| Keywords |
Heat loss ; Adjacent household ; Apartment ; Energy consumption |
| Abstract |
Households in apartment buildings are usually considered to experience the same thermal conditions and have the same heating requirements. This means that heat loss to adjacent households is not included in the calculation of the heating load of a given unit. However, adjacent walls, including ceilings and floors, have a large surface area and high Uvalue, and thus, heat loss to adjacent households can be significant. The purpose of this study was to survey the heating energy consumption of adjacent households in South Korea. The results showed that heat loss to adjacent households can cause excessive heating energy consumption, and that additional insulation between housing units would be beneficial. In this paper, we propose an inter-household insulation standard. |