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Energy efficiency investment cost curve for envelope measures in residential and commercial building stock (CESAR model)

Package version
Description2013 annual heating energy savings and associated investment costs for envelope measures in residential and commercial buildings in Switzerland; includes: Single-family residential, Multi-family residential, Office, School, Shop, Restaurant and Hospital; based on results from simulations with the CESAR model.
Last changesNot documented
Geographical scopeResidential and commercial sectors in Switzerland
Geographical resolutionBuildings
Temporal scope and resolution2013 (1 year resolution)
DownloadData package (zip)
cross-energy-efficiency-residential-commercial-cesar-2020-10-16.zip(92 kB)

Individual data files
cost-energy-savings-residential-archetypes_EMPA.csv (100 kB)
energyEfficiency_residential_EMPA.csv (121 kB)
cost-energy-savings-commercial-archetypes_EMPA.csv (3 kB)
energyEfficiency_commercial_EMPA.csv (2 kB)
Meta dataREADME.md
datapackage.json
SourcesOptimal transformation strategies for buildings, neighbourhoods and districts to reach CO2 emission reduction targets
Data licensesCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
ContactAndrew Bollinger, EMPA
James Allan, EMPA
Institution/ProjectJASM
Cite asBollinger, A., Allan, J.(2020). Energy efficiency investment cost curve for envelope measures in residential and commercial building stock (CESAR model). CROSS. https://sweet-cross.ch/data/energy-efficiency-residential-commercial-cesar/2020-10-16/


Field documentation
Investment cost and energy savings for residential building archetypes (cost-energy-savings-residential-archetypes EMPA.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
archetype_idstringArchetype ID in the CESAR model
buildingtypestringThe type of building, either SFH (single-family residential) or MFH (multi-family residential)
agestringConstruction period: <1920, 1920-1945, 1946-1960, 1961-1970, 1971-1980, 1981-1985, 1986-1990, 1991-1995, 1996-2000, 2001-2005, 2006-2010, 2011-2015
last_retrofit_yearnumberYear of the late retrofit
ECarrierHeatingstringEnergy carrier in the heating system
floor_area_archetype_km2numberFloor area of the respective building archetype (km2)
total_floor_area_cluster_km2numberTotal Floor area of the respective building cluster (km2)
demand_beforeRetrofit_MWhnumberHeating demand before retrofit (MWh)
demand_afterRetrofit_MWhnumberHeating demand after retrofit (MWh)
inv_cost_MCHFnumberInvestment cost of the retrofiting (Million CHF)
Investment cost and energy savings for residential buildings (energyEfficiency residential EMPA.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
archetype_idstringArchetype ID in the CESAR model
buildingtypestringThe type of building, either SFH (single-family residential) or MFH (multi-family residential)
agestringConstruction period: <1920, 1920-1945, 1946-1960, 1961-1970, 1971-1980, 1981-1985, 1986-1990, 1991-1995, 1996-2000, 2001-2005, 2006-2010, 2011-2015
last_retrofit_yearnumberYear of the late retrofit
ECarrierHeatingstringEnergy carrier in the heating system
era_km2numberTotal Floor area of the respective building cluster (km2)
energy_demand_GWhnumberHeating demand before retrofit (GWh)
savings_GWhnumberHeating demand savings (GWh)
inv_cost_MCHFnumberInvestment cost of the retrofiting (Million CHF)
cost_per_saving_chf_per_kwhnumberSpecific investment cost of the retrofiting (CHF/kWh)
cum_savings_TWhnumberCumulative energy savings (TWh)
cum_inv_cost_BCHFnumberCumulative investments costs (Billion CHF)
Investment cost and energy savings for commercial building archetypes (cost-energy-savings-commercial-archetypes EMPA.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
archetype_idstringArchetype ID in the CESAR model
buildingtypestringThe type of building: Schools, Hospitals, Offices and Shops
agenumberConstruction year
ECarrierHeatingstringEnergy carrier in the heating system
floor_area_archetype_km2numberFloor area of the respective building archetype (km2)
demand_beforeRetrofit_MWhnumberHeating demand before retrofit (MWh)
demand_afterRetrofit_MWhnumberHeating demand after retrofit (MWh)
inv_cost_MCHFnumberInvestment cost of the retrofiting (Million CHF)
Investment cost and energy savings for commercial buildings (energyEfficiency commercial EMPA.csv)
Field NameType (Format)Description
buildingtypestringThe type of building: Schools, Hospitals, Offices, Shops and Rest (others)
agestringConstruction period: <1920, 1920-1946, 1947-1975, 1976-1990, 1991-2009
era_Mm2numberTotal Floor area of the archetype (Mm2)
demand_woRetro_GWhnumberHeating demand before retrofit (GWh)
savings_GWhnumberHeating demand savings (GWh)
inv_cost_MCHFnumberInvestment cost of the retrofiting (Million CHF)
cost_per_saving_chf_per_kwhnumberSpecific investment cost of the retrofiting (CHF/kWh)
cum_savings_TWhnumberCumulative energy savings (TWh)
cum_inv_cost_BCHFnumberCumulative investments costs (Billion CHF)