Dynamic building stock modelling: General algorithm and exemplification for Norway

Abstract This paper presents a model based on dynamic material flow analysis, general in its principles and applied to the dwelling stock of Norway for exemplification. The algorithm at the core of the model is presented in the form of a pseudo-code and is described in detail. The driving force in the model is a population’s need for housing and the necessary input are retrievable from national statistics on population, often dating back to around 1800, and its prognoses up to 2050 or beyond. Technical parameters such as the dwellings’ lifetime and the renovation cycles are expressed by probability functions. Outputs of the model are the flows of construction, demolition and renovation; analysis of the renovation activity is given particular attention. The model shows how the renovation rates are a result of the need for maintenance of an ageing stock, and provides quantitative estimates of the present and future natural renovation rates, i.e. without specific incentives. The paper shows how to validate the model against statistics and other data sources, and how to use the model’s future projections on construction, demolition and renovation activities in scenario based analyses of dwelling stocks’ energy demand and greenhouse gases emissions.

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