A review of HVAC systems requirements in building energy regulations

Pérez-Lombard, Luis; Ortiz, José; Coronel, Juan; Maestre, Ismael Rodríguez

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.10.025

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“…HVAC are normally equipped in buildings which have a higher humidity and temperature. Consequently, setting HVAC minimum energy efficiency requirements is a key factor for the success of building energy codes in the promotion of energy efficiency [8]. Further more action has been narrowed down.…”

Section: Saving Measuresmentioning

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Energy Saving Measures for University Public Library: A Case Study of UTHM Library

Noranai

Mohamad

Salleh

et al. 2014

AMM

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Energy is an important source of power for human daily activity. Energy efficiency is measured by the productivity of the system which goes through under certain condition as to achieve results at optimum level. The basic purpose of this study is to reduce and save energy consumption in order to determine the energy efficiency of public university library. Thereby saving measures can be identified from the building services installed in the library. From the findings, there are two major system correlates which is mechanical and electrical system. Based on these systems, it could resolve intricacy issues regards to building efficiency by conducting an Energy Saving Measures (ESM) in context of Malaysia’s tropical setting. Lack of supervision and excessive wastage of energy will render inefficient in both systems which would decrease the optimum level of performance and reliability issues. The study emphasizes that energy conservation should be prioritized in order to avoid unregulated energy consumption. Hence, it could focus on the main streamline where energy efficiency is a possible and potential sustainable building in the present and future for better surroundings and standard quality of life.

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Section: Saving Measuresmentioning

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Energy Saving Measures for University Public Library: A Case Study of UTHM Library

Noranai

Mohamad

Salleh

et al. 2014

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“…According to the literature [16,17], the design process of the conventional energy systems consists of the following four stages:…”

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Method and Case Study of Multiobjective Optimization-Based Energy System Design to Minimize the Primary Energy Use and Initial Investment Cost

Kong

Jang²,

Huh

2015

Energies

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This study aimed to develop a building energy system design method to minimize the initial investment cost and primary energy use. As for the energy system, various combinations were generated depending on the type and capacity of the device used as well as the number of units, energy consumption, and efficiency of the building. Because the design process of energy systems is a critical step in determining the performance of the building throughout the lifecycle, an effective design method is necessary. The proposed method determines the energy system that can minimize the primary energy use and initial investment cost through a multiobjective optimization by calculating the cooling and heating energy consumptions of the building and initial investment cost of the energy system using the load profile by the design-day, and the information in the design phase of the building. This method can support the decision-making process by providing engineers with an alternative proposal for minimizing the initial investment cost and primary energy use by the Pareto analysis after reviewing the design combinations of various energy systems with limited information in the initial design phase. To verify the effectiveness of the methodology, a case study of the two buildings was performed, and the analysis results were compared to the conventional design alternatives. As shown in the case study results, using a method developed in comparison with the conventional result can provide the efficient alternative selection with 80% of initial investment cost and 86% of primary energy use, respectively. OPEN ACCESSEnergies 2015, 8 6115The results confirmed that the proposed methodology can provide various optimum results more effectively compared to the conventional design methods.

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“…Because the total energy consumption in buildings accounts for nearly 40% of the primary energy use in many countries, a number of studies on energy-saving technologies for buildings have been conducted with a focus on the thermal performance of envelopes, efficiency enhancement of lighting and air-conditioning facilities, and renewable energy applications [4][5][6][7]. In order to reduce the lighting energy in buildings, high-efficiency light-emitting diode (LED) lamps and light-dimming control using daylight harvesting have been developed [8][9][10][11].…”

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Synergetic Effect between Lighting Efficiency Enhancement and Building Energy Reduction Using Alternative Thermal Operating System of Indoor LED Lighting

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Abstract:We investigated the synergetic effect between light-emitting diode (LED) lighting efficiency and building energy savings in heating and cooling using an alternative thermal operating system (ATOS) of indoor LED lighting integrated with the ventilation system of a building as an active cooling device. The heat generated from LED lighting and the indoor lighting illuminance were experimentally determined. The indoor heat gains in cooling and heating periods were determined using measurement data; the annual energy savings of an office building in heating and cooling were calculated through simulation. The LED lighting illuminance increased by approximately 40% and the lighting contribution for indoor heat gain was 7.8% in summer, while 69.8% in winter with the ATOS. Consequently, the annual total energy use of the office building could be reduced by 5.9%; the energy use in cooling and heating was reduced by 18.4% and 3.3%, respectively. OPEN ACCESSEnergies 2015, 8 8737

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A review of HVAC systems requirements in building energy regulations

Cited by 204 publications

References 9 publications

Energy Saving Measures for University Public Library: A Case Study of UTHM Library

Energy Saving Measures for University Public Library: A Case Study of UTHM Library

Method and Case Study of Multiobjective Optimization-Based Energy System Design to Minimize the Primary Energy Use and Initial Investment Cost

Synergetic Effect between Lighting Efficiency Enhancement and Building Energy Reduction Using Alternative Thermal Operating System of Indoor LED Lighting

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