On the Minimum and Maximum Variable Cost of Heating of the Flat in Multifamily Building
Heat cost allocation is commonly used in existing buildings supplied by centralized sources of heating/cooling and provided with individual metering systems. However, this process is not always fair for the users, since “fairness” strongly depends on the methods established to allocate variable and...
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| author | Tomasz Cholewa Alicja Siuta-Olcha Anna Życzyńska Aleksandra Specjał Paweł Michnikowski |
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| description | Heat cost allocation is commonly used in existing buildings supplied by centralized sources of heating/cooling and provided with individual metering systems. However, this process is not always fair for the users, since “fairness” strongly depends on the methods established to allocate variable and fixed costs among the dwellings. That is why unrealistic cost for heating may be allocated for specific flats. However, there is a lack of evidence about procedures as to how maximum and minimum variable cost of heating may be calculated for specific flats in multifamily building for a specific heating season. This paper presents different methods for estimation of maximum and minimum variable cost of heating of flat in multifamily buildings, the use of which depends of the availability of input data for specific buildings. Evaluation of the proposed methods is made on the example of a case study multifamily building located in Poland. It was shown that the maximum variable costs of heat purchase for specific flats in the analyzed building were in the range from 169% to 256% of the average unit cost of heat, depending on the method used. The recommendation about the accuracy of proposed methods is also provided by the authors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a003cc3bf92438a8283c49e1774f4dd2023-11-30T22:07:59ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-01-0116299510.3390/en16020995On the Minimum and Maximum Variable Cost of Heating of the Flat in Multifamily BuildingTomasz Cholewa0Alicja Siuta-Olcha1Anna Życzyńska2Aleksandra Specjał3Paweł Michnikowski4Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 40B, 20-618 Lublin, PolandFaculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 40B, 20-618 Lublin, PolandFaculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 40, 20-618 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Heating, Ventilation and Dust Removal Technology, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 20, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandInstitute of Environmental Engineering and Building Installations, Lodz University of Technology, Al. Politechniki 6, 90-924 Lodz, PolandHeat cost allocation is commonly used in existing buildings supplied by centralized sources of heating/cooling and provided with individual metering systems. However, this process is not always fair for the users, since “fairness” strongly depends on the methods established to allocate variable and fixed costs among the dwellings. That is why unrealistic cost for heating may be allocated for specific flats. However, there is a lack of evidence about procedures as to how maximum and minimum variable cost of heating may be calculated for specific flats in multifamily building for a specific heating season. This paper presents different methods for estimation of maximum and minimum variable cost of heating of flat in multifamily buildings, the use of which depends of the availability of input data for specific buildings. Evaluation of the proposed methods is made on the example of a case study multifamily building located in Poland. It was shown that the maximum variable costs of heat purchase for specific flats in the analyzed building were in the range from 169% to 256% of the average unit cost of heat, depending on the method used. The recommendation about the accuracy of proposed methods is also provided by the authors.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/2/995heat allocationheat cost allocatorheat meteringenergy efficiency in buildingsmulti-family buildingsresidential sector |
| spellingShingle | Tomasz Cholewa Alicja Siuta-Olcha Anna Życzyńska Aleksandra Specjał Paweł Michnikowski On the Minimum and Maximum Variable Cost of Heating of the Flat in Multifamily Building Energies heat allocation heat cost allocator heat metering energy efficiency in buildings multi-family buildings residential sector |
| title | On the Minimum and Maximum Variable Cost of Heating of the Flat in Multifamily Building |
| title_full | On the Minimum and Maximum Variable Cost of Heating of the Flat in Multifamily Building |
| title_fullStr | On the Minimum and Maximum Variable Cost of Heating of the Flat in Multifamily Building |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the Minimum and Maximum Variable Cost of Heating of the Flat in Multifamily Building |
| title_short | On the Minimum and Maximum Variable Cost of Heating of the Flat in Multifamily Building |
| title_sort | on the minimum and maximum variable cost of heating of the flat in multifamily building |
| topic | heat allocation heat cost allocator heat metering energy efficiency in buildings multi-family buildings residential sector |
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