Energetic analysis of complex modernizations of educational buildings (original) (raw)

Calculation of Annual Energy Requirement of Existing Constructions and Improvement Suggestions for Building Envelope: An Educational Structure Example

European Journal of Sustainable Development, 2017

The energy problem is becoming increasingly important all over the world due to its environmental and economic dimensions. Due to their high energy needs, buildings have a significant share in total energy consumption. For this reason, the design of environmentally friendly structures that use energy efficiently or the conversion of existing structures into energy efficient structures has become a priority in the policies of many countries today. In this study, using the Design Builder program, one of the international energy simulation programs that measure energy efficiency, the total annual energy requirement of an existing building selected as an example to be taken into consideration for the current application project, has been calculated. In addition, the building is divided into, and the energy needs are calculated separately for heating, cooling, electrical equipment and lighting by zone. Two different suggestions have been presented for the improvement of the building envelope in line with these results. One of the proposals was made by taking into consideration the TS 825 Thermal Insulation Regulation, valid in Turkey. In the 2nd suggestion, a general approach was taken, determining the zones where the energy needs are highest per unit area, and a building envelope suggestion providing the balancing of the energy needs for these zones to the general needs of the building has been developed.

Energy Refurbishment of Serbian School Building Stock—A Typology Tool Methodology Development

Sustainability

Energy refurbishment of school buildings is a priority regarding both energy consumption in buildings and improving comfort conditions for sensitive young occupants. During 2016–18, a group of teachers and associates from the Faculty of Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering from the University in Belgrade participated in the project “Energy efficiency in public buildings” in cooperation with GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture and Ministry of Mining and Energy of the Republic of Serbia. During 2016 and 2017, a comprehensive survey and database of public buildings were conducted by the local community. The focus of the research was the facilities of children’s institutions, and detailed data were collected to determine the current building stock conditions, energy consumption, and possible improvements. This paper presents the methodology of the project based on defining the typology...

Energy Analysis of the Educational Building in Palembang Indonesia

Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2021

The issues of global warming and the greenhouse effect are of enormous concern today for most people. With increased demand for energy and a reduction in existing energy resources, demands for more energy efficient buildings within the construction industry are growing rapidly. Buildings are one of the largest energy consumers and account for about 40% of total energy consumption. This study aims to investigate the energy consumption of existing building located in Palembang as compared to the benchmark of Indonesian Standard for educational buildings. This paper also develops an energy analysis model with BIM integration to produce accurate predictions of the educational building performance with better scenarios. The EUI calculations were carried out in two ways. First, the electrical usage used in the building was calculated and then compared with the SNI 03-6196-2000 standard. Secondly, a 3D model was developed by redrawing the building object using BIM Revit application which follows the ASHRAE 90.1 benchmark standards. It was found that HVAC dominated for about 69% of the total energy consumption for the first floor, whereas electronic appliances contributed to the highest proportion of energy consumption, which was about 66%, for the second floor. The EUI value for the first floor was 22.43 kWh/m2/month, while the second floor was about 45.56 kWh/m2/month, resulting in an average EUI of around 33.99 kWh/m2/month. The existing building was then classified as a very inefficient building in terms of energy consumptions. Based on the renovation designs, 9 scenarios were then developed to measure potential energy savings generated by the building using the Insight 360 web-based energy analysis tool. In the last scenario, considering a building installed with solar panels with a time limit of 30 years, 90% of surface coverage resulted in an EUI value of -6.49 kWh/m2/year with 102.10% of energy efficiency. This building scenario could provide energy export and save the energy excess. It can also be concluded that there was a significant improvement on energy use reduction and a substantial increase in energy savings under different renovation design scenarios. Finally, the results will help the decision makers identify the potential for energy savings in all energy-consuming facilities and equipment in the building as well as develop strategies for energy conservation.

EXAMINATION OF SAMPLES PUBLIC BUILDINGS ACCORDING TO ENERGY EFFICIENT BADANIE OBIEKTÓW UŻYTECZNOŚCI PUBLICZNEJ W ASPEKCIE ICH SPRAWNOŚCI ENERGETYCZNEJ

Public utility buildings are formal, structurally and functionally complex entities. In order to demonstrate energy-related defects of building designs developed by students, the conduct of analyses was proposed. The completed designs of public utility buildings were examined with regard to the energy efficiency of the solutions they feature through the application of the following program: Ecotect software was sufficient. Thus, it has been reached that how can be designed public utility buildings according to energy efficiency. Paying more attention to the energy aspect must change the previously designed architectural design of buildings.