Knowing electricity end-uses to successfully promote energy efficiency in buildings: a case study in low-income houses in Southern Brazil

The objective of this paper is to show the importance of measuring electricity end-uses in order to promote energy efficiency in low-income houses in Southern Brazil. Sixty low-income houses were surveyed, and data of socioeconomic variables, electricity use, and usage pattern were measured and obta...

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Main Authors: Arthur Santos Silva, Fernando Luiz, Ana Carolina Mansur, Abel Silva Vieira, Aline Schaefer, Enedir Ghisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aalborg University Press 2014-06-01
Series:International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management
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Online Access:http://journals.aau.dk/index.php/sepm/article/view/265