scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Roofing Cool Coatings On The Building Energy Demand In A Cold Climate

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahmina Begum
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Cool Roof ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Energy Modelling ◽  
Cool Roofs

An average temperature increase of 2oC over the last 140 years in Toronto may not seem significant, but in reality heating demand for buildings will go down by impacting natural gas usage while cooling demand will go up by impacting electricity-usage. For preparedness against hot summer in cold climate, passive cooling needs to be adopted for building energy efficiency. In warm climate, cool roof technology proves effectiveness in reducing cooling energy demand of buildings but its use in cold climate is not much seen. Thus it is interesting to investigate the effectiveness of cool roofs in cold climate. This study investigates the properties of cool coatings available in North America, their performance on aging and energy saving benefits. The first phase of research includes selection of building, collection of information, field measurement of surface temperatures of the studied building and also lab testing of collected samples. The second phase includes energy modelling of the studied building with validation to understand their energy saving benefits. Finally the most effective cool coating for the studied building is recommended.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Roofing Cool Coatings On The Building Energy Demand In A Cold Climate

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahmina Begum
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Cool Roof ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Energy Modelling ◽  
Cool Roofs

An average temperature increase of 2oC over the last 140 years in Toronto may not seem significant, but in reality heating demand for buildings will go down by impacting natural gas usage while cooling demand will go up by impacting electricity-usage. For preparedness against hot summer in cold climate, passive cooling needs to be adopted for building energy efficiency. In warm climate, cool roof technology proves effectiveness in reducing cooling energy demand of buildings but its use in cold climate is not much seen. Thus it is interesting to investigate the effectiveness of cool roofs in cold climate. This study investigates the properties of cool coatings available in North America, their performance on aging and energy saving benefits. The first phase of research includes selection of building, collection of information, field measurement of surface temperatures of the studied building and also lab testing of collected samples. The second phase includes energy modelling of the studied building with validation to understand their energy saving benefits. Finally the most effective cool coating for the studied building is recommended.

Study on Building Energy Saving Techniques and Ways in China

2014 ◽  
Vol 908 ◽  
pp. 445-448
Author(s):  
Fang Fang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
New Energy ◽  
Building Energy Saving ◽  
Energy Saving Technology ◽  
Insulation Wall

The building is one of the most common forms of space in our life, has a great influence on our life. China facing a very grim energy situation, building energy efficiency has great impetus to economic development. This paper analyzes the ways to achieve the construction of energy-efficient and proposes to reduce the total energy demand and utilization of new energy sources. In the construction of energy-saving technology, the construction of energy-efficient windows and doors and roof insulation wall are analyzed and puts forward some relevant suggestions.

scholarly journals Modifying Building Energy-Saving Design Based on Field Research into Climate Features and Local Residents’ Habits

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 442
Author(s):  
Xiaoyue Zhu ◽  
Bo Gao ◽  
Xudong Yang ◽  
Zhong Yu ◽  
Ji Ni
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Average Energy ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Building Energy Saving ◽  
Average Energy Consumption

In China, a surging urbanization highlights the significance of building energy conservation. However, most building energy-saving schemes are designed solely in compliance with prescriptive codes and lack consideration of the local situations, resulting in an unsatisfactory effect and a waste of funds. Moreover, the actual effect of the design has yet to be thoroughly verified through field tests. In this study, a method of modifying conventional building energy-saving design based on research into the local climate and residents’ living habits was proposed, and residential buildings in Panzhihua, China were selected for trial. Further, the modification scheme was implemented in an actual project with its effect verified by field tests. Research grasps the precise climate features of Panzhihua, which was previously not provided, and concludes that Panzhihua is a hot summer and warm winter zone. Accordingly, the original internal insulation was canceled, and the shading performance of the windows was strengthened instead. Test results suggest that the consequent change of SET* does not exceed 0.5 °C, whereas variations in the energy consumption depend on the room orientation. For rooms receiving less solar radiation, the average energy consumption increased by approximately 20%, whereas for rooms with a severe western exposure, the average energy consumption decreased by approximately 11%. On the other hand, the cost savings of removing the insulation layer are estimated at 177 million RMB (1 USD ≈ 6.5 RMB) per year. In conclusion, the research-based modification method proposed in this study can be an effective tool for improving building energy efficiency adapted to local conditions.

Research and Simulation of Energy-Saving Hierarchical Design Model for Differentiate Architecture

2014 ◽  
Vol 986-987 ◽  
pp. 1026-1028
Author(s):  
Hai Qing Guo
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Design Model ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Hierarchical Design ◽  
Evaluation Information

Energy-saving hierarchical design model is established for differentiate architecture. From current status of China's construction, exploration research is established on energy-saving hierarchical design model of differentiate architecture to evaluate indicator system of energy-saving building. Availability of evaluation information in index system is low, so it is difficult to play the role of evaluation of building energy-efficiency. EHTV difference method is used to calculate and evaluate energy-saving design of hierarchical building, including: heat transfer indicator of building envelope targets, air conditioning and heating consumption, basis of EHTV indicators.

Energy Saving Calculation and Analysis of the Rural House in Hohhot

2012 ◽  
Vol 575 ◽  
pp. 122-125
Author(s):  
Juan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Rural Residence ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Residential Energy ◽  
Energy Efficiency Standards

Inner Mongolia mostly belongs to the rural residence building, no any relevant construction standard and building energy efficiency standards. Most of the farmers in build houses without considering building energy problems. This article through to a rural residential energy conservation calculation and analysis, and obtain the energy-saving index.

Research on Method of Building Energy Conservation Based on Infrared Imaging Measurement

2012 ◽  
Vol 512-515 ◽  
pp. 2899-2903
Author(s):  
Xiao Mei Shen ◽  
Ju Wu Xu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Thermal Imaging ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Infrared Thermal Imaging ◽  
Infrared Technology ◽  
Building Energy Saving ◽  
Testing Work

With the deepening of the energy conservation of the building, energy saving from the original design of building energy-saving gradually turned to the field detection and completion acceptance, which requires a corresponding energy-efficient means of detection. With the development of infrared technology, the combination of infrared technology and detection methods of building energy-saving, to further promote the development of building energy efficiency testing work. Compared to the traditional heat flow meter or hot-box method, infrared thermal imaging method has no effect on the measured object, detecting the surface temperature of quick reaction speed, accompanying with wide temperature range and high precision, is widely used in various fields of testing work, which has been particularly prominent in the thermal defect detection. In this paper, the method of infrared thermography is used to confirm whether the thermal defects exist in energy-saving construction or not. Testing results show that infrared thermography can accurately reflect the temperature distribution of building wall surface. Infrared thermal imaging to detect the building surface's energy efficiency, which is providing efficient and accurate means of detection for the evaluation of the building energy efficiency. This is to help carry out a comprehensive building energy-saving testing.

scholarly journals Cool Roof Impact on Building Energy Need: The Role of Thermal Insulation with Varying Climate Conditions

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 3354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piselli ◽  
Pisello ◽  
Saffari ◽  
Gracia ◽  
Cotana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Building Energy Performance ◽  
Cool Roof ◽  
Solar Reflectance

Cool roof effectiveness in improving building thermal-energy performance is affected by different variables. In particular, roof insulation level and climate conditions are key parameters influencing cool roofs benefits and whole building energy performance. This work aims at assessing the role of cool roof in the optimum roof configuration, i.e., combination of solar reflectance capability and thermal insulation level, in terms of building energy performance in different climate conditions worldwide. To this aim, coupled dynamic thermal-energy simulation and optimization analysis is carried out. In detail, multi-dimensional optimization of combined building roof thermal insulation and solar reflectance is developed to minimize building annual energy consumption for heating–cooling. Results highlight how a high reflectance roof minimizes annual energy need for a small standard office building in the majority of considered climates. Moreover, building energy performance is more sensitive to roof solar reflectance than thermal insulation level, except for the coldest conditions. Therefore, for the selected building, the optimum roof typology presents high solar reflectance capability (0.8) and no/low insulation level (0.00–0.03 m), except for extremely hot or cold climate zones. Accordingly, this research shows how the classic approach of super-insulated buildings should be reframed for the office case toward truly environmentally friendly buildings.

Study on Construction Materials with Energy Saving Analysis of Architectural Design in Liangshan

2013 ◽  
Vol 830 ◽  
pp. 416-421
Author(s):  
Mei Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Wall Structure ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Roof Structure ◽  
Building Energy Saving ◽  
The Government

The constraints of resources and environment in China are more and more intense. The 12th Five-Year Plan requires that energy saving must be considered in the architectural design. Liangshan has special climate and sunshine. Therefore, the Government of Liangshan requires that building energy saving must be started from the stage of architectural design. Building energy efficiency must be considered from several aspects, such as architectural layout, wall structure, windows and doors, roof structure, external sun-shading, and construction materials.

scholarly journals Optimization of Design Parameters for Office Buildings with Climatic Adaptability Based on Energy Demand and Thermal Comfort

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuang Guo ◽  
Dewancker Bart
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Cold Zone ◽  
Climatic Adaptability

According to a Chinese building energy demand report of 2016, building consumption is accelerating at a spectacular rate, especially for urban public buildings. In this study, various design parameters that meet the principle of climate adaptation are proposed to achieve the unity of energy utilization and indoor thermal comfort level. According to the local energy conservation codes, five typical benchmark geometric models were established in Open Studio (Sketch-Up plug-in) for sites representative of various climates, meanwhile, adopting the engine of Energy Plus (EP-Launch) to calculate the instrument definition file (IDF), respectively, for assessing the coupling relationship between energy consumption as well as thermal comfort. Results implied that based on the time proportion (8760 h) that met the level 1 comfort range, total energy reductions of different Chinese climate regions were different. Among them, the severe cold zone (SCZ—Changchun) and hot summer and cold winter zone (HSCW—Shanghai) appeared to have the greatest energy saving potential with 18–24% and 16–19%, respectively, while the cold zone (CZ—Beijing) and mild zone (MZ—Kunming) approximately equaled 15% and 12–15%, and the saving space of the hot summer and warm winter zone (HSWW—Haikou) appeared relatively low, only around 5–7%. Although the simulation results may be limited by the number of parameter settings, the main ones are under consideration seriously, which is further indication that there is still much room for appropriate improvements in the local public building energy efficiency codes.

Measures on a Building in Beijing for Energy Saving

2011 ◽  
Vol 255-260 ◽  
pp. 2756-2760
Author(s):  
Yu Jie Zhou ◽  
Jin Dong Sun ◽  
Qing Hua Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Transformation Model ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Existing Buildings ◽  
Air Conditioning System ◽  
Market Transformation ◽  
System Maintenance ◽  
Save Energy ◽  
Policy Guidance

Energy conservation guides and supports people to save energy of existing buildings energy through policy guidance and painstaking ideological work. Through demonstration projects, a set of building energy efficiency market transformation model has been formed. This paper introduces the overview of the building, room function, the air conditioning system, maintenance of the structure as the fundamental basis for energy saving. On this basis, suitable energy-saving proposals and measures for the building are proposed.

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