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TABLE 1.2
Energy Efficiency Indicators as Achieving Good Quality of Life and Sustaining It
Energy Efficiency Indicators
Category
Achieving Good Quality of Life
Sustaining Good Quality of Life
Energy
and CO 2
Energy consumption
Same
Electricity consumption per unit of GDP
Same
Access to electricity
Renewable energy consumption
Clean and efficient energy policies
Climate change action plan
Buildings
Energy consumption of residential buildings
Energy-efficient building standards
Energy-efficient building initiatives
Eco building policy
Number of LEED-certified buildings
Land use
Green land-use policies
Same
Green spaces per capita
Land-use policy
Population density
Urban sprawl
Population living in informal settlements
Waste
transport
Size of non-car transport network
Waste recycling and reuse policy
Length of mass transport network
Use of non-car transport
Stock of cars and motorcycles
Green transport promotion
Average commute time from residence
to work
Urban mass transport policy
Congestion reduction policy
Note: LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
1.6 Energy Performance
Energy performance of buildings should include a general framework for
the calculation of energy performance and building categories together
with the thermal characteristics of the building, air conditioning, ventila-
tion, lighting and appliances considered. These include active solar sys-
tems' contribution to domestic water heating based on renewable energy
sources, Combined Power and Heat (CPH) production and district cool-
ing systems. The following sub-section demonstrates the importance of
incorporating an energy performance directive as a standard in the Middle
East region; such a goal will aid in energy savings in large buildings and
will set regulations for energy-efficient designs that are based on standard
calculation methods. The proposed standard would be largely based on
international standards and would be appropriately modified to suit local
practices. The target is to develop standardised tools for the calculation of
the energy performance of buildings, with defined system boundaries for
the different building categories and for different cooling/heating systems.
 
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