Energy simulation on how to go green buildings in an earth's dry climate
Green buildings, i.e. low-energy and environmentally-friendly buildings, are highly demanded for optimizing the energy consumption and reducing the Green House Gas (GHG) Emissions. In this study, energy consumption of a residential building is analyzed in the hot and dry climate of Kashan, Iran. Thi...
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| description | Green buildings, i.e. low-energy and environmentally-friendly buildings, are highly demanded for optimizing the energy consumption and reducing the Green House Gas (GHG) Emissions. In this study, energy consumption of a residential building is analyzed in the hot and dry climate of Kashan, Iran. This is done based on the criteria of green buildings, using the Design Builder software. Several approaches are presented and discussed for the analysis, including the installing a thermal insulation layer, using external shadings and interior curtains, regulating the optimal comfort temperature, using an economizer, regulating the optimal domestic heat water (DHW) temperature, and installing photovoltaic panels. We investigate heating and cooling energies, as well as the total amount of energy saving in different conditions of the building. The results demonstrate that using the presented strategies leads to 67% and 39.3% reductions in electricity and gas consumption, respectively. Also, the carbon dioxide emissions are decreased 50.5% as a result of implementing the proposed methods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9aab18a0ba414543ac9b18eef27ecf2c2023-12-07T05:30:38ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Thermofluids2666-20272023-11-0120100405Energy simulation on how to go green buildings in an earth's dry climateMonireh Noohian0Jafar Mahmoudi1R&D and Design Department (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning), Pars Sanat Tahvieh Company, Kashan, IranDepartment of Sustainable Production Development, KTH/School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Stockholm, Sweden; Corresponding author.Green buildings, i.e. low-energy and environmentally-friendly buildings, are highly demanded for optimizing the energy consumption and reducing the Green House Gas (GHG) Emissions. In this study, energy consumption of a residential building is analyzed in the hot and dry climate of Kashan, Iran. This is done based on the criteria of green buildings, using the Design Builder software. Several approaches are presented and discussed for the analysis, including the installing a thermal insulation layer, using external shadings and interior curtains, regulating the optimal comfort temperature, using an economizer, regulating the optimal domestic heat water (DHW) temperature, and installing photovoltaic panels. We investigate heating and cooling energies, as well as the total amount of energy saving in different conditions of the building. The results demonstrate that using the presented strategies leads to 67% and 39.3% reductions in electricity and gas consumption, respectively. Also, the carbon dioxide emissions are decreased 50.5% as a result of implementing the proposed methods.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666202723001222Energy consumptionGreen buildingsDesign builder softwareHeating energyCooling energyGreen House Gas emission |
| spellingShingle | Monireh Noohian Jafar Mahmoudi Energy simulation on how to go green buildings in an earth's dry climate International Journal of Thermofluids Energy consumption Green buildings Design builder software Heating energy Cooling energy Green House Gas emission |
| title | Energy simulation on how to go green buildings in an earth's dry climate |
| title_full | Energy simulation on how to go green buildings in an earth's dry climate |
| title_fullStr | Energy simulation on how to go green buildings in an earth's dry climate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Energy simulation on how to go green buildings in an earth's dry climate |
| title_short | Energy simulation on how to go green buildings in an earth's dry climate |
| title_sort | energy simulation on how to go green buildings in an earth s dry climate |
| topic | Energy consumption Green buildings Design builder software Heating energy Cooling energy Green House Gas emission |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666202723001222 |
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