PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Pandit, Ram
AU  - Laband, David N.
TI  - A Hedonic Analysis of the Impact of Tree Shade on Summertime Residential Energy Consumption
AID  - 10.48044/jauf.2010.010
DP  - 2010 Mar 01
TA  - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
PG  - 73--80
VI  - 36
IP  - 2
4099  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/36/2/73.short
4100  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/36/2/73.full
AB  - Trees cast shade on homes and buildings, lowering the inside temperatures and thus reducing the demand for power to cool these buildings during hot times of the year. Drawing from a large sample of residences in Auburn, Alabama, U.S., a statistical model was developed to produce specific estimates of the electricity savings generated by shade-producing trees in a suburban environment. This empirical model links residential energy consumption to hedonic characteristics of the structures, characteristics/behaviors of the occupants, and the extent and density of shade cast on the structures at different times of the day.