scholarly journals Impact of Passive Cooling on Thermal Comfort in a Single-Family Building for Current and Future Climate Conditions

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 5332
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Grygierek ◽  
Izabela Sarna
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Passive Cooling ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Building Simulations ◽  
Family Building

Today, there is a great deal of emphasis on reducing energy use in buildings for both economic and environmental reasons. Investors strongly encourage the insulating of buildings. Buildings without cooling systems can lead to a deterioration in thermal comfort, even in transitional climate areas. In this article, the effectiveness of natural ventilation in a passive cooling building is analyzed. Two options are considered: cooling with external air supplied to the building by fans, or by opening windows (automatically or by residents). In both cases, fuzzy controllers for the cooling time and supply airflow control are proposed and optimized. The analysis refers to a typical Polish single-family building. Simulations are made with the use of the EnergyPlus program, and the model is validated based on indoor temperature measurement. The calculations were carried out for different climate data: standard and future (warmed) weather data. Research has shown that cooling with external air can effectively improve thermal comfort with a slight increase in heating demand. However, to be able to reach the potential of such a solution, fans should be used.

scholarly journals Climate change impact – residential unit

2019 ◽  
Vol 279 ◽  
pp. 03007
Author(s):  
Ján Hollý ◽  
Adela Palková
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Emission Scenarios ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Residential Unit ◽  
Data Application ◽  
Change Impact ◽  
Selection Of

The issue of climate change is undeniably demonstrating its presence. Consequently, there is a rising need to be prepared for upcoming threats by any means possible. One of the precautions includes obtaining the information characterizing the expected impact of global warming. This will allow authorities and other stakeholders to act accordingly in time. The article presents the assessment of the extent of impact of energy-related construction solutions in dwelling type unit situated in Central Europe region under the 21st century climate conditions. The findings represent eventual demands of energy for cooling and heating and its prospective savings. This is conducted by consecutively and automatically changing the parameters in individual simulation runs. As a basis for simulations, regionally scaled weather data of three different climate areas are used. These data are based on the emission scenarios by IPCC and are reaching to the year 2100. The selection of assessed parameters and climate data application are briefly explained in the article. The results of simulations are evaluated and recommended solutions are stated in regard to the specific energy-related construction changes. The aim is to successfully mitigate and adapt to the climate change phenomenon.

scholarly journals An Investigation on Indoor Temperature of Modern Double Storey House with Adapted Common Passive Design Strategies of Malay Traditional House

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Qays Oleiwi ◽  
Mohd Farid Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Passive Cooling ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Housing Type ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
Cooling Strategies ◽  
Hot Humid Climate

Past years have witnessed the popularity of traditional Malay house as a common housing type in Malaysia. However, double-storey house has become one of the common types of low-rise housing in Malaysia. Several passive cooling strategies have been adopted to cope with the hot-humid climate of Malaysia. In this study, the thermal comfort of a double-storey house was examined when different passive cooling strategies that were adopted from traditional Malay houses were applied using IES-VE 2019 building simulation software. The simulation was conducted for various design strategies such as changing concrete roof tiles to clay roof tiles, adding two small openings to the attic, removing the ceiling between the upper floor and the attic, and extending the overhang by 50% of its length for all the four facades. All these strategies were tested and compared between full-day natural ventilation and without any ventilation. The thermal comfort of these strategies was graphically defined based on the operative temperature. These analyses revealed that protecting the building envelope by extending the overhang by 50% of its length for all the four facades could ensure the best thermal comfort is achieved compared to other selected strategies. Recommendations for further studies are also outlined in this paper.

scholarly journals DESEMPENHO TÉRMICO DE UMA EDIFICAÇÃO UNIFAMILIAR NATURALMENTE VENTILADA PARA O CLIMA DE TEÓFILO OTONI-MG

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Cordeiro de Oliveira ◽  
Nayara Rodrigues Marques Sakiyama ◽  
Layane Ventura de Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
Thermal Discomfort ◽  
The Hours ◽  
Efficient Construction ◽  
The City

RESUMO: Nos últimos anos, em virtude das preocupações com a eficiência energética das edificações, a adequação da arquitetura ao clima ganhou maior importância. Sendo que, uma das formas de tornar uma construção eficiente energeticamente, é através da utilização de estratégias de condicionamento passivo, destacando-se a ventilação natural para o clima quente e úmido. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho apresenta a simulação computacional de uma edificação unifamiliar, naturalmente ventilada, realizada por meio do plug-in Archsim, para a cidade de Teófilo Otoni – MG, utilizando-se, para tanto, os dados climáticos do TRY (Test Reference Year). As alternativas adotadas nas simulações consistiram em variar a disposição e a área de ventilação das aberturas, verificando a influência destes parâmetros no desempenho térmico da edificação. De acordo com os resultados obtidos na simulação pode-se dizer que a melhor orientação para as aberturas é na direção leste-sul com área de abertura para ventilação natural de 20% da área do piso. Para esta composição a porcentagem de horas de conforto para a edificação é de 57,5% e o desconforto térmico anual é de 42,5% das horas. A principal contribuição deste artigo consiste na análise da utilização da ventilação natural em edificações de pequeno porte e seu impacto no conforto térmico do usuário, apresentando ainda a importância da utilização de simulações computacionais como ferramenta de auxilio no projeto arquitetônico.
 
 ABSTRACT: Concerns related to energy efficiency in buildings in recent years, induced the increase of architectural adaptation to climate. The use of passive conditioning strategies, emphasizing natural ventilation for hot and humid climate is one way to have an energy-efficient construction. In this context, this paper presents a computer simulation of a single family building, naturally ventilated, held by the plug-in Archsim to the city of Teófilo Otoni - MG, using the climate data TRY (Test Reference Year). The alternative adopted in the simulations consisted in varying the layout and area of ventilation openings, checking the influence of these parameters on the thermal performance of the building. According to the results obtained in the simulation, the best orientation for the openings is in the south-east direction with opening area for natural ventilation of 20% of the floor area. For this composition the building comfort hours’ percentage is 57.5% and the annual thermal discomfort is 42.5% of the hours. The main contribution of this paper is the analysis of the use of natural ventilation in small buildings and its impact on the thermal comfort of the user, showing the importance of using computer simulations as an aid tool in architectural design.

Current and future test reference years at a 5 km resolution

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-413
Author(s):  
C Liu ◽  
W Chung ◽  
F Cecinati ◽  
S Natarajan ◽  
D Coley
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Computer Modelling ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Energy Estimates ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Climate Resilience ◽  
Building Simulations ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Frequently, the computer modelling of the natural and human-made environment requires localised weather files. Traditionally, the weather files are based on the observed weather at a small number of locations (14 for the UK). Unfortunately, both the climate and the weather are known to be highly variable across the landscape, so the small number of locations has the potential to cause large errors. With respect to buildings, this results in incorrect estimates of the annual energy use (sometimes by a factor of 2), or of overheating risk. Here we use a validated weather generator running on a 5 × 5 km grid to create probabilistic test reference years (pTRYs) for the UK at 11,326 locations. We then investigate the spatial variability of these pTRYs and of annual energy estimates and temperatures in buildings generated by them, both now and in 2080. Further pTRYs targeted at understanding the impact of minimum and maximum temperatures are proposed and produced at the same locations. Finally, we place these pTRYs, which represent the first set of reference weather files at this spatial resolution in the world and that include the urban heat island effect, into a publicly accessible database so researchers and industry can access them. Practical applications: Insufficiently localised weather data for building simulations have limited the accuracy of previous estimations of energy use and overheating risk in buildings. This work produces localised probabilistic test reference years (pTRYs) across the whole UK for now and future climates. In addition, a new pTRY method has been proposed in order to overcome an unexpected shortcoming of traditional pTRYs in representing typical maximum and minimum temperatures. These current and future weather data will be of interest to various disciplines including those interested in low carbon design, renewable energy and climate resilience.

scholarly journals Assimilating Weather Data into a Digital Event Gazetteer of Airborne Parachute Operations during the French Indochina War

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-34
Author(s):  
Johnathan P. Kirk ◽  
Gordon A. Cromley
Keyword(s):  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
Reanalysis Dataset ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Synoptic Classification ◽  
Weather Patterns ◽  
Weather And Climate ◽  
Indochina War

Abstract Modern datasets cataloging historical events, known as digital event gazetteers, feature spatiotemporal data regarding events that enable analysis through parameters including location and other descriptive information of those events. Weather and climate data represent two dimensions of spatiotemporal information, which can enhance understanding of historical events. A recently published digital event gazetteer of airborne parachute operations [opérations aéroportées (OAPs)] during and prior to the French Indochina War, spanning from 1945 to 1954, represents an opportunity to associate discrete historical events with weather information. This study outlines a methodology for assimilating weather data into the construct of a digital event gazetteer and then demonstrates example analyses of how the weather and climate conditions in Indochina may relate to OAPs during the war. A synoptic classification, utilizing the self-organizing maps procedure, is performed using daily mean sea level pressure data from 1945 to 2010, from a twentieth-century reanalysis dataset, to characterize weather patterns over the Indochina Peninsula. Since observations are sparse during the years of the conflict, the resulting weather patterns are associated with modern precipitation observations in the area, as a representation of wet and dry patterns during the war. The appropriate daily weather pattern is then assigned to each OAP in order to investigate its relationship with the weather and climate patterns of Indochina, including the influence of monsoon seasons, and how the resulting precipitation patterns affected combat operations across the theater. Additionally, specific OAPs of various missions are analyzed to investigate how weather patterns may have affected operation planning during the French Indochina War.

scholarly journals Hygrothermal study of dwelling submitted to passive cooling

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (6 Part A) ◽  
pp. 2597-2604
Author(s):  
Razika Kharchi ◽  
Khaled Imessad
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Passive Cooling ◽  
Free Cooling ◽  
Air Conditioning Systems ◽  
Good Agreement

A significant portion of energy consumed in buildings is due to energy usage by heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Free cooling is a good option for energy savings in the systems. In recent years, scientists, engineers, and architects designed successful and innovative buildings which use passive cooling techniques, such as natural ventilation. The house studied in the present work, is a pilot project undertaken jointly by the Centre for Development of Renewable Energies (CDER) and the National Centre for Studies and Research of the integrated building (CNERIB) in the framework of the MED-ENEC project (Mediterranean Energy Efficiency in Construction structure). The house under consideration has a surface area of 65 m2 and is located in the region of Algiers which characterized by a Mediterranean climate with relatively mild winters and a hot and humid summer. The aim of this work is to study the thermal comfort inside the house in summer without air conditioning systems, only ventilation is considered. The aim of this work is to study the effect of natural ventilation on both thermal and hygrometric comfort inside the house during the summer period. Numerical simulation is made using the TRNSYS software and the results obtained are in good agreement with measured values. The prototype home is designed in a way that natural ventilation allows thermal comfort which induced energy saving from air conditioning. The mean temperature measured in the interior of the house is 26?C. The relative humidity reaches about 70% in August. Thermal comfort is related to relative humidity that are the essential parameters of the feeling of comfort. Humidity is an important parameter in thermal comfort, it is why we can conclude that we have reached a relatively good hygrothermal comfort.

scholarly journals Thermal Perception in Mild Climate: Adaptive Thermal Models for Schools

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Ángel Campano ◽  
Samuel Domínguez-Amarillo ◽  
Jesica Fernández-Agüera ◽  
Juan José Sendra
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Thermal Sensation ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Thermal Perception ◽  
Accurate Design ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Autumn And Winter

A comprehensive assessment of indoor environmental conditions is performed on a representative sample of classrooms in schools across southern Spain (Mediterranean climate) to evaluate the thermal comfort level, thermal perception and preference, and the relationship with HVAC systems, with a comparison of seasons and personal clothing. Almost fifty classrooms were studied and around one thousand pool-surveys distributed among their occupants, aged 12 to 17. These measurements were performed during spring, autumn, and winter, considered the most representative periods of use for schools. A new proposed protocol has been developed for the collection and subsequent analysis of data, applying thermal comfort indicators and using the most frequent predictive models, rational (RTC) and adaptive (ATC), for comparison. Cooling is not provided in any of the rooms and natural ventilation is found in most of the spaces during midseasons. Despite the existence of a general heating service in almost all classrooms in the cold period, the use of mechanical ventilation is limited. Heating did not usually provide standard set-point temperatures. However, this did not lead to widespread complaints, as occupants perceive the thermal environment as neutral—varying greatly between users—and show a preference for slightly colder environments. Comparison of these thermal comfort votes and the thermal comfort indicators used showed a better fit of thermal preference over thermal sensation and more reliable results when using regional ATC indicators than the ASHRAE adaptive model. This highlights the significance of inhabitants’ actual thermal perception. These findings provide useful insight for a more accurate design of this type of building, as well as a suitable tool for the improvement of existing spaces, improving the conditions for both comfort and wellbeing in these spaces, as well as providing a better fit of energy use for actual comfort conditions.

scholarly journals Benchmarks for Embodied and Operational Energy Assessment of Hellenic Single-Family Houses

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 4384
Author(s):  
Elena G. Dascalaki ◽  
Poulia A. Argiropoulou ◽  
Constantinos A. Balaras ◽  
Kalliopi G. Droutsa ◽  
Simon Kontoyiannidis
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Energy Intensity ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Embodied Energy ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Relative Significance ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Operational Energy

Building energy performance benchmarking increases awareness and enables stakeholders to make better informed decisions for designing, operating, and renovating sustainable buildings. In the era of nearly zero energy buildings, the embodied energy along with operational energy use are essential for evaluating the environmental impacts and building performance throughout their lifecycle. Key metrics and baselines for the embodied energy intensity in representative Hellenic houses are presented in this paper. The method is set up to progressively cover all types of buildings. The lifecycle analysis was performed using the well-established SimaPro software package and the EcoInvent lifecycle inventory database, complemented with national data from short energy audits carried out in Greece. The operational energy intensity was estimated using the national calculation engine for assessing the building’s energy performance and the predictions were adapted to obtain more realistic estimates. The sensitivity analysis for different type of buildings considered 16 case studies, accounting for representative construction practices, locations (climate conditions), system efficiencies, renovation practices, and lifetime of buildings. The results were used to quantify the relative significance of operational and embodied energy, and to estimate the energy recovery time for popular energy conservation and energy efficiency measures. The derived indicators reaffirm the importance of embodied energy in construction materials and systems for new high performing buildings and for renovating existing buildings to nearly zero energy.

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