TY - GEN
T1 - Comparison of the effects of various countermeasures on energy consumption in a residential building
AU - Uemoto, Takahiro
AU - Narumi, Daisuke
AU - Shimoda, Yoshiyuki
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - In this paper, we simulated and compared the effects of the various energy consumption countermeasures in residential building in terms of "building specific and outdoor environment", "occupant behavior" and "equipment use". Specifically, we took into consideration the setting in place of high insulation walls, sunroofs and trees as "building countermeasures" and the setting of external blinds, use of cross ventilation, relaxation of preset cooling and heating temperatures, and the effective use of sunshades as "occupant countermeasures." The introduction of high-efficiency airconditioners and lamps were evaluated as "equipment countermeasures". Our results showed that the energy consumption reduction effects of these countermeasures were 5.8%, 19.4% and 5.0%, respectively. The energy consumption reduction achieved when we introduce these measures in the order of "building countermeasures", "occupant countermeasures" and "equipment countermeasures" in a step-by-step manner were 5.8%, 17.7% and 5.2%, and the total energy reduction was 26.5%. These results showed that the effects of occupant behavior on energy reduction were higher than the other categories.
AB - In this paper, we simulated and compared the effects of the various energy consumption countermeasures in residential building in terms of "building specific and outdoor environment", "occupant behavior" and "equipment use". Specifically, we took into consideration the setting in place of high insulation walls, sunroofs and trees as "building countermeasures" and the setting of external blinds, use of cross ventilation, relaxation of preset cooling and heating temperatures, and the effective use of sunshades as "occupant countermeasures." The introduction of high-efficiency airconditioners and lamps were evaluated as "equipment countermeasures". Our results showed that the energy consumption reduction effects of these countermeasures were 5.8%, 19.4% and 5.0%, respectively. The energy consumption reduction achieved when we introduce these measures in the order of "building countermeasures", "occupant countermeasures" and "equipment countermeasures" in a step-by-step manner were 5.8%, 17.7% and 5.2%, and the total energy reduction was 26.5%. These results showed that the effects of occupant behavior on energy reduction were higher than the other categories.
KW - Day-lighting
KW - Energy reduction
KW - Occupant behavior
KW - Passive cooling and heating
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84855568967
SN - 9782763789392
T3 - PLEA 2009 - Architecture Energy and the Occupant's Perspective: Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture
BT - PLEA 2009 - Architecture Energy and the Occupant's Perspective
T2 - 26th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture: Architecture Energy and the Occupant's Perspective, PLEA 2009
Y2 - 22 June 2009 through 24 June 2009
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