Low-Income Housing in México: Solid Waste and Energy Profiles

摘要

It is estimated that the housing stock in Mexico represents 12% of the CO_2eq emissions.Social housing units are sources of direct and indirect CO_2eq, for example, up to 90% ofthe national energy reservoir is generated using fossil energy. Household services such aselectricity, gas and water are indirect and direct sources of emissions, along with the solidwaste generation. The aim of this work was to characterize the energy influx and the solidwaste constribution towards the CO_2 emission in social housing in Mexico. A typicalhousehold was studied, as a first atempt to understand the layout of a household in terms ofenergy usage and waste generation. The results suggests that in the social housing, thegreatest opportunity to reduce emissions is linked to the natural gas consumption.