Research on Dwellings with Renewable Materials under Different Geographical Conditions and Climate

2012 ◽  
Vol 450-451 ◽  
pp. 969-973
Author(s):  
Li Ping Li
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Renewable Materials ◽  
Indoor Temperature ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Renewable Material

Field tests for indoor thermal environment of dwellings of different renewable materials under different geographical climate conditions were carried out, and more specifically, the indoor temperature of dwellings with different renewable material walls as well as the surface temperature of building envelope were tested and comparatively analyzed. The test results show the current situations and features of indoor temperature changes of the dwellings of different materials, which may provide a basis for improving the thermal environment of dwellings.

Analysis and Test on Indoor Thermal Environment of Tibetan-Style Dwellings of Different Materials

2011 ◽  
Vol 255-260 ◽  
pp. 1632-1638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Ping Li
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Rammed Earth ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Indoor Temperature ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Earth Walls

Field tests for indoor thermal environment of Tibetan-style dwellings of different materials in Shangri-La in winter were carried out from the perspective of physical environment of buildings, and more specifically, the indoor temperature of Tibetan-style dwellings with rammed earth walls and brick walls as well as the surface temperature of building envelope were tested and comparatively analyzed. The test results show the current situations and features of indoor temperature changes of Tibetan-style dwellings of different materials, which may provide a basis for improving the thermal environment of Tibetan-style dwellings.

Analysis and Test on Indoor Thermal Environment of Timber Dwellings in Shangri-La

2013 ◽  
Vol 651 ◽  
pp. 466-469
Author(s):  
Li Ping Li ◽  
He Wang ◽  
Shuai Fan
Keyword(s):  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Indoor Temperature ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment

Field tests for indoor thermal environment of Tibetan-style timber dwellings in Shangri-La were carried out， from the perspective of physical environment of buildings, and more specifically, the indoor temperature of Tibetan-style timber dwellings as well as the surface temperature of building envelope were tested and comparatively analyzed. The test results show the current situations and features of indoor temperature changes of Tibetan-style timber dwellings, which may provide a basis for improving the thermal environment of Tibetan-style dwellings.

scholarly journals Relation between indoor thermal environment and renovation in liege residential buildings

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 889-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoj Singh ◽  
Sadhan Mahapatra ◽  
Jacques Teller
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Area Ratio ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Efficiency Improvement ◽  
Environment Monitoring ◽  
Indoor Temperature ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Energy Efficiency Improvement

Indoor thermal environment monitoring has been done in 20 residential buildings of Liege city followed by questionnaire based comfort survey amongst the occupants of 85 houses in order to record their preference and expectations about indoor thermal environment in winter and spring season. It is found from the analysis that change of glazing has a minimum or even sometimes an adverse effect on the existing indoor environment due to the absence of proper insulation of the rest of the building envelope. It is observed that in winter there is a sudden drop in indoor temperature and also overheating in summer. This is due to unplanned installation of glazing which actually increases the fenestration area ratio leading to higher indoor temperature fluctuation and causes discomfort. It is also important that the occupant?s preference and expectations as well as overall assessment of indoor environment needs to be consider towards energy efficiency improvement.

Research on Environment of Dwellings with Rammed Earth Walls in Deqin Area in Yunnan Province

2012 ◽  
Vol 424-425 ◽  
pp. 957-961
Author(s):  
Li Ping Li
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Heat Stability ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Rammed Earth ◽  
Indoor Temperature ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Rammed Earth Wall ◽  
Earth Walls ◽  
Insulation Performance

Based on the field testing and analysis of the Tibetan dwelling in Deqin area , and more specifically, the indoor temperature of Tibetan-style dwellings with rammed earth walls as well as the surface temperature of building envelope were tested and comparatively analyzed. The test results show the current situations and features of indoor temperature changes of Tibetan-style dwellings of earth materials, the heat-insulation performance and heat stability of rammed earth wall, which may provide a basis for improving the thermal environment of Tibetan-style dwellings.

Optimal Design of the External Respiration Double Skin Facade

2011 ◽  
Vol 374-377 ◽  
pp. 257-262
Author(s):  
Shi Feng ◽  
Wang Wei
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Design ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
External Respiration ◽  
Indoor Temperature ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Double Skin ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽  
Cfd Method

An optimal design is taken on the external respiration double skin facade (DSF) of a office building in Wuhan. The indoor thermal environment of the office units in the building have been simulated by taken computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method, and then the paper analyzes the indoor temperature changes under the condition that the internal airflow status of the DSF for natural ventilation, without shade, vents closed and other cases, discusses the influences of different inner glazed skin’s thermal properties, DSF for active ventilation and different wind speed on indoor thermal environment, according to the simulation results we obtain parameters of relevant optimal design.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Integration of the Traditional Architectural Element Mashrabiya into the Ventilation Strategy for Buildings in Hot Climates

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 530
Author(s):  
Abdullah Abdulhameed Bagasi ◽  
John Kaiser Calautit ◽  
Abdullah Saeed Karban
Keyword(s):  
Air Temperature ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Indoor Temperature ◽  
Architectural Element ◽  
Cooling Methods

This paper reviewed related research works and developments on the traditional architectural element “mashrabiya” focusing on its history, design and structure, typology, and functions in hot climates. Moreover, the paper assessed the effect of the traditional mashrabiya on the indoor thermal environment and thermal comfort in a selected case study building. For this purpose, two similar rooms were investigated in a selected historic building with abundant mashrabiyas located in the Makkah Region, specifically in Old Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The field tests were conducted during a typical hot summer month with two different configurations. The study demonstrated that opening the mashrabiya allowed more airflow into the room during the day and reduced the indoor temperature by up to 2.4 °C as compared to the closed mashrabiya. Besides, the building envelope played an important role in preventing the high fluctuation of the indoor air temperature, where the fluctuation of the rooms air temperature ranged between 2.1 °C and 4.2 °C compared to the outdoor temperature which recorded a fluctuation between 9.4 °C and 16 °C. The data presented here can be used for the future development of the mashrabiya concept and the potential incorporation with passive cooling methods to improve its design according to the requirements of modern buildings in hot climates. Moreover, further studies and tests on mashrabiyas under different climatic conditions are required. Also, the different strategies or materials can be incorporated with mashrabiyas in order to improve its thermal performance.

scholarly journals Relation between energy use and indoor thermal environment in animal husbandry: a case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 01042
Author(s):  
Matteo Bilardo ◽  
Lorenzo Comba ◽  
Paolo Cornale ◽  
Andrea Costantino ◽  
Enrico Fabrizio
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Indoor Climate ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Data Loggers ◽  
Energy Consumptions

Climate control is of the foremost importance in structures for intensive animal rearing because many animals (e.g. pigs and broilers) tolerate a small range of climate conditions (mainly air temperature and relative humidity) that may differ considerably from the outdoor environment. For this reason, the indoor climate in the majority of structures for animal husbandry is guaranteed by HVAC systems. On the one hand, the use of mechanical systems makes it possible to avoid production risks due to the unpredictability of the outdoor weather conditions and to maximize the feed efficiency, with positive effects on both the animal welfare and farm profit. On the other hand, the use of HVAC entails not negligible thermal and electrical energy consumptions. In literature, few data about the real thermo-hygrometric conditions and energy consumption of animal houses are present. In this work (in the framework of the EPAnHaus – Energy Performance certification of Animal Houses –project), the results obtained from a long-term monitoring campaign in two growing-finishing pig houses are presented. The performed measurements concerned environmental parameters and electrical power that were acquired during two production cycles (warm and cool seasons). For the environmental monitoring, both the buildings were equipped with temperature and relative humidity sensors embedded in portable data loggers (10 minutes logging time) that were placed in various spots inside the houses. Outdoor data were obtained through a weather station located near the test site. Concerning the energy monitoring, power transducers connected to portable data loggers (10 seconds logging time) were placed in the electric panel of each house to log the electrical energy consumptions due to ventilation, lighting and automatic feeding. The acquired data were used for carrying out analysis concerning the indoor thermal environment, its characterization in relation with the animal welfare, the electrical energy uses and the existing relations between all these aspects. The obtained data were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the HVAC system in guaranteeing the adequate indoor climate conditions (avoiding heat/cold stress conditions) and to identify electrical energy uses.

Study on Energy-Saving Renovation of Existing Heating Masonry-Concrete Residential Buildings

2011 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 147-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Guo ◽  
Min Fang Su ◽  
Xiao Jun Jin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Consumption Situation ◽  
Current Energy

Based on the current energy consumption situation of existing masonry-concrete residential buildings in China, it discussed the main energy-saving renovation policies and technologies. Taking existing masonry-concrete residential building of Taiyuan city as a case, it analyzed its heat loss situations, energy-saving renovation design and reconstruction technologies of building envelope. It discussed energy-saving renovation effects. Energy efficiency and indoor thermal environment improved significantly after energy-saving renovation. The building life is extended.

Indoor Thermal Environment Simulation by Using MATLAB and Simulink

2010 ◽  
Vol 29-32 ◽  
pp. 2785-2788
Author(s):  
Jian Yao ◽  
Jin Xu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Cold Winter ◽  
Performance Simulation ◽  
Application Study ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Energy Efficient Buildings ◽  
Environment Simulation

To compare the indoor thermal environment under different building envelope constructions, a Matlab-based tool was presented for building envelope performance simulation. An application study of two cases illustrates energy efficient buildings can provide more suitable indoor environment than non-energy efficient buildings in cold winter and hot summer. In conclusion, this paper provides a new and fast way for the prediction of indoor thermal environment.

Thermal Environment of Traditional Dwelling Houses in Dry Hot and Dry Cold Climate Zone of China in Winter

2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 178-183
Author(s):  
Deng Jia Wang ◽  
Yan Feng Liu ◽  
Jia Ping Liu ◽  
Jing Hua Liu
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Gansu Province ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Brick Wall ◽  
Indoor Temperature ◽  
Indoor Thermal Environment ◽  
Solar Radiation Intensity ◽  
Wind Chill Index ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

In order to master the indoor thermal environment of the traditional dwelling houses in dry hot and dry cold climate zones in winter, the east Gansu province is taken for example to study. Indoor and outdoor air temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation intensity and wind speed were obtained by using field-tested methods for the traditional dwelling houses in this region in winter, and the clothing form and activity of people were surveyed by way of questionnaire. And then, the influence of house orientation, indoor heat sources and insulation on the indoor thermal environment is analyzed, the WCI (wind chill index) is used to evaluate the indoor and outdoor thermal environment at last. The results show that: the indoor temperature can raise about 8.3 °C when the house orientation is better and Chinese kang as the heating heat source. The good practice on local structure is worthy of following for other houses, such as adobe posted solid brick wall, double windows, wooden sash windows and so on. However, people still feel very cool or cold about the indoor temperature for much of the day, and even people feel very cold for 5% of the day. At the end of thesis, some methods about the indoor thermal environment improvement are proposed.

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