Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Housing’s Energy Hogs via Multi-Housing News Online

Renters use nearly a third more energy per square foot than homeowners, according to data from the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) most recent Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS).

However, the topline takeaway from the survey, which is considered the gold standard for energy consumption data among researchers, is leading some industry consultants and academics to the somewhat illogical conclusion that apartments are intrinsically less energy efficient than their single-family counterparts.

But newly released survey micro data is challenging that conclusion, showing that homes in larger multifamily buildings (5+ units) in fact use less energy than single-family houses, as well as homes in small multifamily buildings (2-4 units).

Read more...Housing’s Energy Hogs | Multi-Housing News Online

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