关键词: 建筑能耗, 住宅建筑, 生活能耗, 城乡差异

Abstract:

Based on the questionnaire of 10 cities and towns in China, this research has found that there are significant differences between urban and rural area in China through the data analyzing. The survey mainly includes five aspects: energy consumption for heating and cooling, lighting energy consumption, household electricity appliances’ energy consumption, and the energy consumption for cooking. The findings show that the main energy resource are electricity, natural gas and coal and the main energy consuming activities are heating, cooking and household electricity appliances’ consumption. In addition, the results of survey reflect the difference in energy source and consumption structure between urban and rural area. Generally, the per capita energy consumption in urban is 3.2 times of rural life. Gas and electricity are the main energy source in urban area while electricity power and coal have a high proportion in rural residents. The survey results provide important reference for China to implement energy saving policy.

Key words: building energy consumption, residential buildings, energy consumption of life, differences between urban and rural areas