Development and Application of a Flexible Modeling Approach to Reference Buildings for Energy Analysis

Younghoon Kwak, Jeonga Kang, Sun-Hye Mun, Young-Sun Jeong and Jung-Ho Huh
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Younghoon Kwak: Department of Architecture, University of Seoul, Seoul 02504, Korea
Jeonga Kang: Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul 02504, Korea
Sun-Hye Mun: Green Building Research Center, Department of Living and Built Environment Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Goyang 10223, Gyeonggi, Korea
Young-Sun Jeong: Green Building Research Center, Department of Living and Built Environment Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Goyang 10223, Gyeonggi, Korea
Jung-Ho Huh: Department of Architecture, University of Seoul, Seoul 02504, Korea

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 21, 1-22

Abstract: This paper proposes a flexible modeling approach to develop a theoretical reference building (RB) for energy analysis. We designed an RB for five non-residential buildings, using dynamic simulation from statistically analyzed data of building stock in South Korea. For modeling, four subsets of data—form, envelope, system, and operation—were assessed. This study uses the autosizing function within EnergyPlus, to develop the RB. The proposed approach allows for a flexible design where capacities and flow rates of the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system match the newly defined RB model. This approach would be ideal for closing the gap between the architectural data and equipment elements. The RB developed in this study allows for performing energy performance analysis by end-use. The analysis results by the end-use can provide support for country-level greenhouse gas (GHG)-mitigation-strategy development.

Keywords: flexible modeling approach; reference building; non-residential buildings; building stock; energy analysis (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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