Physical Properties of Straw Bale and its Effect on Building Energy Conservation and Carbon Emissions in Different Climatic Regions of Iran

This paper studies the contents and methods of building energy conservation audit from the perspective of carbon emission, the purpose of which is to have a fair idea of the existing buildings' carbon emissions, get the hang of the similar buildings' carbon emission laws, transform existing buildings, supervise and guide the proposed building, and finally achieve the ultimate aims of energy-efficiency, carbon reduction and environmental protection in construction. In this paper, how to examine, analyse and evaluate the energy conservation of buildings is studied and explored, and a beneficial attempt is made on the specific audit method of carbon emissions.

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Assessment of Utilizing Mobile App in Delivering Eco-Feedback Information for Building Energy Conservation

Proceedings of the 34th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC) ◽

10.22260/isarc2017/0126 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Jing Lin ◽

Guofeng Ma ◽

Nan Li ◽

Junjie Zhou

Keyword(s):

Energy Conservation ◽

Building Energy ◽

Mobile App ◽

Feedback Information ◽

Building Energy Conservation

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Influence of Occupant Behavior for Building Energy Conservation: A Systematic Review Study of Diverse Modeling and Simulation Approach

Buildings ◽

10.3390/buildings11020041 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 41

Author(s):

Mohammad Nyme Uddin ◽

Hsi-Hsien Wei ◽

Hung Lin Chi ◽

Meng Ni

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Energy Conservation ◽

Building Energy ◽

Outdoor Environment ◽

Behavior Modeling ◽

Physical Factors ◽

Occupant Behavior ◽

Modeling Approaches ◽

Building Energy Conservation ◽

Review Study

Energy consumption in buildings depends on several physical factors, including its physical characteristics, various building services systems/appliances used, and the outdoor environment. However, the occupants’ behavior that determines and regulates the building energy conservation also plays a critical role in the buildings’ energy performance. Compared to physical factors, there are relatively fewer studies on occupants’ behavior. This paper reports a systematic review analysis on occupant behavior and different modeling approaches using the Scopus and Science Direct databases. The comprehensive review study focuses on the current understanding of occupant behavior, existing behavior modeling approaches and their limitations, and key influential parameters on building energy conservation. Finally, the study identifies six significant research gaps for future development: occupant-centered space layout deployment; occupant behavior must be understood in the context of developing or low-income economies; there are higher numbers of quantitative occupant behavior studies than qualitative; the extensive use of survey or secondary data and the lack of real data used in model validation; behavior studies are required for diverse categories building; building information modeling (BIM) integration with existing occupant behavior modeling/simulation. These checklists of the gaps are beneficial for researchers to accomplish the future research in the built environment.

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Energy Efficiency Assessment Oriented Building Energy Consumption System Model

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.415.734 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 415 ◽

pp. 734-740

Author(s):

Yun Long Ma ◽

Xiao Hua Chen ◽

Bo Liu ◽

Guo Feng Zhang

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Energy Consumption ◽

Energy Conservation ◽

Emission Reduction ◽

Building Energy ◽

Efficiency Index ◽

Assessment System ◽

Building Energy Consumption ◽

Building Energy Conservation ◽

Consumption System

This paper analyzes the characteristics and composition of the energy consumption system of the building from the perspective of systematic energy conservation and presents the systematic framework of the consumption model. Based on the framework, the paper focuses on how to establish a building energy consumption assessment system, find the energy efficiency index system and assessment approaches, and apply the results directly into building energy conservation and emission reduction. It not only facilitates greatly the overall and efficient management of the energy consumption system of the building, but also serves as another new approach to achieve energy conservation and emission reduction.

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