Efficient Residential Homes: Ontology

Scope and Goal

This ontology provides a guide for residential energy efficiency – it explores various options of energy production, and energy savings opportunities with and without using additional energy. Alternatives for power, heating, cooling, electricity usage are presented in a comprehensive knowledge base.

Intended Users and Application

With the many options presented, designers and engineers – particularly mechanical engineers – can assess the many strategies for energy efficiency that might be applicable for their unique project. The ontology is broad enough to be applied to a new residential building, a home renovation, or simply for technological improvements to existing systems. Estimated energy savings are also provided for each alternative.

Ontology Summary

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Conclusions

This ontology will hopefully provide inspiration and serve as a resource for engineers and designers looking to push the limits of energy efficiency while providing a comfortable environment that will last the lifetime of the building.

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