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Spatial distributions of heating, cooling, and industrial degree-days in Turkey

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The degree-day method is commonly used to estimate energy consumption for heating and cooling in residential, commercial and industrial buildings, as well as in greenhouses, livestock facilities, storage facilities and warehouses. This article presents monthly and yearly averages and spatial distributions of heating, cooling, and industrial degree-days at the base temperatures of 18 °C and 20 °C, 18 °C and 24 °C, and 7 °C and 13 °C, respectively; as well as the corresponding number of days in Turkey. The findings presented here will facilitate the estimation of heating and cooling energy consumption for any residential, commercial and industrial buildings in Turkey, for any period of time (monthly, seasonal, etc.). From this analysis it will also be possible to compare and design alternative building systems in terms of energy efficiencies. If one prefers to use set point temperatures to indicate the resumption of the heating season would also be possible using the provided information in this article. In addition, utility companies and manufacturing/marketing companies of HVAC systems would be able to easily determine the demand, marketing strategies and policies based on the findings in this study.

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  1. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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  2. Toraman Biothermal Systems Inc., Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

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Yildiz, I., Sosaoglu, B. Spatial distributions of heating, cooling, and industrial degree-days in Turkey. Theor. Appl. Climatol. 90, 249–261 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-006-0281-1

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