DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION PROFILE FOR TYPICAL BUILDINGS IN VIETNAM

Abstract

The economic growth in Vietnam has enjoyed a sustained strong
performance in recent years. Similarly to the economic growth, the building
sector in Vietnam has enjoyed a sustained development, especially regarding the
construction of commercial and high-rise residential buildings. Such buildings
are usually responsible for important electricity consumption. For evaluating
energy performance of building overall, the specific energy consumption (SEC)
profile is used to describe the energy consumption of all (or part of) energy
consuming systems (HVAC, lighting, water heating, cooking, electrical appliance,
etc.) per area over a specific period. It must be linked to a specific type of
building, under a defined climate zone. In this paper, building energy
consumption data is gathered from building energy surveys conducted by
Ministry of Construction and international institutions (USAID, IFC…). Each
collected database or information is quantitatively and qualitatively evaluated to
provide SEC profile for identifying any potential correlation in between energy
consumption figures and climate zones and/or any other relevant parameters.