A parametric analysis of simple passive strategies for improving thermal performance of school classrooms in Chile

Trebilcock, Maureen; Piderit, Beatriz; Soto, Jaime López; Figueroa, Rodrigo

doi:10.1080/00038628.2016.1150251

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“…Wen et al [40] created a default value assignment map that served the early performance design phase and assisted architects to obtain effective simulation data of office buildings in various regions of Japan. M. Trebilcock et al [41] examined school buildings in the representative climate of Chile and extracted important passive strategic design parameters. On the basis of a dynamic simulation of a multivariable combination classroom prototype, it was found that the glass area was not directly related to heating demand.…”

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“…The schematic diagram and its parameters determined by evidence-based methods are provided as default values to users and other tasks that require rapid simulation [49][50][51]59,66,73]. Obviously, all professional information acquired based on experimental experience, engineering judgment, a series of trials and errors, and catalog information also belongs to the core component of the expert knowledge system [41,50,75,109,114,137,143]. They are as effective as sensitivity and uncertainty analyses performed by users through manual intervention.…”

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A Review of Performance-Oriented Architectural Design and Optimization in the Context of Sustainability: Dividends and Challenges

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Peng

2020

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As most countries have widespread and growing concerns about the sustainable development of society, the requirement to continuously reduce energy consumption poses challenges for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. Performance-oriented architectural design and optimization, as a novel design philosophy and comprehensive evolution technology, has been accepted by architects, engineers, and stakeholders for a period of time. Performance in the context of architecture is a widely discussed definition that has long shown a correlation with visual and cultural attributes. Shifting the paradigm of sustainable development while ensuring that the function and aesthetics of the building are not overlooked has been the focus of public attention. Considering the core design elements that affect energy conservation and style performance, the design and optimization of building envelopes, form, and shading systems were selected as research materials. From the perspective of epistemology and methodology, a systematic review of 99 papers was conducted to promulgate the latest development status of energy-efficiency design. This paper manifests a detailed analysis of the design patterns, research features, optimization objectives, and techniques of current approaches. The review found that performance-oriented design optimization can benefit the entire industry from the heuristic knowledge base and the expansion of the design space while maintaining sustainability. In contrast, challenges such as tools, skills, collaboration frameworks, and calibration models are highlighted.

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A Review of Performance-Oriented Architectural Design and Optimization in the Context of Sustainability: Dividends and Challenges

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Peng

2020

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“…Regarding building typology, housing was the most studied with 31% (see Figure 2b), followed by schools with 26% [30,68,90,98,115,116,123] or example, Felippe et al [57] surveyed their students to identify the most important factors that they would like to have in their schools. IAQ (clean and ventilated) and lighting comfort were some of the highlighted categories.…”

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“…Twelve articles did not specify the thermal conditions of the building. Some authors combined both situations of free running and conditioned indoor environment because (1) they studied buildings in different climatic zones [116,118], (2) they compared two indoor environments with different conditions [108], or (3) they measured the same environment over various periods with different conditions [64,73,89], and [99].…”

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Indoor Environmental Quality in Latin American Buildings: A Systematic Literature Review

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The amount of time people spend inside buildings is significant. Indoor environment quality deficiencies in some of these buildings may affect the health of its users. Therefore, a systematic literature review has been conducted to assess the quality of indoor environments in existing buildings in Latin America. The objectives of this review are (1) identifying countries and building types whose indoor environment quality has been analyzed the most, (2) identifying most used evaluation strategies, (3) identifying comfort types and most evaluated variables, and (4) determining whether or not Latin American buildings are comfortable and what local factors contribute to that effect. From the 100 selected papers for this analysis, it was noted that Brazil and Argentina led the studies on residences and schools. It was also noted that hygrothermal comfort was the most analyzed comfort type, with temperature and humidity leading the number of studies. Finally, this review shows a lack of studies including buildings whose users are sensitive to indoor environmental quality, such as nurseries, senior homes, or health facilities. Additionally, there is a sustained discrepancy between objective measuring methods and user perception. Furthermore, a detailed analysis of 88 buildings shows that in Latin America, 67.5% of buildings are uncomfortable; thus, it is necessary to improve the designs and regulatory standards, to educate users, and to improve building monitoring management at the operational stage.

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“…Relationship between indoor and outdoor air temperatures in the HSCW zone3.3 Definition of the base modelsAn extensive parametric analysis of different passive design strategies is carried out by using dynamic thermal simulations under both free running conditions, i.e. without the operation of any mechanical system to provide heating or cooling, and when a thermostatic control is set.Parametric analysis has been extensively used in building performance simulation field, and it is widely recognized as a powerful approach to design low-energy and comfortable buildings[54][55][56]. Moreover, building simulation supports the design and operation of performance based buildings by objectively comparing alternative design solutions, thus providing the most cost-effective way for strategical studies[57][58][59].Among variety of simulation packages, EnergyPlus v8.4 is adopted mainly due to its abilities in thermal and airflow modeling[60].…”

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The effect of passive measures on thermal comfort and energy conservation. A case study of the hot summer and cold winter climate in the Yangtze River region

Yao

Costanzo

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Journal of Building Engineering

137

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The energy consumption for heating and cooling of buildings in the cities located within the boundaries of the Hot Summer and Cold Winter (HSCW) zone in China is rapidly increasing due to the increased comfort expectations from well-resourced occupants. Guidance on how and to what extent it is possible to improve energy efficiency of buildings is thus required by policy makers as well as designers and building managers. The aim of this study is to demonstrate how the use of climate-sensitive passive design solutions can help the improvement of indoor thermal conditions while reducing the energy needs and ultimately carbon emissions. An extensive parametric analysis of several passive strategies such as building orientation, thermal insulation, glazing area, shading devices, air tightness and natural ventilation, is carried out for a typical apartment block located in the cities of Chongqing, Changsha and Shanghai, which lays respectively in the upper, middle and downstream of the Yangtze River. Detailed hourly dynamic simulations show how it is possible to extend the non-heating/cooling period and reduce the peak loads, highlighting the potentialities of each strategy according to different climate constraints. The recommended strategies provides quantitative guidance to either design of new or retrofitting of existing buildings. This research contributes to the building energy conservation knowledge for policy-makers, developers and building designers with insight on the feasibilities of the application of passive measures for the residential buildings located in the Yangtze River region with hot summer and cold winter climates.

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A parametric analysis of simple passive strategies for improving thermal performance of school classrooms in Chile

Cited by 15 publications

References 7 publications

A Review of Performance-Oriented Architectural Design and Optimization in the Context of Sustainability: Dividends and Challenges

A Review of Performance-Oriented Architectural Design and Optimization in the Context of Sustainability: Dividends and Challenges

Indoor Environmental Quality in Latin American Buildings: A Systematic Literature Review

The effect of passive measures on thermal comfort and energy conservation. A case study of the hot summer and cold winter climate in the Yangtze River region

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