Print Email Facebook Twitter Assessment of Current Energy Consumption in Residential Buildings in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Title Assessment of Current Energy Consumption in Residential Buildings in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Author Felimban, Ahmed Abdulazeem (TU Delft Design of Constrution; King Abdulaziz University) Prieto Hoces, A.I. (TU Delft Design of Constrution) Knaack, U. (TU Delft Architectural Engineering +Technology) Klein, T. (TU Delft Building Product Innovation) Qaffas, Yasser (King Abdulaziz University) Department Architectural Engineering +Technology Date 2019-07-07 Abstract In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), residential buildings' energy consumption accounts for almost 50% of the building stock electricity consumption. The KSA's economy relies heavily on fossil fuel sources, namely oil reservoirs, whose depletion will negatively affect the future development of the country. The total electricity consumption is growing by approximately 5-8% annually, which would lead to oil production and oil consumption being equal in 2035. Therefore, residential buildings need further assessment as regards their current energy consumption. This research used a survey to explore current user behaviour in residential buildings' energy performance in the city of Jeddah, KSA. The findings of the survey show that several factors impact the energy performance in residential buildings. First, the buildings' thermal properties were found to be poorly designed. Second, the cultural aspects (family member role and generous hospitality), and the majority of users within the buildings preferring a room temperature of below 24 • C, requires a massive amount of cooling due to the climate conditions. Third, an increase in user awareness has helped to slightly improve residential buildings' energy efficiency. Knowing the current high-energy-consumption sources and causes, being able to define opportunities for thermal properties' enhancement, and increasing user awareness of how to achieve self-sustaining buildings are essential. Subject Energy consumptionSaudi ArabiaRenewable Energybuilding envelopeEnergy EfficiencyJeddah To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:37c1f11b-f5c2-4791-be03-79379b1ef50e DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings9070163 ISSN 2075-5309 Source Buildings, 9 (7) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2019 Ahmed Abdulazeem Felimban, A.I. Prieto Hoces, U. Knaack, T. Klein, Yasser Qaffas Files PDF 2019_Felimban_et_al._Buildings_.pdf 5.08 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:37c1f11b-f5c2-4791-be03-79379b1ef50e/datastream/OBJ/view