Evidence-based ranking of green building design factors according to leading energy modelling tools

Alwisy, Aladdin; BuHamdan, Samer; Gül, Mustafa

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2019.101491

Cited by 19 publications

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“…Thus, the standard system, carbon emission calculation, and optimal design should be integrated into the building design process, considering the five carbon reduction methods of building morphology design, building envelope design, renewable energy utilization, combination with local meteorological conditions, and active management design (shown in Figure 2) [26]. The status and challenges of the standard system, carbon calculation, and optimal design are discussed as follows.…”

Section: The Traditional Building Design Processmentioning

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“…In the "Standard for building carbon emission calculation" (GB/T 51366-2019) [56], the operational carbon emission calculation is determined based on the amount of different types of energy consumption and the carbon emission factors. Simulation software, such as Energy Plus, eQuest, and TRNSYS [26,40], are used as tools to calculate energy consumption. For the (1) The standard system of low carbon building design: Developed countries in North Europe and North America established related policies at an early stage, and have built numerous low-carbon buildings.…”

Section: The Status Of Low Carbon Building Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…At present, scholars from all over the world have fully recognized and conducted in-depth research about the impact of building design on carbon emissions [25], such as building design models and tools [26], optimization of the building design factors [27], and passive and active coupling design [28]. There are many challenges for low carbon building design in the actual application because of the complex building environment.…”

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Challenges and Future Development Paths of Low Carbon Building Design: A Review

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Excessive carbon emissions are causing the problems of global warming and the greenhouse effect, which urgently need to be controlled worldwide. It is crucial to reduce the carbon emissions of the construction industry as it is one of the main sources. Carbon is generated at all phases of the building life cycle, including in material production, building design, and building operation and maintenance. Notably, building design has various extents of influence on carbon emissions at each phase, for which a low carbon method urgently needs to be explored. This paper aims to summarize the current status of building design through literature review considering standard systems, carbon emission calculations, and building design optimization. The challenges of building design are as follows: lack of (1) a comprehensive standard system considering different factors, (2) lack of a carbon emission calculation method for the design phase, and a (3) no real-time optimization model aiming at carbon reduction. The path of “standard−calculation−prediction−optimization” (SCPO) for future building design is proposed to address these challenges. It takes standard system as the framework, the carbon calculation method as the foundation, the prediction model as the theory, and the low carbon building as the objective. This paper can provide theoretical guidance for low carbon building design.

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Section: The Traditional Building Design Processmentioning

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Section: The Status Of Low Carbon Building Designmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…Alwisy et al [18] has summarized the impact of each simulation tool in terms of the number of publications reflecting the importance of acceptance metrics of evidence-based research conducted in the energy simulation. The summary of simulation tool rankings is provided in Table 2.…”

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“…The summary of simulation tool rankings is provided in Table 2. As evidenced by the Alwisy et al [18], majority of the research publications in building systems, mechanical and electrical design requirements, weather simulations and renewable power systems analysis is EnergyPlus, followed by TRNSYS.…”

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EnergyPlus-Towards the Selection of Right Simulation Tool for Building Energy and Power Systems Research

Muslim¹

2021

JEPT

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This article offers the summary of detailed literature review on the state of the art of simulation tools for building energy and power system research. The fundamental capabilities required for building energy and power system analysis tools are outlined. A comparative review of different energy simulation tools is presented, along with the summary of their strengths and weaknesses. A review of energy simulation tool rankings using evidence-based research is presented. A novel aspect of this article is the investigation of the limitations of energy simulation tools for district level energy analysis. A state of the art review of the co-simulation platforms to overcome technical difficulties of multi-domain energy and power systems used for district level energy analysis is presented. This article offering a review of latest developments in the building energy and power system simulation tools to help researchers and industry professional to choose the right platform for building energy and power system design and analysis.

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