Conservation of architectural heritage: Innovative approaches to enhance thermal comfort and promote sustainable usage in historic buildings
Heritage architecture, which considers the local climate, building materials, and construction methods, can contribute to the energy efficiency and sustainability of buildings. Retrofitting strategies can be applied to existing buildings to improve their energy performance while maintaining or enhan...
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| description | Heritage architecture, which considers the local climate, building materials, and construction methods, can contribute to the energy efficiency and sustainability of buildings. Retrofitting strategies can be applied to existing buildings to improve their energy performance while maintaining or enhancing their thermal comfort. This study involved an analysis of the indoor environment status at the Yonsei University Stimson Hall (completed in 1920), a building on the former Yonhee College (now Yonsei University). The analysis included temperature and humidity measurements over a one-year period in four rooms with different usage schedules and occupant types. It was found that the number of occupants and the usage schedule influenced the temperature distribution in the rooms. In addition, the effects of the retrofitting strategies on the building energy consumption were investigated. It was verified that the improvement in windows and the application of roof-type photovoltaic systems resulted in annual energy savings of up to 90.46% compared with reference buildings. In conclusion, the findings demonstrate the influence of variables such as usage schedule, occupant type, and season on the indoor climate, as well as the potential benefits and drawbacks of retrofitting strategies on energy consumption and thermal comfort. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1db6aedaa634fc69f646fa10622e2492023-09-26T04:12:11ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2023-11-0151103500Conservation of architectural heritage: Innovative approaches to enhance thermal comfort and promote sustainable usage in historic buildingsHo Hyeon Jo0Hyeonseong Yuk1Yujin Kang2Sumin Kim3Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of KoreaCorresponding author.; Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of KoreaHeritage architecture, which considers the local climate, building materials, and construction methods, can contribute to the energy efficiency and sustainability of buildings. Retrofitting strategies can be applied to existing buildings to improve their energy performance while maintaining or enhancing their thermal comfort. This study involved an analysis of the indoor environment status at the Yonsei University Stimson Hall (completed in 1920), a building on the former Yonhee College (now Yonsei University). The analysis included temperature and humidity measurements over a one-year period in four rooms with different usage schedules and occupant types. It was found that the number of occupants and the usage schedule influenced the temperature distribution in the rooms. In addition, the effects of the retrofitting strategies on the building energy consumption were investigated. It was verified that the improvement in windows and the application of roof-type photovoltaic systems resulted in annual energy savings of up to 90.46% compared with reference buildings. In conclusion, the findings demonstrate the influence of variables such as usage schedule, occupant type, and season on the indoor climate, as well as the potential benefits and drawbacks of retrofitting strategies on energy consumption and thermal comfort.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X23008067Heritage buildingEducational buildingEnergy retrofitSustainable usageThermal comfort |
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| title | Conservation of architectural heritage: Innovative approaches to enhance thermal comfort and promote sustainable usage in historic buildings |
| title_full | Conservation of architectural heritage: Innovative approaches to enhance thermal comfort and promote sustainable usage in historic buildings |
| title_fullStr | Conservation of architectural heritage: Innovative approaches to enhance thermal comfort and promote sustainable usage in historic buildings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conservation of architectural heritage: Innovative approaches to enhance thermal comfort and promote sustainable usage in historic buildings |
| title_short | Conservation of architectural heritage: Innovative approaches to enhance thermal comfort and promote sustainable usage in historic buildings |
| title_sort | conservation of architectural heritage innovative approaches to enhance thermal comfort and promote sustainable usage in historic buildings |
| topic | Heritage building Educational building Energy retrofit Sustainable usage Thermal comfort |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X23008067 |
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