As the climate gets more extreme, buildings need to dramatically reduce energy use for heating and cooling. A new model reproduces the relationship between local climate and hourly building energy use, allowing us to reliably quantify the impact of modified indoor or outdoor climatic conditions such as thermostat adjustment or climate change.
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Reinhart, C. Linking energy use to local climate. Nat Energy 8, 1311–1312 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-023-01407-4
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