The Construction of a Zero Energy Building in Reunion Island: Presentations of a New Approach to the Design Studies

Garde, François; Bastide, Alain; Bentaleb, Dalila; Ottenwelter, Eric

doi:10.1115/imece2006-16108

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“…During design, the building was simulated with Design Builder and EnergyPlus that are dynamic thermal simulation tools. The aim of the simulations was to predict the different operational periods: natural ventilation, ceiling fans or air conditioning (Garde et al 2006).…”

Section: Experimental Feedback On Thermal Comfortmentioning

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Post-occupancy evaluation and experimental feedback of a net zero-energy building in a tropical climate

Lenoir

Baird

Garde

2012

Architectural Science Review

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Located in the French tropical Island of La Reunion in the Indian Ocean, the ENERPOS building was inaugurated in January 2009. The building is located in the Saint Pierre Campus of the University of Reunion Island. It was designed to be a net zeroenergy building with mixed-mode air-conditioning systems in some areas (natural ventilation, ceiling fans, air conditioning) and efficient passive solutions sets usually used in tropical areas -i.e. efficient solar protection coupled with cross natural ventilation. This article reports the results of a recent user survey of the staff and students who use the building, and relates the users' perceptions to some of the environmental control systems installed. Indications are that the users have been able to achieve thermally comfortable conditions for much of the year without recourse to the air-conditioning systems. However, there is still the need for more readily available information on how to get the best from the windows and the ceiling fan systems for the ever-changing groups of students, and staff who may only use the classrooms intermittently. For the more permanent staff group, preliminary indications are of improved health and productivity by comparison with their experience of other buildings.

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Section: Experimental Feedback On Thermal Comfortmentioning

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Post-occupancy evaluation and experimental feedback of a net zero-energy building in a tropical climate

Lenoir

Baird

Garde

2012

Architectural Science Review

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“…A number of projects and orders worldwide are focused on NZEB solutions, which aim to reduce the reliance on primary sources of energy. Some notable examples include the ENERPOS French national project [4], IEA-SHC task 40 [5], IEA task 25 [6], IEA task 38 [7], IEA-SHC task 53 [8], APEC project [9], EPBD recast 2019/31/EU [10], ASHRAE vision 2020 [11], Executive Order (EO) 135 [12], Zero Energy Ready Home Programme [13], and Solar Decathlon competitions worldwide [14]. The design of a Net Zero Energy Building involves the combination of renewable energy sources and passive house principles to minimise reliance on primary energy sources and decrease CO2 emissions.…”

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Net zero energy analysis and energy conversion of sustainable residential building in Muscat, Oman

Subbiah,

Sharif,

Murugan

et al. 2024

Build. Eng.

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The building sector is the predominant consumer of primary energy globally. The building sector accounts for around 40% of global energy production.Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) are highly suggested by energy experts as an effective option to alleviate the strain on primary energy sources caused by the building sector. The disparity between energy performance predictions provided during the design phase and the actual energy performance of residential buildings is mostly attributed to a limited comprehension of the components that influence energy consumption and the constraints of whole building simulation software. The objective of this research was to perform a comparison analysis of the expected and actual energy consumption of a prototype net-zero energy house built at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences in Muscat. The Hourly Analysis Programme (HAP V4.2) was utilised to forecast the energy consumption of a Net Zero Energy Building (NZEB) at HCT, taking into account the availability of an Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) and the absence of an ERV. The newly built house underwent a one-month testing phase to fulfil many duties according to competition regulations. One of the main goals was to generate on-site energy through photovoltaic panels, producing an amount proportional to the energy consumed by the house. Upon comparing the actual energy consumption data with the simulated result, it was noticed that the actual energy demand of the house was around 20% lower than the prediction made by the simulation tool.

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“…This is an important point in this study because the Reunion Island have many micro-climates and can be divided in four climatic zones [3] according to the island policy. In this paper, the coldest climatic zone is use for the investigation.…”

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Heating or Cooling Buildings with PV Walls in Reunion Island

Bigot

Miranville

Guichard

et al. 2015

AMM

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In Reunion Island, many buildings have been equipped with PV panels on their roofs in order to produce electricity. These PV systems were built to increase the penetration of renewable energies in the public electricity grid and so reduce greenhouse effect gases emissions. This type of installation was designed just in order to produce electricity but many works have shown that PV systems integrated to walls can also cool or heat the buildings. This paper presents how PV systems integrated to building can be used to help meeting energy needs in two microclimates of the island by cooling or heating the building where it is installed. To show this, a building simulation code able to model BIPV buildings is used.

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The Construction of a Zero Energy Building in Reunion Island: Presentations of a New Approach to the Design Studies

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Cited by 5 publications

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Post-occupancy evaluation and experimental feedback of a net zero-energy building in a tropical climate

Post-occupancy evaluation and experimental feedback of a net zero-energy building in a tropical climate

Net zero energy analysis and energy conversion of sustainable residential building in Muscat, Oman

Heating or Cooling Buildings with PV Walls in Reunion Island

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