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Energy efficiency investment cost curve for envelope measures in residential and commercial building stock (CESAR model)

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Description 2013 annual heating energy savings and associated investment costs for envelope measures in residential and commercial buildings in Switzerland; includes: Single-family residential, Multi-family residential, Office, School, Shop, Restaurant and Hospital; based on results from simulations with the CESAR model.
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jasm-retrofit-savings-cesar-2020-10-16.zip (91 kB)

Individual data files (csv, xlsx)
cost-energy-savings-residential-archetypes_EMPA.csv (100 kB)
energyEfficiency_residential_EMPA.csv (121 kB)
cost-energy-savings-commercial-archetypes_EMPA.csv (3 kB)
energyEfficiency_commercial_EMPA.csv (2 kB)
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Field documentation

Investment cost and energy savings for residential building archetypes (cost-energy-savings-residential-archetypes EMPA.csv)

Field Name Type (Format) Description
archetype_id string Archetype ID in the CESAR model
buildingtype string The type of building, either SFH (single-family residential) or MFH (multi-family residential)
age string Construction period: <1920, 1920-1945, 1946-1960, 1961-1970, 1971-1980, 1981-1985, 1986-1990, 1991-1995, 1996-2000, 2001-2005, 2006-2010, 2011-2015
last_retrofit_year number Year of the late retrofit
ECarrierHeating string Energy carrier in the heating system
floor_area_archetype_km2 number Floor area of the respective building archetype (km2)
total_floor_area_cluster_km2 number Total Floor area of the respective building cluster (km2)
demand_beforeRetrofit_MWh number Heating demand before retrofit (MWh)
demand_afterRetrofit_MWh number Heating demand after retrofit (MWh)
inv_cost_MCHF number Investment cost of the retrofiting (Million CHF)

Investment cost and energy savings for residential buildings (energyEfficiency residential EMPA.csv)

Field Name Type (Format) Description
archetype_id string Archetype ID in the CESAR model
buildingtype string The type of building, either SFH (single-family residential) or MFH (multi-family residential)
age string Construction period: <1920, 1920-1945, 1946-1960, 1961-1970, 1971-1980, 1981-1985, 1986-1990, 1991-1995, 1996-2000, 2001-2005, 2006-2010, 2011-2015
last_retrofit_year number Year of the late retrofit
ECarrierHeating string Energy carrier in the heating system
era_km2 number Total Floor area of the respective building cluster (km2)
energy_demand_GWh number Heating demand before retrofit (GWh)
savings_GWh number Heating demand savings (GWh)
inv_cost_MCHF number Investment cost of the retrofiting (Million CHF)
cost_per_saving_chf_per_kwh number Specific investment cost of the retrofiting (CHF/kWh)
cum_savings_TWh number Cumulative energy savings (TWh)
cum_inv_cost_BCHF number Cumulative investments costs (Billion CHF)

Investment cost and energy savings for commercial building archetypes (cost-energy-savings-commercial-archetypes EMPA.csv)

Field Name Type (Format) Description
archetype_id string Archetype ID in the CESAR model
buildingtype string The type of building: Schools, Hospitals, Offices and Shops
age number Construction year
ECarrierHeating string Energy carrier in the heating system
floor_area_archetype_km2 number Floor area of the respective building archetype (km2)
demand_beforeRetrofit_MWh number Heating demand before retrofit (MWh)
demand_afterRetrofit_MWh number Heating demand after retrofit (MWh)
inv_cost_MCHF number Investment cost of the retrofiting (Million CHF)

Investment cost and energy savings for commercial buildings (energyEfficiency commercial EMPA.csv)

Field Name Type (Format) Description
buildingtype string The type of building: Schools, Hospitals, Offices, Shops and Rest (others)
age string Construction period: <1920, 1920-1946, 1947-1975, 1976-1990, 1991-2009
era_Mm2 number Total Floor area of the archetype (Mm2)
demand_woRetro_GWh number Heating demand before retrofit (GWh)
savings_GWh number Heating demand savings (GWh)
inv_cost_MCHF number Investment cost of the retrofiting (Million CHF)
cost_per_saving_chf_per_kwh number Specific investment cost of the retrofiting (CHF/kWh)
cum_savings_TWh number Cumulative energy savings (TWh)
cum_inv_cost_BCHF number Cumulative investments costs (Billion CHF)
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