Optimization
Energy and Emissions in Calgary: Trends and Recommendations
This project is an in-depth analysis of the City of Calgary’s Building Energy Benchmarking dataset, which covers energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 2019 to 2023. The dataset includes key attributes such as property type, building name, address, and postal code. The primary objective is to identify trends in energy usage and GHG emissions to support data-driven recommendations for sustainability improvements. The project involves data preprocessing, analysis, and visualization.
Course
601
Duration
The City of Calgary - Open dataset
Tools
Python, Regex, Pandas, NumPy, and Matplotlib.
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Overview
To accurately analyze energy use and GHG emissions, it was necessary to work with multiple datasets that included missing values and non-standardized formats, making direct analysis difficult.
The datasets were cleaned, standardized, and merged to ensure consistency and usability. Various tools were used to preprocess the data, including regular expressions (Regex) to standardize formats, and Python libraries such as Pandas and NumPy to handle missing values and restructure the data for analysis.
Results
In general, properties should maintain or upgrade insulation and equipment to improve energy efficiency and reduce GHG emissions. Calgary is also increasing its use of renewable energy, which can help further decrease GHG emissions. The adoption of advanced, energy-saving equipment is particularly beneficial for properties like offices, fitness centers, and fire stations, promoting more energy-efficient buildings.
