Artículo
Methodological Approach for the Development of a Simplified Residential Building Energy Estimation in Temperate Climate
Autor/es | Reus Netto, Gabriela
Mercader-Moyano, Pilar Czajkowski, Jorge Daniel |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas I (ETSA) |
Fecha de publicación | 2019-07 |
Fecha de depósito | 2019-08-19 |
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Resumen | Energy ratings and minimum requirements for thermal envelopes and heating and
air conditioning systems emerged as tools to minimize energy consumption and greenhouse gas
emissions, improve energy e ciency and promote ... Energy ratings and minimum requirements for thermal envelopes and heating and air conditioning systems emerged as tools to minimize energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy e ciency and promote greater transparency with regard to energy use in buildings. In Latin America, not all countries have building energy e ciency regulations, many of them are voluntary and more than 80% of the existing initiatives are simplified methods and are centered in energy demand analysis and the compliance of admissible values for di erent indicators. However, the application of these tools, even when simplified, is reduced. The main objective is the development of a simplified calculation method for the estimation of the energy consumption of multifamily housing buildings. To do this, an energy model was created based on the real use and occupation of a reference building, its thermal envelope and its thermal system’s performance. This model was simulated for 42 locations, characterized by their climatic conditions, whilst also considering the thermal transmittance fulfilment. The correlation between energy consumption and the climatic conditions is the base of the proposed method. The input data are seven climatic characteristics. Due to the sociocultural context of Latin America, the proposed method is estimated to have more possible acceptance and applications than other more complex methods, increasing the rate of buildings with an energy assessment. The results have demonstrated a high reliability in the prediction of the statistical models created, as the determination coe cient (R2) is nearly 1 for cooling and heating consumption. |
Cita | Reus Netto, G., Mercader-Moyano, P. y Czajkowski, J.D. (2019). Methodological Approach for the Development of a Simplified Residential Building Energy Estimation in Temperate Climate. Sustainability, 11 (15), 4040-1-4040-27. |
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