Heating patterns in English homes: national survey vs common model assumptions

Hightlights of this open access article published in Building and Environment:
• Building stock models need to revise some of their assumptions on space heating.
• Weekends and weekdays are similar in their heating pattern and duration.
• Estimated heating demand temperature is slightly lower than the assumed 21 °C.
• Homes differ widely in their hours of heating and their demand temperature.
• The average temperature during heating periods is about 19.5 °C.

Article freely accessible: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360132313002540

Authors: Gesche M. Huebnera,  Megan McMichaela, David Shipwortha, Michelle Shipwortha, Mathieu Durand-Daubinb, Alex Summerfielda - UCL Energy Institute