Unlocking the Residential Retrofitting Potential in a Three-Degree World: A Holistic Approach to Passive Design in Hot Climates
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), as one of the largest polluters worldwide, has released its Vision 2030 that seeks sustainable development via economic diversification to transition towards lower CO<sub>2</sub> energy systems. Due to fast population and economic growth, the Kingdom is...
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| description | The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), as one of the largest polluters worldwide, has released its Vision 2030 that seeks sustainable development via economic diversification to transition towards lower CO<sub>2</sub> energy systems. Due to fast population and economic growth, the Kingdom is undergoing an increasing volume of construction, which is projected to exacerbate the energy-related emissions. Strategies are needed to decarbonise the housing stock and help bridge the existing performance gap with the updated Saudi Building Code (SBC). This study proposes a holistic retrofitting approach for the Saudi building industry to facilitate the identification of energy consumption reduction optimisation solutions, covering the assessment of insulation, reflective coating surfaces, sun shading devices, efficient glazing solutions, building-integrated renewables, and green roofs. The proposed flexible approach proved how blended retrofit packages provide improved performance, with rooftop photovoltaic microgeneration and improved glazing technologies singlehandedly outperforming the remaining proposals for KSA’s Riyadh climate conditions. Only the photovoltaic system could meet the simulated SBC performance benchmark independently, positioning it as an instrumental tool in improving the overall effectiveness of the retrofit packages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c07e04a2f29142ab9e0ce22676b3c50d2023-11-21T21:21:09ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092021-05-0111622810.3390/buildings11060228Unlocking the Residential Retrofitting Potential in a Three-Degree World: A Holistic Approach to Passive Design in Hot ClimatesAbdulmajeed Aldabesh0Jassmen Soufi1Siddig Omer2Abdullah Haredy3Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Al Aqiq 65779-77388, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UKDepartment of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UKDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Al Aqiq 65779-77388, Saudi ArabiaThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), as one of the largest polluters worldwide, has released its Vision 2030 that seeks sustainable development via economic diversification to transition towards lower CO<sub>2</sub> energy systems. Due to fast population and economic growth, the Kingdom is undergoing an increasing volume of construction, which is projected to exacerbate the energy-related emissions. Strategies are needed to decarbonise the housing stock and help bridge the existing performance gap with the updated Saudi Building Code (SBC). This study proposes a holistic retrofitting approach for the Saudi building industry to facilitate the identification of energy consumption reduction optimisation solutions, covering the assessment of insulation, reflective coating surfaces, sun shading devices, efficient glazing solutions, building-integrated renewables, and green roofs. The proposed flexible approach proved how blended retrofit packages provide improved performance, with rooftop photovoltaic microgeneration and improved glazing technologies singlehandedly outperforming the remaining proposals for KSA’s Riyadh climate conditions. Only the photovoltaic system could meet the simulated SBC performance benchmark independently, positioning it as an instrumental tool in improving the overall effectiveness of the retrofit packages.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/6/228sustainable building developmentenergy consumption reduction optimisation solutionsholistic retrofitting approacharchetypical building modelbuilding energy benchmarkspassive building design strategies |
| spellingShingle | Abdulmajeed Aldabesh Jassmen Soufi Siddig Omer Abdullah Haredy Unlocking the Residential Retrofitting Potential in a Three-Degree World: A Holistic Approach to Passive Design in Hot Climates Buildings sustainable building development energy consumption reduction optimisation solutions holistic retrofitting approach archetypical building model building energy benchmarks passive building design strategies |
| title | Unlocking the Residential Retrofitting Potential in a Three-Degree World: A Holistic Approach to Passive Design in Hot Climates |
| title_full | Unlocking the Residential Retrofitting Potential in a Three-Degree World: A Holistic Approach to Passive Design in Hot Climates |
| title_fullStr | Unlocking the Residential Retrofitting Potential in a Three-Degree World: A Holistic Approach to Passive Design in Hot Climates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unlocking the Residential Retrofitting Potential in a Three-Degree World: A Holistic Approach to Passive Design in Hot Climates |
| title_short | Unlocking the Residential Retrofitting Potential in a Three-Degree World: A Holistic Approach to Passive Design in Hot Climates |
| title_sort | unlocking the residential retrofitting potential in a three degree world a holistic approach to passive design in hot climates |
| topic | sustainable building development energy consumption reduction optimisation solutions holistic retrofitting approach archetypical building model building energy benchmarks passive building design strategies |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/6/228 |
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