scholarly journals Energy Saving Strategies and On-Site Power Generation in a University Building from a Tropical Climate

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 542
Author(s):  
Jaqueline Litardo ◽  
Massimo Palme ◽  
Rubén Hidalgo-León ◽  
Fernando Amoroso ◽  
Guillermo Soriano
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Tropical Climate ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Building Energy Consumption ◽  
Cooling Loads

This paper compares the potential for building energy saving of various passive and active strategies and on-site power generation through a grid-connected solar photovoltaic system (SPVS). The case study is a student welfare unit from a university campus located in the tropical climate (Aw) of Guayaquil, Ecuador. The proposed approach aims to identify the most effective energy saving strategy for building retrofit in this climate. For this purpose, we modeled the base line of the building and proposed energy saving scenarios that were evaluated independently. All building simulations were done in OpenStudio-EnergyPlus, while the on-site power generation was carried out using the Homer PRO software. Results indicated that the incorporation of daylighting controls accounted for the highest energy savings of around 20% and 14% in total building energy consumption, and cooling loads, respectively. Also, this strategy provided a reduction of about 35% and 43% in total building energy consumption, and cooling loads, respectively, when combined with triple low-e coating glazing and active measures. On the other hand, the total annual electric energy delivered by the SPVS (output power converter) was 66,590 kWh, from where 48,497 kWh was supplied to the building while the remaining electricity was injected into the grid.

scholarly journals Research on the Building Energy Saving Development Planning Workout Pattern

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Ling Wang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Planning Problem ◽  
Building Energy Consumption ◽  
Effective Measure ◽  
Building Energy Saving ◽  
Current Stage

<p>Based on the national situation and combined with status of building energy consumption, building energy saving development planning is the most effective measure to deal with the building energy consumption problem in China. Given the building energy saving development planning problem, proposals are given in terms of the planning patterns, planning flow and the organization, which would be of practical value to the implementation of building efficiency planning in China at current stage.</p>

Application of BIM Technology on Energy Efficiency Building Design

2014 ◽  
Vol 587-589 ◽  
pp. 283-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Building Energy Consumption ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
Building Model

According to the current application situation and domestic energy of our current building energy efficiency design analysis software, in view of the current traditional energy-saving design method can't meet the need of practical problems, put forward the BIM (building information modeling) analysis technology and building energy consumption are combined, anew design method for energy saving building. Application of BIM technology to create virtual building model contains all the information architecture, the virtual building model into the building energy analysis software, identification, automatic conversion and analyzing a large number of construction data information includes in the model, which is convenient to get the building energy consumption analysis.

scholarly journals The Optimization of Building Energy Consumption in Universitas Negeri Padang Using Building Energy Simulation Program

Teknomekanik ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-35
Author(s):  
Andre Kurniawan ◽  
Nanang Qosim ◽  
Remon Lapisa ◽  
Zainal Abadi ◽  
Jasman Jasman
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Building Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Audit ◽  
System A ◽  
Better Than

Energy consumption of a building is one of the biggest sources of energy use today. Green Building Comitte Indonesia (GBCI) has launched a concept of energy consumption saving in a nationally standard building. Audit Building energy audit is the way to know how actual building energy consumption is and find alternative solution to decrease energy consumption in order to fulfill the energy saving building criteria. Two types of HVAC systems will be run in the EnergyPlus simulation, split AC and central AC. The previous research proved that central AC is better than split AC system for energy saving in the building with 20 floors. The simulation results show that by using a certain energy system, a more efficient energy system will be achieved and can still maintain the comfort of the room at a temperature of 24 °C and relative humidity according to the Green Building Indonesia standard reference.

scholarly journals Discussion on Energy Saving Technology of Building Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoli Mu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Modern Architecture ◽  
Building Energy Consumption ◽  
Continuous Development ◽  
Energy Saving Technology ◽  
Consumption System

Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) is an important part of modern architecture, and it is also the most important energy consumption system in the use of modern buildings. With the continuous development and progress of the society, energy saving and emission reduction has become a hot topic in today's society, and people pay enough attention to the application of building HVAC energy-saving technology. Through the application of this technology, the effect of reducing building energy consumption is achieved. The author explores and analyzes the necessity and main advantages of building HVAC energy-saving technology, and puts forward an effective way to apply HVAC energy-saving technology, which is hoped to help reduce building energy consumption.

Energy-saving parameterized design of buildings based on genetic algorithm

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 785-795 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kele Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Building Energy Consumption ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Building Parameters

PurposeWith the problem of environment and energy becoming prominent, energy conservation and emission reduction have received more attention. In the using process, buildings not only have the inherent energy consumption but also have the energy consumption of equipment that is installed for improving the indoor environment. This study aims to investigate how to reduce the energy consumption of buildings through utilizing natural resources.Design/methodology/approachThis paper briefly introduces three objective functions in the building energy-saving model: building energy consumption, natural lighting and natural ventilation. Genetic algorithm was used to optimize the building parameters to achieve energy conservation and comfort improvement. Then a two-story rental building was analyzed.FindingsThe genetic algorithm converged to Pareto optimal solution set after 10,000 times of iterations, which took 61024 s. The lowest energy consumption of the scheme that was selected from the 70 optimal solutions was 5580 W/(m2K), the lighting coefficient was 5.56% and Pressure Difference Pascal Hours (PDPH) was 6453 h; compared with the initial building parameters, the building energy consumption reduced by 3.40%, the lighting coefficient increased by 11.65% and PDPH increased by 9.54%.Originality/valueIn short, the genetic algorithm can effectively optimize the energy-saving parameters of buildings.

Impact Analysis to Building Energy Consumption of Daylighting Combined Lighting Control

2012 ◽  
Vol 260-261 ◽  
pp. 202-208
Author(s):  
Xiao Lei Li ◽  
Huan Li ◽  
Jian Ping Gao
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Building Energy Consumption ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Lighting Control ◽  
Energy Saving Potential

A study on the building energy consumption analysis of daylighting-based lighting control strategy was carried out. A circle type of building was mainly simulated by using the eQUEST energy simulating software. By setting various window-wall ratios, we try to find the relationship between the energy saved by daylighting-based lighting control and the other main energy consumptions, such as the cooling and heating energies. The data shows that the energy saving potential of daylighting-based lighting control strategy can be 40% under the proper window-wall ratio, and in the meanwhile, the total energy saving of the whole building can be 8%. A formula is given to get the best window-wall ratio of various cities according to its geographical information and local climate factors.

Building Energy-Saving Measures

2011 ◽  
Vol 374-377 ◽  
pp. 668-671
Author(s):  
Yun Feng Huang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Building Energy Consumption ◽  
Consumption Energy ◽  
Building Energy Saving ◽  
Current Energy

This paper aims to solve the current energy problems. After careful analysis of the building energy consumption, energy saving measures and ways were concluded in the matter of building design, application of green energy and building greening. The result of the study shows that actually integrated application of energy-saving measures will realize energy-saving purposes.

scholarly journals The Influence of Insulation Styles on the Building Energy Consumption and Indoor Thermal Comfort of Multi-Family Residences

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yupeng Wang ◽  
Hiroatsu Fukuda
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
High Heat ◽  
Building Energy Consumption ◽  
Indoor Thermal Comfort ◽  
Residential Energy Efficiency

The properties of building envelopes significantly affect indoor building energy consumption, indoor thermal comfort, and building durability. In the current standards for Japanese residential energy efficiency, insulation placement is not well regulated. Meanwhile, it is common in Japan to use air-conditioning intermittently, rather than having the units operate continuously. Therefore, considering specific Japanese lifestyles, we investigated insulation performance. In this research, we: (1) developed the interior insulation to include insulation on walls, ceilings and floors of building units (all of the interior surfaces) to achieve building energy savings by avoiding heat loss through thermal bridges; (2) discussed and demonstrated the effects of high heat capacitance for each of the building components and the thermal bridge by conducting building environmental simulations; (3) conducted simulations in seven cities in Japan and discussed the applicability of these different weather conditions; and (4) compared temperature distributions to investigate differences in indoor comfort with partial heating on winter nights. We demonstrated the energy saving and thermal comfort advantages of interior insulation. This research provides an innovative insulation style based on Japanese lifestyles that contributes to new energy-saving standards and formulations.

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