A systematic review of methods for evaluating the thermal performance of buildings through energy simulations

Mendes, Vítor Freitas; Cruz, Alexandre Santana; Gomes, Adriano Pinto; Mendes, Júlia Castro

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2023.113875

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“…This software was used because it aligns with the standard requirements and is free. It is also the most widely used for simulating the thermal performance of buildings [31]. Other software available in the market can also be used since they meet the standard requirements.…”

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Technical and Economic Feasibility of Multi-Family Social Housing and Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings in Southern Brazil

Pierozan,

Piccinini Scolaro,

Watzko

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Several studies have shown that social housing in Brazil usually fails to provide thermal comfort to its occupants. This study aimed to define energy efficiency measures for a representative social housing model to, together with local production of renewable energy, achieve the nearly zero-energy target. The thermal performance and energy efficiency of the representative model were evaluated using computer simulation, considering the southern Brazilian climatic context. An analysis of the economic feasibility of energy efficiency measures was also carried out. The results showed that the nearly zero-energy model with energy efficiency measures on the envelope (EPS and gypsum board in the external walls and rock wall in the roof) and a solar water heating system reduced 13.1% of the annual primary energy consumption in comparison with the representative model. Considering the renewable energy generation in the nearly zero-energy building, the electricity consumption was 38,777.6 kWh/year lower than that in the representative model (57.0% reduction). The economic analysis of the energy efficiency measures indicated a positive net present value and a payback of nearly six years. It was concluded that using energy efficiency measures and an on-site renewable made it possible to reach the nearly zero-energy target in a representative social housing model.

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Section: Definition Of the Thermal Performance Levelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Technical and Economic Feasibility of Multi-Family Social Housing and Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings in Southern Brazil

Pierozan,

Piccinini Scolaro,

Watzko

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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“…Although progress has been made, it should be noted that these promising results were achieved at a relatively low mass loading (26.53%, 2.333 mg cm –2 ) . Further improvement in mass loading will greatly compromise the efficiency and amount of adsorption and desorption because serious aggregations in conventional process adhesion techniques will reduce both the exposed surface and the original porosity of MOFs with the introduction of polymer binders. , It should be noted that the efficiency and amount of membrane with a unit area are important criteria for regulating humidity in real applications, considering that only a limited area of the wall (usually 15–20%) is allowed for sufficient natural daylight, even with a big window. , Therefore, developing an adsorption pump membrane with adequate mass loading for satisfactory efficiency and a satisfactory amount of adsorption and desorption remains a challenge.…”

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Solar-Responsive Interface Self-Assembled MOF-Derived Foam for Adaptive Indoor Humidity Regulation

Liao,

Luo,

Liu

et al. 2024

ACS Materials Lett.

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In the context of increasingly complex living environments, it is crucial to develop smart indoor wall materials for resisting external interference such as humidity changes. Herein, we report a facile and scalable strategy to prepare advanced polyurethane (PU) foam as a multifunctional indoor wall, integrating solar-driven humidity regulation, noise absorption, and flame retardancy. Benefiting from the in situ synthesis technology to maintain the original metal−organic framework (MOF) porosity (0.149 cm 3 /g) and realize a high MOF loading (63.72%), the advanced PU-based module showed excellent water collection abilities and fast water transport kinetics. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, the designed PU-based regulation system provided a comfortable humidity environment (40−70% RH) of a simulated room in outdoor experiments, dependent on the automatic water collection of the Al-fumarate backbone at night as well as the continuous water evaporation promoted by the photothermal layer during daytime. Therefore, the developed multifunctional PU-based management module has great potential for constructing modern, comfortable, and energy-efficient indoor environments.

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“…In other studies conducted by researchers, renewable energy management was implemented using dynamic decision-making algorithms (19,20). In the latest research, scientists achieved optimal models of energy consumption through the Energy Plus (21)(22)(23), E-Quest (24), and DesignBuilder (25) simulation system in the building using validation tools. Some other researchers have reached the optimal models of energy consumption through the building information modeling system (26)(27)(28).…”

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Energy Efficiency of Residential Buildings in Cold and Dry Climates using Simulation-based Comparative Analysis: Case Study in Tabriz

Amani,

Sabamehr

2024

IJEE

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The purpose of this research is to analyze the energy of a residential building in the city of Tabriz with a cold and dry climate using energy simulation to provide a model to minimize energy consumption. A comparative model of energy consumption analysis in a three-story building unit with dimensions of 181 square meters is presented using 5 layout modes in the wall, floor, ceiling, window and door. The number of 5 designs with different arrangement of rooms and different number of windows were compared in terms of energy conservation in 51 different diagrams and the optimal energy saving design is selected. In the next step, according to the obtained results, the design of the building in the desired site is discussed. At the end, in order to check the amount of energy absorbed in the building, energy diagrams will be obtained for the thermal region of the coldest day of the year. The results show that the most optimal energy consumption of the residential building is related to the design of plan B with the fabric gains value of 41767 Wh. After that, the designed plan A show the most optimal energy consumption in the building with fabric gains value of 41028 Wh in the month of July. The results of this research are useful for energy efficiency of residential buildings and environmental management in future.

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A systematic review of methods for evaluating the thermal performance of buildings through energy simulations

Cited by 10 publications

References 61 publications

Technical and Economic Feasibility of Multi-Family Social Housing and Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings in Southern Brazil

Technical and Economic Feasibility of Multi-Family Social Housing and Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings in Southern Brazil

Solar-Responsive Interface Self-Assembled MOF-Derived Foam for Adaptive Indoor Humidity Regulation

Energy Efficiency of Residential Buildings in Cold and Dry Climates using Simulation-based Comparative Analysis: Case Study in Tabriz

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