balance sheet and National Housing Survey, the paper explores the changing of the housing energy use intensity and emissions intensity. Results of the analysis showed that electricity is the dominant energy type used in Taiwan housing from 1986 to 2005; the accumulated logarithmic growth of electricity use intensity from 1986 to 2005 was 60.1%. The accumulated logarithmic growth rate of electricity emissions intensity from 1986 to 2005 was 96.9%. The major effect of Taiwan housing emissions intensity was electricity use intensity during the study period.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 174-177)
• Pages: 3556-3559
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.174-177.3556
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Kun Jung Hsu
• Keywords: Emission Intensity, Energy Intensity, Global Warming Potential, Greenhouse Gases Emissions, Housing Sector

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