Climate Change Effects on Heating and Cooling Demands of Buildings in Canada

Climate change is causing more frequent extreme weather events. The consequences of increasing global temperature on the operating cost existing buildings, and associated health, safety, economic risks were investigated. Eight cities in Ontario, Canada, across climate zones 5 to 8, selected for this study. Statistical models employed forecast daily temperatures 50 years. impact buildings’ heating cooling demands energy was measured as changes degree days (HDD) (CDD) compared current design requirements. results predict an increase demand a decrease that within next A drop total HDD CDD shown which reflects comfortable outdoor thermal condition. Risk human health attributable negligible.