Earth-sheltered buildings in hot-arid climates: Design guidelines

Hassan, Heba; Sumiyoshi, Daisuke

doi:10.1016/j.bjbas.2017.05.005

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“…Генерални закључак је да се пажљивим архитектонским дизајном услови живота у земуницама могу побољшати за преко 30%. Земунице су зграде са барем још једном страном термичког омотача (поред пода на тлу) у непосредном контакту са земљиштем (Alkaff et al, 2016), (Hassan, Sumiyoshi, 2018), односно зграде са најмање 50% термичког омотача у непосредном контакту са земљиштем (Milanović, 2016).…”

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Energy performance of infiltrated and elevational earthsheltered buildings in the territory of the city of Kragujevac: A numerical investigation

Nešović

2024

Arhitektura i urbanizam

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This paper investigates the energy potential of different modern earth-sheltered building types, during a seven-month period (October 1 to April 30), in order to achieve sustainable development. The subject of the research is a one-story residential building (total net area 102.5 m2), intended for a family of four, located in the territory of the city of Kragujevac (central Serbia). The heating system consists of a ground source heat pump, geothermal vertical probes, floor panel heaters, and two circulation pumps. Four types of infiltrated earth-sheltered buildings, as well as one elevation earth-sheltered building, were investigated by numerical analysis (using the EnergyPlus software). The energy performances of all of the mentioned earth-sheltered buildings were compared with the energy performance of classic above-ground buildings. All of the buildings have the same geometric, construction, and thermo-technical performance. The research results show that, in infiltrated earth-sheltered buildings, the annual consumption of final (electrical) energy can be reduced by 2.53-21.64% (depending on the number of external building elements in direct contact with the soil). Modern architecture should still be focused on the development of elevation earth-sheltered buildings because in them the annual consumption of final (electrical) energy for heating can be reduced by more than 40%.

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Energy performance of infiltrated and elevational earthsheltered buildings in the territory of the city of Kragujevac: A numerical investigation

Nešović

2024

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“…In this sense, it is possible to categorize them in relation to the four basic divisions as totally underground, at zero level, above zero level, and on the hill-side. By comparing the values and impacts according to their typology, Hassan and Sumiyoshi [17] made the conclusion that in the general context preference to thermal stability is given to burial structures that largely depend on the climatic characteristics of the zones in which they were constructed. It is significant that such objects have an insufficient degree of visual acceptability of structures as well as potentials for room lighting.…”

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Earth-Sheltered House: A Case Study of Dobraca Village House near Kragujevac, Serbia

2018

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This paper presents the case study of the authors’ design of the earth-sheltered house in Village Dobraca near Kragujevac, Serbia, in the context of development and some thermal properties of the underground housing. The historical insight, in brief, provides a better understanding of the reasons for their modern use as energy efficient and sustainable structures. It shows that underground houses even today are more thermally efficient than above ground houses since, besides earth, there is no need for new additional thermal layers. The article also includes a review of the representative physical forms of the underground housing through different periods, with the result of measurement of their main properties. The study of the underground housing structures provides an insight of the relation between the location and typology of underground homes in a contest of climate zones. These structures have an almost constant temperature, which provides the primary “comfort” condition in which the man is determined to live in. The results on property-based monitoring data showed that the earth-sheltered house could provide the thermal comfort that is close to the ideal human needs temperature. Today, the new materials and especially the solar, geothermal, and wind accessories, enables the maximum sustainability of these specific building structures and provides them with an even better energy efficiency.

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“…However, it is necessary to design appropriate strategies in new buildings, accordingly, to reduce energy consumption and environmental detriments (Makaremi et al , 2019; Nejat et al , 2015; Sofia et al ., 2020). The earth-sheltered building (ESB) design as a passive idea can extensively guarantee the reduction of energy consumption and provide the required thermal comfort conditions at the same time (Hassan and Sumiyoshi, 2018; Freney, 2014; Lain and Hensen, 2006).…”

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Investigating the climate-adaptive design strategies of residential earth-sheltered buildings in Iran

Mirabi

Abarghuie

2021

IJBPA

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PurposeThe earth-sheltered building is an adaptive strategy reducing energy consumption as well as increasing thermal comfort of the residents. Although this idea historically implemented in the city of Yazd, Iran, its effects on thermal comfort have not been studied thoroughly. This paper aims to discuss and analyze energy performance, in terms of parameters such as orientation, underground depth, nocturnal ventilation and its subsequent effects on thermal comfort in earth-sheltered buildings in Yazd.Design/methodology/approachUsing EnergyPlus software, the obtained numeric data are precisely modeled, simulated and analyzed.FindingsResults show that there is a direct relationship between depth of construction and energy consumption savings. The more construction depth of earth-sheltered buildings, the more percentage of energy consumption savings, that is of a higher rate in comparison to the aboveground ones. However, in south orientation, energy saving significantly reduces from depth of 2 m downwards and the annual indoor temperature fluctuation decreases by 50%. This subsequently yields to experiencing indoor thermal comfort for a significant number of days throughout the year. Considering the effects of orientation factor, the south orientation regardless of the depth provides the most desired outcome regarding energy savings.Originality/valueSimulating the model generalized to the sunken courtyard can approve that the results of this research can be applied to the other models.

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Earth-sheltered buildings in hot-arid climates: Design guidelines

Cited by 8 publications

References 8 publications

Energy performance of infiltrated and elevational earthsheltered buildings in the territory of the city of Kragujevac: A numerical investigation

Energy performance of infiltrated and elevational earthsheltered buildings in the territory of the city of Kragujevac: A numerical investigation

Earth-Sheltered House: A Case Study of Dobraca Village House near Kragujevac, Serbia

Investigating the climate-adaptive design strategies of residential earth-sheltered buildings in Iran

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