Energy efficiency plays a key role in meeting future climate targets. Energy efficiency programmes, however, are still dominated by conventional interventions and mainly rely on subsidies that are paid upfront and are based on a predicted result. So, despite its many benefits, energy efficiency still faces barriers to achieving its full potential. In the scope
In this study, a novel data-driven methodology is proposed to measure and verify energy efficiency savings, with a special focus on commercial buildings and facilities. The presented approach involves building use characterization by analysing typical consumption profile patterns and studying the building’s weather dependency. The characterization is then used to design a model able to
A review of the methods to measure energy efficiency savings in buildings was published in the renowned journal "Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews". One of the reasons why buildings in Europe do not become more energy-efficient is a lack of robust methodologies able to evaluate the effect of energy efficiency. Researchers from CIMNE, the International