The European Union (EU) Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) of 2002 aimed to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings based on an assessment of their respective energy performances and provision of certification .Revised in 2010, the Directive introduced the “cost optimum energy efficiency” concept within the scope of EPBD Recast
High-rise buildings have a significant impact on the surrounding environment. Building-integrated solar water heating (SWH) systems are effective ways to use renewable energy in buildings. Impediments, such as security concerns, aesthetics and functionality, make it difficult to apply SWH systems in high-rise buildings. At present, only China uses SWH
In order to evaluate high-rise buildings in terms of solar energy use, the author analyzes the case studies from both passive solar strategies
ABSTRACT. This study examines the daylight and energy performance of 27 external shading scenarios in a high-rise residential building in the urban tropics. The cooling energy, daytime lighting energy and the spatial daylight autonomy (sDA) of the building model were simulated in Rhino3D and Grasshopper simulation software. The best performance
Renewable energy is playing an expanding role in the power sector and providing about 27.3% of global electricity generation accumulating to 2588 GW at the end of 2019 has been adopted as a global-scale decarbonisation pathway towards the low-carbon power supply and sustainable environment especially in crucial sectors with high carbon
High-rise residential buildings in dense cities, such as London, are a common response to housing shortage. the results indicate that exterior wall thermal insulation is the best strategy to
When thinking of generating solar energy on buildings, most people think of rooftop solar panels—the rectangular, glass modules placed neatly on top of people''s homes. and multi-story and high-rise buildings have much more exterior wall surface area than roof top area. In these cases, solar facades, parking structures, or awnings can be
NZE high rise residential buildings are subjected to additional challenges due to the high energy consumption from central and communal facilities (Troy et al., 2003, Karen, 2010, Melbourne Energy Institute, 2013), limited roof space for the applications of rooftop renewable energy technologies (Eley, 2017), increased potential for
Based on the estimated energy saving in cooling during summer seasons, DSGF can reduce the overall electricity consumption by air conditioning in high-rise residential buildings by 3488 x 10 6 × 76%, which is 2651 kWh x 10 6 annually. This study demonstrates the potential of applying VGW to high-rise residential buildings for energy saving.
The building envelope plays a significant role in the energy performance of buildings and windows are a key element in transmitting heating and cooling between the indoor and outdoor environment
Residential buildings and small-scale commercial buildings are skin-load dominated buildings, where the energy use is primarily determined by the influence of the exterior climate on a building''s envelope, or “skin” (Fosdick and Homes, 2008). According to Olgyay, (2015) an acceptable aspect ratio for buildings in a hot and humid climate
Indoor natural ventilation of residential buildings is challenging in High-rise high-density urban environment. By analyzing 659 residential floor plans built in Hong Kong over the past 10 years, a trend of bigger floor plan with multiple units and preference of view over ventilation as design principle were identified.
The high-rise residential buildings in cities become popular in China, accounting for over 40 % of the newly-built buildings [, , ].The façade spaces of the high-rise residential buildings have a plenty of solar energy gain [16, 17].Green building design can improve the energy efficiencies of buildings, contributing to reductions in the energy consumptions of artificial
Energies 2019, 12, 3078 4 of 26 functional, constructive and formal . However, for SWH systems in high-rises, safety is the most important, followed by aesthetics and functionality.
competitive with today''s fossil fuel is solar energy. Solar energy is the most plentiful, unlimited and clean of all the accessible energy resources. Buildings have the potential to create adequate sustainable energy on site in form of Photovoltaics (PV) (Ahmad 2017). This gave birth
The International Energy Agency (IEA), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and British Petroleum (BP) categorize world power consumption into industry, transport, agriculture, and buildings sectors , .The Working Group (III) of IPCC mentions that behind the industry the sector of building for the commercial, residential, and public
Nadeeka Jayaweera et al. explored the influence of different envelope structure materials, window-to-wall ratio (WWR), direction and number of floors in a daylight environment, and energy consumption of high-rise residential buildings in tropical areas through parameterized models and simulations .
When thinking of generating solar energy on buildings, most people think of rooftop solar panels—the rectangular, glass modules placed neatly on top of people''s homes. and multi-story and high-rise buildings
The major findings of the survey study have been used to develop representative building models and internal load patterns for predicting energy use in residential buildings, which underpinned the development of an energy-performance assessment method for high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong .
Furthermore, the effects of geometric and color parameters of solar shadings and solar walls on the energy efficiency and total power harvesting were analyzed. In conclusion, a combined solar facades system shows promise for net-zero energy buildings.
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Analyzing case studies illustrate that applying solar passive strategies in high-rise buildings have a meaningful effect on reducing the total annual cooling and heating energy
Despite all the policies and pledges toward Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) in place, reaching net-zero energy performance in buildings remains a demanding and elusive goal .Among potential on-site renewable/carbon-free energy sources, solar energy is the most favoured and commonly used renewable energy source for NZEBs [13, 14].A limited area for
In order to evaluate high-rise buildings in terms of solar energy use, the author analyzes the case studies from both passive solar strategies and active solar technologies'' aspects. In the first phase; direct solar gain, indirect solar gain, isolated solar gain, thermal storage mass and passive cooling as a meaningful factor to obtain
The majority of the residential buildings are developed into high-rise blocks over 20 storeys offering large façade surface for installing VGW. This paper investigates the potential of applying VGW to high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong to reduce cooling load and examines the feasibility of the implementing VGW solutions.
This study investigates energy efficiency in high-rise residential buildings in Abu Dhabi, where the increased use of glass building façades has led to increased air-conditioning costs due to
The Journal of Architecture, 2009. Whilst there have been numerous categorisations of high-rise buildings according to their function, architectural style, height or structural strategy, historically little work has been undertaken to classify them based on factors affecting their energy performance-their shape and form, façade, attitude to natural lighting, ventilation strategies, etc.
High-rise buildings have a significant impact on the surrounding environment. Building-integrated solar water heating (SWH) systems are effective ways to use renewable energy in buildings.
The article deals with innovative and promising design of energy-efficient envelopes of high-rise buildings. The aim of the research is to study modern technologies and methods of integrating
In recent years, the world''s energy consumption to produce electricity from fossil fuel sources has been over 80 % [1, 2].The crisis is expected to worsen due to the current rate of climate change .Now, what has been explicated is that the current level of energy use cannot be sustained in the future cause 40–45 % of the total energy consumption in the world
The widespread adoption of building integrated solar modules has the potential to not only reduce the carbon footprint of a city, but also to address the growing demand and insufficient supply of...
Previous research examined the impact of the various ESMs on buildings'' energy use reductions. For example, Cardinale et al. (2003) studied the performance of natural ventilation on energy saving on a two-storey semi-detached house in Italy through energy simulation. Ihara et al. (2015) investigated the effect of building fabric including solar reflectance and U-value of
This research first employs regression methods to model the shading impact on solar radiation and then uses a parametric approach to evaluate and optimize the combined solar facades system on the facade of a high-rise residential building in Hong Kong.
High-rise Residential Buildings (HRBs) are products of fast urbanization in densely populated areas with the mission to address the pressure of land shortage. In this region, the cooling demand is rather high in hot seasons, due to high outdoor temperatures and, especially, abundant solar radiation. Solar energy To develop the high
Here, the overall objective striven for is to introduce solar energy as a permanent renewable source in order to reduce energy consumption and building initial investment.
The study is based on a high-rise residential building with glazed façades and balconies built in a subarctic location in northern Sweden. Analysis of its energy performance considered the annual heating demand while cooling demand was excluded due to the absence of specific cooling systems in Nordic residential buildings.
Thus, the variable output of utilizing active and passive solar systems and their impact on the decrease of energy usage and total energy demands for cooling and heating buildings should be
Abstract Thermal performance of the building envelope can be improved by applying passive solar systems. The current research aims to investigate the role of a Trombe wall in reducing energy demand in cold and hot periods of the year in low-rise residential buildings of Mashhad. To save energy consumption at the lowest cost and by using a Trombe wall,
The study provided a novel integrative design method supporting the FIPV application for high-rise with balconies from architectural perspectives, which can balance the performance in aspects of
Cho et al. presented an integrated approach for exterior shading device design analysis that included cooling energy performance and economic feasibility in high-rise residential buildings. The research investigated the effect of 48 exterior shading devices on the sunshading/daylighting performance.
The building envelope plays a significant role in the energy performance of buildings and windows are a key element in transmitting heating and cooling between the indoor and outdoor environment
Buildings are accountable for one-third of the world''s energy utilization and residential buildings account for 27% of this. One of the most significant inventions that is sustainable and reduces
the hot water is supplied by the SWHS in middle and high floors to achieve the lowest total cost and high solar energy use rate. This study can provide a significant reference for developing a
There is an urgent need for systematic architectural studies to promote FIPV application for buildings with balconies. This research aims to develop a holistic architectural
This study investigates energy efficiency in high-rise residential buildings in Abu Dhabi, where the increased use of glass building façades has led to increased air-conditioning costs due to
Energy consumption in existing buildings accounts for about 40% of global energy use, which has exceeded the demand of the manufacturing and transportation sectors ina is the world''s largest energy consumer in general, as well as the second largest for all buildings and the largest for residential buildings globally .The existing building stocks in
Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Viability of exterior shading devices for high-rise residential buildings: Case study for cooling energy saving and economic feasibility analysis" by Jinkyun Cho et al. Energy saving potential of screen walls in high-rise residential buildings in hot and humid climates. Solar Energy. 2018; 64.
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