Database for building energy prediction in Saudi Arabia

Said, S.A.M.; Habib, Mohamed A.; Iqbal, M.O.

doi:10.1016/s0196-8904(02)00042-0

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“…*Hospitals, mosques, streets, and charity associations Saudi Arabia can be classified climatically into five different inhabited climatic zones: Subtropical with a Mediterranean subzone and Mountainous subtype (for example Khamis Mushait); Hot-Dry with a Maritime Desert subzone (for example Jeddah); Hot-Dry Maritime subzone (for example Dhahran); Cold-Dry with a Desert subzone (for example Quriat), and Hot-Dry with a Desert subzone (for example Riyadh) [19]. The Eastern Province is a vital region in Saudi Arabia because of its large land area, accounting for almost one third of the entire country.…”

Section: Energy Consumption In Saudi Arabiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Trends in Residential Energy Consumption in Saudi Arabia with Particular Reference to the Eastern Province

Alrashed¹,

Asif²

2014

J. sustain. dev. energy water environ. syst.

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Residential buildings are vital in the energy scenario of Saudi Arabia as they account for 52% of the total electricity consumption. The Eastern Province, due to its harsh weather conditions, is one of the most challenging areas in Saudi Arabia in terms of residential energy consumption. The province is vital also because of its large land area, accounting for almost one third of the entire country. This article investigates some of the important factors related to the residential energy consumption i.e. weather conditions, types of dwellings, building envelops, air-conditioning (A/C) systems and domestic appliances especially cooking ovens. The work is based upon an analysis of the actual monthly electricity consumption for 115 dwellings in Dhahran for the year 2012. The investigated buildings include 62 apartments, 28 villas, and 25 traditional houses. The annual average electricity consumption for the surveyed dwellings was found to be 176.5 kWh/m², a value higher than international energy-efficiency benchmarks. It is found that the use of mini-split A/C systems, thermal insulation and double-glazed windows can help reduce the electricity consumption by over 30%.

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Section: Energy Consumption In Saudi Arabiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Trends in Residential Energy Consumption in Saudi Arabia with Particular Reference to the Eastern Province

Alrashed¹,

Asif²

2014

J. sustain. dev. energy water environ. syst.

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“…The multilayer perception (MLP) structure is the most popular [19][20][21][22][23][24]. Its use with a single hidden layer and a sufficient number of neurons provided good accuracy for the approximated function [25,26]. This architecture is used in this work.…”

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Smart Building: Use of the ANN Approach for Indoor Temperature Forecasting

Attoue¹,

Shahrour²,

Younès³

2018

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Smart buildings concept aims at the use of the smart technology to reduce energy consumption as well as improvement of the comfort conditions and users' satisfaction. It is based on the use of smart sensors to follow both outdoor and indoor conditions as well as software for the control of comfort and security devices. The optimal control of the energy devices requires software for indoor temperature forecasting. This paper presents an ANN -based model for the indoor temperature forecasting. The model is developed using data recoded in an old building of the engineering school Polytech'Lille. Data covered both indoor and outdoor conditions. Analysis of the relevance of the input parameters allowed to develop a simplified forecasting model of the indoor temperature that uses only the outdoor temperature as well as the history of the façade temperature as input parameters. The paper presents successively, data collection, the ANN concept used in the temperature forecasting, and finally the ANN model developed for the façade and indoor forecasting. It shows that an ANN-based model using outdoor and façade temperature sensors provides a good forecasting of the indoor temperature. This model could be used for the optimal control of buildings energy devices.

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“…Said et al classifies the country into six climatic zones [60]. Given the fact that the Empty Quarter is an uninhabited region; five locations are selected as representative of the five habited climatic zones: Dhahran, Guriat, Riyadh, Jeddah and Khamis Mushait.…”

Section: Climatic Zones and Solar Energy In Saudi Arabiamentioning

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The Role of Vernacular Construction Techniques and Materials for Developing Zero-Energy Homes in Various Desert Climates

2017

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Hot desert regions, like Saudi Arabia, are very challenging in terms of building energy consumption. The role of the housing sector in the country is critical as it accounts for half of the total national electricity consumption. It is important to apply sustainable energy concepts in this sector, and the application of Zero-Energy Homes (ZEHs) could be an appropriate option in this regard. In ZEHs, the energy demand needs to be reduced significantly before employing renewable energy, and a way to achieve that is through applying vernacular construction techniques and materials. This study aims to investigate the role of courtyard, mushrabiyah and adobe construction for the development of ZEHs in the five main Saudi climatic zones represented by Dhahran, Guriat, Riyadh, Jeddah and Khamis Mushait. A base house is designed, modelled and compared with measured electricity values. The comparison between the base house and the houses adapted with these techniques and materials is undertaken based on the annual electricity demand and the maximum power demand, and findings reveal that mushrabiyah can reduce them by 4% and 3%, respectively, while adobe can reduce them by 6% and 19%, respectively. Courtyards are found to be not helpful in terms of energy saving.

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Database for building energy prediction in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 67 publications

References 4 publications

Trends in Residential Energy Consumption in Saudi Arabia with Particular Reference to the Eastern Province

Trends in Residential Energy Consumption in Saudi Arabia with Particular Reference to the Eastern Province

Smart Building: Use of the ANN Approach for Indoor Temperature Forecasting

The Role of Vernacular Construction Techniques and Materials for Developing Zero-Energy Homes in Various Desert Climates

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