Reducing the Operating Energy of Buildings in Arid Climates through an Adaptive Approach
Due to its excessive energy consumption, the building sector contributes significantly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The type of thermal comfort models used to maintain the comfort of occupants has a direct influence on forecasting heating and cooling demands and plays a critical role in reduci...
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| author | Albatayneh, Aiman Assaf, Mohammed N. Albadaineh, Renad Juaidi, Adel Abdallah, Ramez Zabalo, Alberto Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco |
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| description | Due to its excessive energy consumption, the building sector contributes significantly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The type of thermal comfort models used to maintain the comfort of occupants has a direct influence on forecasting heating and cooling demands and plays a critical role in reducing actual energy usage in the buildings. In this research, a typical residential building was simulated to compare the heating and cooling loads in four different Jordanian climates when using an adaptive thermal model versus the constant setting of temperature limits for air-conditioning systems (19–24 °C). The air-conditioning system with constant temperature settings worked to sustain thermal comfort inside the building, resulting in a significantly increased cooling and heating load. By contrast, significant energy savings were achieved using the temperature limits of an adaptive thermal model. These energy savings equated to 1533, 6276, 3951, and 3353 kWh, which represented 29.3%, 80.5%, 48.5%, and 67.5% of the total energy used for heating and cooling for zones one, two, three, and four, respectively. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-140352023-04-12T19:33:53Z Reducing the Operating Energy of Buildings in Arid Climates through an Adaptive Approach Albatayneh, Aiman Assaf, Mohammed N. Albadaineh, Renad Juaidi, Adel Abdallah, Ramez Zabalo, Alberto Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco adaptive thermal comfort low building energy energy consumption Mediterranean climate sustainability Due to its excessive energy consumption, the building sector contributes significantly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The type of thermal comfort models used to maintain the comfort of occupants has a direct influence on forecasting heating and cooling demands and plays a critical role in reducing actual energy usage in the buildings. In this research, a typical residential building was simulated to compare the heating and cooling loads in four different Jordanian climates when using an adaptive thermal model versus the constant setting of temperature limits for air-conditioning systems (19–24 °C). The air-conditioning system with constant temperature settings worked to sustain thermal comfort inside the building, resulting in a significantly increased cooling and heating load. By contrast, significant energy savings were achieved using the temperature limits of an adaptive thermal model. These energy savings equated to 1533, 6276, 3951, and 3353 kWh, which represented 29.3%, 80.5%, 48.5%, and 67.5% of the total energy used for heating and cooling for zones one, two, three, and four, respectively. 2022-10-24T16:32:33Z 2022-10-24T16:32:33Z 2022-10-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2071-1050 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14035 10.3390/su142013504 en https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/20/13504 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | adaptive thermal comfort low building energy energy consumption Mediterranean climate sustainability Albatayneh, Aiman Assaf, Mohammed N. Albadaineh, Renad Juaidi, Adel Abdallah, Ramez Zabalo, Alberto Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco Reducing the Operating Energy of Buildings in Arid Climates through an Adaptive Approach |
| title | Reducing the Operating Energy of Buildings in Arid Climates through an Adaptive Approach |
| title_full | Reducing the Operating Energy of Buildings in Arid Climates through an Adaptive Approach |
| title_fullStr | Reducing the Operating Energy of Buildings in Arid Climates through an Adaptive Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reducing the Operating Energy of Buildings in Arid Climates through an Adaptive Approach |
| title_short | Reducing the Operating Energy of Buildings in Arid Climates through an Adaptive Approach |
| title_sort | reducing the operating energy of buildings in arid climates through an adaptive approach |
| topic | adaptive thermal comfort low building energy energy consumption Mediterranean climate sustainability |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14035 |
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