Decarbonizing Urban Residential Buildings

The "open access" double carbon target has been one of the most important motivations and goals for China's social and economic development. Building is one of the most important sector for achieving energy savings and emission reductions. This book focuses on China’s building energy usage and CO₂ emissions to discuss the status quo of China’s building energy usage in four categories, their characteristics, and technologies to improve energy efficiency and achieve zero-carbon emissions. Specifically, it discusses pathways to achieving China’s carbon neutrality target for the urban residential building sector. It also analyzes the energy mix, energy intensity, and technological approaches for implementing energy and carbon targets. This book consists of large-scale survey and monitoring data, as well as case studies. The discussions of technologies and policies are supported by a variety of evidences and continuously researches results for more than ten years. The information, data, and policy suggestions will be of interest to domestic and international audiences working in the areas of energy, climate change, engineering, and building science.