Each year researchers at CBEEDAC work on a number of projects related to the buildings sector. Reports on many of these projects are available here for downloading by clicking on the highlighted links. Some reports are not yet available for downloading, if you are interested in any of them and would like to receive a copy by e-mail, please write us at cbeedac@ualberta.ca.
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Note that the reports for some years are drafts. A short description of the content of the most recent reports is available on the What's new page.
2010-11 Reports:
"A comparison of aggregate energy consumption in Canada and the United States", by Noha Abdel Razek and David L. Ryan
CBEEDAC
2011-RP-01-DRAFT
"Too small to matter? Residential energy expenditure shares in Canada", by Lucie Maruejols, Xuanye Lu and Denise Young
CBEEDAC 2011-RP-02-DRAFT
"CBEEDAC energy economics digest: energy consumption and prices in Canada, year in review: 2008", by Laura Adkins-Hackett, Lucie Maruejols and Andre Plourde
CBEEDAC 2011-RP-03
"A tale of two sectors: Canadian residential and commercial energy use", by Ryan Thompson and David L. Ryan
CBBEDAC 2011-RP-04-DRAFT
"A comparison of energy-related characteristics of residential dwellings and technologies across Canada and the US', by Lucie Maruejols, Xuanye Lu and Denise Young
CBEEDAC 2011-RP-05
"Measurement in retail stores of standby power consumption of household electrical appliances", by Lucie Maruejols and David L. Ryan
CBEEDAC 2011-RP-06-DRAFT
2009-10 Reports:
"Energy use in Canadian multifamily dwellings",
by Lucie Maruejols and Denise Young
CBEEDAC 2010-RP-01.
"Electricity awareness survey",
by Lucie Maruejols and David L. Ryan
CBEEDAC 2010-RP-02.
"Development of activities"
CBEEDAC 2010-RP-03.
2008-09 Reports:
“Residential Energy Demand in Canada”,
by Lucie Maruejols and David L. Ryan
CBEEDAC 2009-RP-01.
“Explaining Energy Savings under the EnerGuide for Houses Home Retrofit Program”,
by David L. Ryan
CBEEDAC 2009-RP-02.
“Energy Efficiency in Canadian Commercial Buildings: Evidence from 2000 and 2005”,
by James Lin and Denise Young
CBEEDAC 2009-RP-03.
“Generalizing Home Retrofit Program Results to Non Participants”, by Lucie Maruejols
and David L. Ryan
CBEEDAC 2009-RP-04.
“Energy Use in Canadian Buildings: What Have We Learned from Recent Data”, pp. 177-207 in Utrick, J.B. (ed) Energy and Buildings: Efficiency, Air Quality and Conservation, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, by David L Ryan and Denise Young).
2007-08 Reports:
"Modelling Energy Savings and Environmental Benefits from Energy Policies and New
Technologies”, by David L Ryan and Denise Young
CBEEDAC 2008–RP-
01.
Revised version published as: Chapter 10 (pp. 234-256) in Evans, J. and L. Hunt (eds) International Handbook on the Economics of Energy, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2009
“Time-Saving Innovations and Canadian Household Energy Use”, by Vera Brenčič and
Denise Young
CBEEDAC 2008–RP-02.
Revised version published as: “Time-Saving Innovations, Time Allocation, and Energy Use: Evidence from Canadian Households” in Ecological Economics, 2009, 68-2, 859-67
“Energy Demand Models and Modelling”, by David L Ryan and André Plourde
CBEEDAC 2008–RP-03.
Revised version published as: "Empirical Modelling of Energy Demand", Chapter 6 (pp. 112-143) inEvans, J. and L. Hunt (eds) International Handbook on the Economics of Energy, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2009
“Environmental Awareness and Household Energy Efficiency”, by David L Ryan
CBEEDAC 2008–RP-04.
“Who Pays for the ‘Beer Fridge?’: Evidence from Canada,” 2008, Energy Policy, 36, 553-560, by Denise Young.
Paper
2006-07 Reports:
“Major Appliance Replacement in Canada”, by Denise Young
CBEEDAC
2007-RP-01.
Revised version published a:
“When Do Energy Efficient Appliances Generate Energy Savings? Some Evidence from Canada,” 2008, Energy Policy, 36, 34-46, by Denise Young.
"Energy Use for Residential Water Heating for Dishwashers and Clothes Washers”, by
Ronggui Liu
CBEEDAC 2007-RP-02.
“Reconciliation of Sales and Stocks of Air Conditioners in Canada”, by Matthew Hansen
CBEEDAC 2007-RP-03.
“Energy Consumption and Energy Intensity in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
(MURBs) in Canada”, by Ronggui Liu
CBEEDAC 2007-RP-04.
“Estimation of Site-Specific Electricity Consumption in the Absence of Meter Readings:
An Empirical Evaluation of Proposed Methods”, by David L. Ryan and Denise Young
CBEEDAC 2007-RP-05.
“Participation Rates and Energy Cost and Consumption Savings in the EnerGuide for
Houses Retrofit Incentive Program”, by Evgeny Prasol and David L. Ryan
CBEEDAC 2007-RP-06.
“Utilization of Residential Energy-Saving Retrofit Programs in Canada: Who, What, and
Why?”, by Samuel Gamtessa and David L. Ryan
CBEEDAC 2007-RP-07.
“The Possibility of Energy Consumption Misclassification by Sector in Canada”, by
Natalia Ivanova and David L. Ryan
CBEEDAC 2007-RP-08.
“Ownership and Use of Programmable Thermostats in Canada in 2003”, by David L.
Ryan and Jevan Cherniwchan
CBEEDAC 2007-RP-09.
2005-06 Reports:
“Energy Use in Malls and Shopping Centres: Evidence from Canada”, by Denise Young
and Jon Buck
CBEEDAC 2006–RP-01.
“Energy Use Patterns According to Main and Subsidiary Activities: Evidence from
Buildings Housing Non-Food Retailers”, by Nigel Fish and Denise Young
CBEEDAC 2006-RP-02.
“Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) in Canada”, by Allan Wesley and David L. Ryan
CBEEDAC 2006-RP-03.
“Standby Power Energy Use of Common Household Appliances”, by Nigel Fish, Donna
J. White, and David L. Ryan
CBEEDAC 2006-RP-04.
“An Overview of the Buildings Module of the Canadian Integrated Modelling System
(CIMS)”, by Samuel Gamtessa
CBEEDAC 2006-RP-05.
“Report on ‘Electricity Market Restructuring and Consumers’” by Junaid bin Jahangir
and David L. Ryan
CBEEDAC 2006–RP-06.
“Conditional Demand Analysis Revisited: Evaluating Residential End-Use Energy
Consumption in Canada”, by David L. Ryan and Ronggui Liu
CBEEDAC
2006–RP-07.
“Trends in Retrofit Activity in the EnerGuide for Houses Program”, by Samuel
Gamtessa
CBEEDAC 2006–RP-08.
2004-05 Reports:
“The Potential for Energy Efficiency Gains in the Canadian Commercial Building Sector:
A Stochastic Frontier Study”, by Jonathan Buck and Denise Young
CBEEDAC 2005–RP-01.
Revised version published in: Energy – The International Journal, 2007, 32, 1769-1780
“Domestic Hot Water Heating and Water Heater Energy Consumption in Canada”, by
Carolina Aguilar, Donna.J. White, and David L. Ryan
CBEEDAC 2005–RP-
02.
“Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS)”, by Michael Lockerbie and David L.
Ryan
CBEEDAC 2005–RP-03.
“Canadian Commercial Natural Gas & Electricity Prices in 2000 by Selected Census
Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations”, by David L. Ryan, André Plourde and
Donna J. White
CBEEDAC 2005–RP-04.
Targeting Energy Efficiency Programs in Commercial Buildings
Review and Validation of Assumptions in the NRCan Residential End-Use Model
Electricity Restructuring and Consumers – Part 1
2003-04 Reports:
"Electricity Consumption: Water Treatment, Pumping and Wastewater Recovery", by Donna J. White
CBEEDAC 2004-RP-01.
Expert Advice on the Recalibration of the Commercial Energy Use Database
Energy Efficiency in Canadian Commercial and Institutional Buildings
Characterization of a Typical Buildings Retrofit
The Determinants of Commercial Retrofit Decisions
Disaggregate Analysis of the Role of Weather as a Determinant of Energy Use in the
Building Sector
Assessment of the Increased Penetration/Use of Auxiliary Office Equipment
2002-03 Reports:
"Commercial and Institutional Building Energy Use
Survey Review", by Denise Young
CBEEDAC 2003-RP-01.
Expanding the Coverage of CIBEUS
Energy Use Weather Elasticity
Commercial and Residential Energy Use Models.
Energy Savings and GHG Emissions of Minimum Energy Performance Requirements
Impact of miscellaneous energy efficiency equipment
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