Investigation of thermal environment and energy consumption for Hubei residences

Investigates the urban and rural residences by sampling, and obtains some results about the indoor thermal environment and energy consumption of residences. The thermal comfort conditions are poorer in summer than in winter and in urban areas than in rural areas in summer. The electricity consumption of residences and air conditioners is separately 9.0～36.9 kWh/(m²·a) and 1.0～9.8 kWh/(m²·a) for investigated residences.