Bin weather data for five climatic zones of Morocco

ABSTRACT

The Bin method is one of the well-known and accurate steady-state approach to predict heating and cooling energy consumption of buildings. The application of this method requires detailed ambient temperature bin data. In this paper, the dry-bulb temperature bin data for five climatic zones of Morocco was generated. It was calculated from −12°C to 45°C with 3°C increments in six daily 4 h shifts (1–4, 5–8, 9–12, 13–16, 17–20 and 21–24 h) for Marrakech, Ifrane, Fez, Errachidia and Agadir. The bin data given in this paper may have the positive impact on building energy efficiency in Morocco.

KEYWORDS:

• Building energy consumption
• ambient temperature
• bin data
• Morocco

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.