6. Results
The proposed method is applied to an apartment building
located in Winnipeg, Canada. The total floor area of building is
2940 m2, and its foot print is equal to 980 m2. The building has 12
two-bedroomunits and 31 one-bedroom units. There are 96 people
living in the building. Currently, the energy need of the building is
provided by natural gas, electricity, and gasoline. The heating load
is met by a natural gas boiler, and the cooling load is fulfilled by air
refrigerators. The electricity demand is met by bought electricity
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