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Residential Building Typology

Building Type Matrix

classification scheme for residential buildings --- construction year classes --- pictures of example buildings

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Generic Building Types

Last updated: 01.09.2014

National Typology Brochure

example buildings --- typical energy consumption values --- effect of refurbishment measures --- building display sheets

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Brochure in German language. (Click on picture to download PDF.)

Last updated: 01.09.2014

Statistics of the Austrian Building Stock

systematical overview --- available statistics for residential buildings and heat supply systems

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Overview

Statistical Table	Item	Available	Sources
S-1.1	Frequency of building types of the national building stock	yes	[1]
S-1.2.1	Percentage of thermally refurbished envelope areas	yes	[2]
S-1.2.2	Information on insulation level and window types	yes	[3]
S-2.1	Centralisation of the heat supply (for space heating)	yes	[4]
S-2.2	Heat distribution and storage of space heating systems
S-2.3	Heat generation of space heating systems	yes	[4]
S-2.4	Heat distribution and storage of domestic hot water systems
S-2.5	Heat generation of domestic hot water systems
S-2.6	Solar thermal systems
S-2.7	Ventilation systems
S-2.8	Air-conditioning systems
S-2.9	Control of central heating systems

[1] Statistik Austria 2014

[2] Environment Agency Austria 2013

[3] ZEUS database 2014; Construction of old buildings: Energieberatung Salzburg, May 2009; Default values OIB Guidelines 6: OIB RL6 2011; IBO, Passivhaus catalogue of building elements, June 2014

[4] combined tables; Statistik Austria, Gebäude- und Wohnungszählung 2001

Statistic S-1.1: Frequency of Building Types of the National Building Stock

Number of residential buildings and square metres useful floor area

	Construction Period			SFH	TRH & MFH	AB
	from	to		single family houses	terrassed and multi-family houses*	apartment blocks
1		1918	number of res.-bui.	171,291	34,790	15,203
			square metres	24,775,075	14,003,842	16,947,540
2	1919	1944	number of res.-bui.	97,794	18,033	5,020
			square metres	11,920,467	6,069,886	4,326,033
3	1945	1960	number of res.-bui.	158,417	19,763	7,771
			square metres	20,047,041	7,049,862	7,367,726
4	1961	1980	number of res.-bui.	419,848	37,356	21,732
			square metres	59,755,244	14,943,948	28,868,193
5	1981	1990	number of res.-bui.	224,692	17,845	6,114
			square metres	32,463,527	7,879,064	8,410,398
6	1991**	2000**	number of res.-bui.	170,966	18,446	4,510
			square metres	24,491,315	8,159,392	5,185,161
7	2001	2010	number of res.-bui.	179,083	19,137	5,038
			square metres	27,605,363	8,384,987	6,178,288
8	2011	2013	number of res.-bui.	25,714	2,873	1,345
			square metres	4,262,240	1,343,948	1,707,848
	missing**		number of res.-bui.	36,371	3,354	2,144
			square metres	4,335,113	1,563,331	3,346,185
	sub total		number of res.-bui.	1,483,812	171,597	68,877
			square metres	209,655,385	69,398,260	82,337,372
	total		number of res.-bui.	1,724,286
			square metres	361,391,017

* In the statistical data the terraced houses are inlcude din the category multi-familiy houses.

** Due to a gap in the data collection the construction period 1991-2000 is slightly underrecorded. These cases are included in the construction period "missing".

Source: Statistik Austria 2014

Last updated: 14.03.2016

Statistic S-1.2.1: Percentage of Thermally Refurbished Envelope Areas

Renovations rates between 2000–2010 in Austria

% of total stock of dwellings per year	Rehabilitation of windows in major parts of the building	Rehabilitation of facades including thermal insulation	Change of boilers	Insulation of the upper ceiling	Combination of three out of four renovation activities
Residential buildings	2.4 %	1.8 %	1.8 %	1.5 %	0.9 %

Source: Environment Agency Austria 2013

Last updated: 14.03.2016

Statistic S-1.2.2: Information on Insulation Level and Window Types

U-values and energy use for heating

	I Until 1918	II 1919-44	III 1945-59	IV 1960-79	V 1980-89	VI 1990-99	VII 2000-20	VIII >2000
U-values [W/(m²K)]	Characteristical average U-values						Indicatory U-value	Indicatory U-value
Roof	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.1
Upper ceiling	1.1	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.1
Wall	1.8	1.8	1.6	1.4	0.7	0.4	0.35	0.1
Window	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.7	2.5	1.8	1.4	0.6
Floor	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.2
Space heating demand [kWh/(m²yr)]	Characteristical average values						Indicatory value	Indicatory value
Space heating demand [kWh/(m²yr)]	130-300	140-260	140-340	130-235	70-230	75-95	40-88	10-64

Sources: ZEUS database 2014; Construction of old buildings: Energieberatung Salzburg, May 2009; Default values OIB Guidelines 6: OIB RL6 2011; IBO, Passivhaus catalogue of building elements, June 2014

Last updated: 14.03.2016

Statistic S-2.1: Centralisation of the heat supply (for space heating)

Statistic S-2.3: Heat generation of space heating systems (combined)

Number of buildings by building use and heating system

Pre-dominant use of the building	Buildings total	Central heating systems in buildings
		Total	District heating	Biomass district heating / zone heating and central heating system in buildings
				Sub-total	Energy carrier
				Sub-total	Oil	Wood	Wood chips and similar	Coal and similar	Electricity	Gas	Alter- native heating	Others
Total (including non residential build.)	2,046,712	1,522,050	84,440	1,437,610	595,964	254,085	41,245	45,442	59,174	418,254	21,444	2,002
Residential buildings with 1 or 2 flats	1,557,420	1,237,030	30,725	1,206,305	486,979	240,391	31,917	43,580	44,969	338,200	19,209	1,060
Residential buildings with 3 to 10 flats	142,351	84,133	17,511	66,622	32,061	4,491	2,016	727	3,057	23,679	531	60
Residential buildings with 11 ore more flats	61,196	33,862	18,534	15,328	6,857	74	197	20	773	7,316	68	23

Building period	District heating	Central heating (N.Gas)	Central heating (Oil)	Electricity	Stoves etc.	Heat pump	Other	Total
Før 1850	2,916	3,214	15,604	5,369	6,841	1,214	368	35,526
1851 - 1930	66,137	35,173	120,088	22,477	42,489	8022	2,269	296,655
1931 - 1950	51,703	25,320	39,992	5,248	8,735	2,198	493	133,689
1951 - 1960	47,607	26024	25,274	3,676	3,692	1,196	210	107679
1961 - 1972	131,414	78,902	46,066	9,546	4,246	2,987	354	273,515
1973 - 1978	68,449	37,778	20,362	17,356	1,998	1,664	187	147794
1979 - 1998	55,955	30,089	11,831	24,125	2,367	2,519	320	127206
1999 - 2006	23,053	16,416	4,305	1,327	1,811	1,726	252	48,890
Efter 2007	14,982	8,869	1,803	363	996	3,965	220	31,198
Total	462,216	261,785	285,325	89,487	73,175	25,491	4,673	1,202,152

Statistic S-2.8: Air Conditioning Systems

Cooling/ air conditioning systems	Single unit houses			Multi unit houses
	Until 1978	1979-2001	Since 2002	Until 1978	1979-2001	Since 2002
No cooling/ airconditioning system	100 %	100 %	99.5 %	100 %	100 %	100 %
Cooling/ airconditioning system	0 %	0 %	0.5 %	0 %	0 %	0 %

Last updated: 24.10.2013

National Scientific Report Austria

Fundamentals and elements of the national residential building typology

Download:<AT_TABULA_ScientificReport_AEA.pdf>

(in English Language)

Last updated: 11.12.2011

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