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Analysis of high-energy performance residences in Nigeria

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Households account for over 80% of the total energy consumed in Nigeria. This paper evaluates optimal and cost-effective energy efficiency measures for residential buildings in Nigeria. Specifically, several energy-efficient design measures are considered in the optimization analysis including window types and sizes, wall and roof insulation levels, lighting power densities, cooling set point temperature, and high energy-efficient cooling systems. A sequential search optimization technique is utilized to determine the best energy efficiency measures that minimize life-cycle costs while maximizing source energy savings. Optimized energy-efficient measures for a typical residential building are identified for three cities to account for a wide range of climatic conditions within Nigeria. The optimization results indicate that utilizing energy-efficient lighting fixtures and high efficient air-conditioning system was required to design high-energy performance residential buildings throughout the tropical climatic zones in Nigeria. Combined with optimal energy efficiency measures and PV systems, residential buildings can be designed to be net-zero or net-positive energy assisting Nigerian households to have access to electricity especially in the rural areas.

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The support from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University to fund Mr. Adamu to perform part of the research project outlined in this study is highly acknowledged.

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  1. Commercial Air Conditioning, LG Electronics USA, Alpharetta, GA, 30022, USA

    Byung Chang Kwag

  2. Department of Architecture, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria

    Babayo Mohammed Adamu

  3. Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA

    Moncef Krarti

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Kwag, B.C., Adamu, B.M. & Krarti, M. Analysis of high-energy performance residences in Nigeria. Energy Efficiency 12, 681–695 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-018-9675-z

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