jailcd2015012: Study on People Lifestyle and Energy Consumption in Rural China: Case Study of Wuwen Village of Anji towards Low Carbon Community

Abstract

From May to September 2014, the team conducted survey and field measurement on rural residential energy consumption and environment condition in China’s local city in order to grasp the lifestyle pattern and energy use in the demand side. In this paper, the analysis of people lifestyle and summer energy consumption will be presented through statistical analyses based on data which collected from questionnaire survey. Firstly, the results of questionnaire will be presented. Secondly, we compare the energy use by different type of residence and occupancy. Thirdly, the influential factors on housing energy consumption will be analyzed. Finally, the results will propose some strategies on lowering housing energy use in the village. Further, the results will give conceptual layout to find the correlation between environmental quality, thermal condition, and energy consumption.