Comprehensive dataset of operational and embodied energy from multiple dwellings located in warm climates at latitude 0°, spanning four different decades.

This repository contains information of EE and OE of 54 houses located in the Costa region of Ecuador, spanning four different periods of construction (P1 1980 – 1990; P2 1990 - 2000; P3 2000 - 2010 and P4 2010 – 2020) and spread along the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo and Machala. The repository is organized into three main directories: Baseline Information, Embodied Energy Data, and Operational Energy Data.
First, the Baseline Information (01_BI) contains all the first-hand meadured samples related information compiled in four Excel files (.xlsx) and one Energy Plus Weather file (.EPW). First, the file named 01_Samples_Attributes.xlsx which contains intrinsic and measured morphological characteristics for each one of the 54 houses studied. Second, a bill of materials with their quantities collected in-situ and units is included in the file named 02_BoM.xlsx. Third, the file 03_Space_Usage.xlsx presents the intensity of occupancy (m2) and the schedule (h) for Activity & Cooling, Lighting and Electrical Appliances usage in each one of the common spaces during weekdays and weekends. The updated climate file 04_Climate_Data.EPW which was used in the simulation processes in Design Builder Software. Lastly, the directory presents the indoor air temperature data collected in situ of four representative houses used for valitation, each corresponding to a different study period. This information is compiled in the file 05_Temperature_Measures.xlsx.
In second place, for the regard of Embodied Energy Data the corresponding folder’s name is “02_EE”, this directory presents six excel files (.xlsx) related to the EE of the 54 samples in the four periods categorized by component, element and materials. The first file is the 01_EE_Values.xlsx and contains the information related to the SW and EE obtained from bibliography of 21 materials of relevant use in the zone. second, a summary of the Specific Total Embodied Energy (STEE) calculations for all 54 houses included in the study under the name 02_STEE_Summary.xlsx. In addition, four similarly structured excel files, each corresponding to one study period and named as: 03_P1_EE.xlsx, 04_P2_EE.xlsx, 05_P3_EE.xlsx, and 06_P4_EE.xlsx. Each file compiles the detailed STEE data at the household level, where individual sheets are dedicated to each sample. These sheets are labeled according to the respective period and house identifier (e.g., P1-H1, P1-H2).
Lastly, the directory named “03_OE” contains the information related to Domestic Hot Water plus Cooking (d + c), Lighting and Electrical Appliances (l + e) and Space Cooling (sc) of each sample house. The OE directory is structured into two subdirectories containing Design Builder files .dsb: 01_OE_Validations and 02_OE_Simulations. Morever, two excel files. The first is a summary of the validation process 03_Validation.xlsx and the other for the summary of the OE calculated across all samples 04_STOE_Summary.xlsx.