Abstract
This paper focuses on the residential housing performance and people’s lifestyle in terms of energy use. The research has to be continuously study in order to change the Asian people’s lifestyle moving toward the low energy consumption. The research began with collecting data by questionnaires which already distributed to some cities of some countries in Asia. In this paper, we conducted review of energy behavior in housing of three different countries, Indonesia, China, and Thailand. Through questionnaire surveys distributed to more than 600 households, we revealed the housing unit characteristics, household characteristics, ownership of domestic electrical appliances, use of indoor thermal equipment, and monthly energy use. Based on questionnaire results from all households in the seven districts, we conducted statistical analyses to find the major factors influencing the energy use in households. Finally, the research results will be used to indicate the energy use and develop an idea for energy conservation in Asian countries. For further studies, the researchers also try to discover the new way of changing the people’s lifestyle in terms of energy consumption.
Highlights
Energy Consumption Situation in Each CountryIndonesia: Indonesia is rich in natural resources including the petroleum, natural gas, and coal
In Indonesia the survey was conducted from September 2011 to October 2011 among 500 households in the transition time between rainy season and dry season respectively, which were selected in urban area
In order to find an idea of future energy conservation method, the influence factors of residential energy consumption has to be analyzed, the reasons which result in the differences of energy consumption quantities between high and low energy use family group need a further analysis
Summary
Indonesia: Indonesia is rich in natural resources including the petroleum, natural gas, and coal. China: Energy consumption of China has been increasing rapidly due to the recent economic growth and development. This leads to serious environment problems such as air pollution and acid rains. From 2008 to 2009, the monthly energy cost of residential sector has increased 10.6% (from 83 USD to 92 USD) [4] Responding this issue, some development countries innovate with environmentally hi-technologies, such as wind power, solar panel, and nuclear power plant. Rather than just reducing consumption, the technologies were increase the energy supply, which means people can use it without limits as their needs increase From these issues, we are thinking about how to change the community towards energy efficient by changing their lifestyle. By using the energy as necessary will significantly able to save the environment and human life, with the combination of the passive technologies
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