Introduction. As many other countries, France is facing the challenge of modelling its residential energy consumption (which is cccounting for more than 30% of the total energy consumption and is contributing for more than 16% of national CO2 emissions ).
Modelling residential energy consumption is essential to be able to understand national energy problematic and predict future trends, thus to be prepared to adapt policies and legislation in order to meet energy efficiency requirements at global and European levels as, for instance, the recent adopted Loi Relative à la Transition Energetique (2015) ...