An innovative executive and financial mechanism for energy conservation in new and existing buildings in Iran
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ORIGINAL PAPER
An innovative executive and financial mechanism for energy conservation in new and existing buildings in Iran F. Abbasizade1 · M. Abbaspour2 · M. Soltanieh3 · A. Kani1 Received: 13 December 2019 / Revised: 24 March 2020 / Accepted: 27 March 2020 © Islamic Azad University (IAU) 2020
Abstract One of the most effective measures for building energy conservation is the implementation of energy codes. The building energy codes introduction in Iran started two decades after the first oil crisis in the early 1970s by establishing the building energy conservation regulation called Issue 19. Nowadays, due to some financial and executive barriers, the implementation of Issue 19 is faced with some difficulties. The most critical obstacle is the low price of energy carriers, which lead to high subsidies of energy and the reluctance of the building owners to implement the regulation. The main goal of this paper is the introduction of an innovative financial and executive mechanism for implementation of Issue 19 in both new and existing buildings to achieve sustainability and resiliency. The cost–benefit analysis approach, along with SWOT technique and a comprehensive review of global experiences, was applied to introduce proper financial and executive mechanisms to determine the economic and social aspects of energy conservation programs for implementation of energy saving in buildings. The presented mechanism indicates the role of all different related parties, such as the government, banking system, energy-saving companies, building owners, and municipality, to achieve this goal. The results indicated that with a cost of $10 million, the benefits of implementation of the introduced mechanism are over 5.78 billion dollars. Keywords Building energy code · Energy-saving benefits · Sustainable development · Resiliency · Health · Safety and environment
Introduction Energy is one of the most critical factors for both daily life and economic development. Energy demand is increasing fast, especially in developing countries such as China, India, and the Middle East, because of rapid population increase and significant economic growth. As a consequence, it is expected to increase greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions, which can raise governments’ concerns about air pollution,
Editorial responsibility: M. Abbaspour. * M. Abbaspour [email protected] 1
Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran, Iran
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Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
global warming, and diverse impacts of climate change on energy systems. Almost 30% of global final energy consumption belonged to buildings in 2017. Energy use in this sector rose by 21% between 2000 and 2017 because of population growth, increase in floor area, changing lifestyle, access to services, and climate change impacts (IEA 2018). Moreover, the building
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