Do peak energy loads and peak GHG emissions correlate in buildings? Insights from emission duration curves and emission event duration curves analysis

This research proposes and applies emission duration curves (EDCs) and emission event duration curves (EEDCs) in a novel way for comprehensive analysis of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in correlation with building energy consumption. Examining a 2018 high-rise building in Ottawa, we found a moderate Pearson correlation of 0.3 between hourly energy and GHG emissions, despite a significant p-value. This indicates that peak energy loads and …