Data Sources for Archetype-based Energy and Material Use Estimation for the Residential Buildings in Arab Gulf Countries

Dataset Name:
Literature Data and Archetype Parameter Sheets for the publication, named Archetype-based Energy and Material Use Estimation for the Residential Buildings in Arab Gulf Countries.

Description:
This dataset includes Excel sheets containing literature sources and archetypal data on GCC countries' residential dwelling typologies.

Files:
The following files are included in the dataset:

    [CountryName]_LiteratureSources.xlsx: Excel sheet containing literature sources and references,

    [CountryName]_ArchetypeParameters.xlsx: Archetype models' semantic, geometric, and technical data used in the generation of energy models,

    [CountryName]_Schedules.xlsx: Excel sheet containing the operation schedules for countries. The sheet is compiled from literature sources and reorganized by expert consensus and given in Designbuilder input format,

    [CountryName]_Stock.xlsx: Excel sheet containing additional data on the building stock,

    VacantHouses.xlsx: Vacant house rates for the countries, the found articles on the web, literature sources, etc.,

Usage:
The dataset is intended for researching and analyzing the GCC countries' residential buildings. The literature sources included in the [CountryName]_LiteratureSources.xlsx and [CountryName]_ArchetypeParameters.xlsx files can be used to verify, support, or reproduce the research findings.

License:
The dataset is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

Citation:
If you use this dataset in your research, please cite it as follows and contact the corresponding author:

Akin, Sahin, Chibuikem Chrysogonus Nwagwu, Niko Heeren, and Edgar Hertwich. 2023. “Archetype-Based Energy and Material Use Estimation for the Residential Buildings in Arab Gulf Countries.” Energy and Buildings 298: 113537. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113537.

Contact:
The archetypes' energy models (DesignBuilder or IDF files) can be provided on request. If you have any questions or comments about the dataset, please contact [e-mail], the corresponding author.