Energy Sustainability of Rural Residential Buildings with Bio-Based Building Fabric in Northeast China

Xunzhi Yin, Jiaqi Yu, Qi Dong, Yongheng Jia and Cheng Sun
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Xunzhi Yin: School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Jiaqi Yu: School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Qi Dong: School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Yongheng Jia: School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Cheng Sun: School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 21, 1-14

Abstract: Due to the cold winters in northeast China, the energy consumption of the rural residential buildings is much higher in this region than in other regions. In this study, the energy sustainability of bio-based wall construction is examined through applications in rural residential buildings. Comparisons of the energy sustainability of the bio-based wall constructions and the conventional wall constructions are evaluated using IESVE-2019 computational simulation. The results show notable reductions in heating energy requirements and coal use, which is the major heating source for rural residential buildings in China. The results show that reductions of 45.82–204.07 kWh/m 2 /year in heating energy requirements and more than 40% in coal use are possible through application of bio-based wall constructions. The application of bio-based wall construction will result in lower seasonal air pollution and coal use through straw burning in northeast China.

Keywords: straw bale construction; rural residential building; energy simulation; heating energy; coal consumption; bio-based building (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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