Spaces & Flows: Ninth International Conference on Urban and ExtraUrban Studies

Abstract

This paper introduces the characteristic of Japanese residential lifestyle, meanwhile, summarizes the results from an analysis of energy use of 12 households in electric-only multi dwellings in Higashi Smart Community, Kitakyushu, Japan. Using hourly load and daily load data collected from smart meter, we find statistically variation of energy use in households according to three factors: Space (Living room, Kitchen, Bedroom, Bathroom), time (in hours) and user (Elderly, Parents, Kids). With the incentive of different levels of lifestyle, the energy use proved that the essential demand of households response to variable factors. From that exploratory analysis, we can define the role of housing equipment layout and spatial layout in residential housing design. This paper contributes to the application of Smart Home Energy Management System in architectural design in Japan and provides a good experience to other countries.