Residential buildings
0.274948kgCO₂e/CADGWP: AR6 (as published)
Published by OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) in OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) v2.11 (2025); last verified 2026-08-28.
About this factor
Publisher's description
Single dwellings not attached to any other dwelling or structure (except their own garage or shed) that have open space on all sides and have no dwellings either above them or below them. Two dwellings attached side by side (or back to back) to each other, but not attached to any other dwelling or structure (except their own garage or shed), that have no dwellings either above them or below them. The two units together have open space on all sides. Row houses refer to row of three or more attached, one-family dwellings, each built with similar architectural treatment, separated by vertical divisions termed "party" or "lot-line" walls, and each having private entrances (usually both front and rear). Also a group of apartments, usually row-oriented, where each one is like a separate "house" and is usually two storeys. It generally refers to such units in an urban area and they are often condominiums. Often referred to as "townhouses".
Included processes
Residential buildings of five or more storeys; Single-detached houses; Semi-detached houses; Row houses; Duplexes, triplexes and quadruplexes; Residential buildings of fewer than five storeys, n.e.c..
Values by year and methodology
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10 more year × methodology combinations, 2015–2025, 1 GWP version. Free with an account.
Cite this factor
open-climate.ai (2025). Residential buildings [emission factor]. OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG), OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) v2.11. Dataset 2026-08-28. Retrieved 2026-09-25. https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-openiocanada-residential_buildings-ca_nl-cad-cradle_to_gate-6a7ffb2a