Analysis of the Impact of Different Variables on the Energy Demand in Office Buildings

José Luis Fuentes-Bargues, José-Luis Vivancos, Pablo Ferrer-Gisbert and Miguel Ángel Gimeno-Guillem
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José Luis Fuentes-Bargues: GIDDP, Departamento de Proyectos de Ingeniería, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
José-Luis Vivancos: GIDDP, Departamento de Proyectos de Ingeniería, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Pablo Ferrer-Gisbert: GIDDP, Departamento de Proyectos de Ingeniería, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Miguel Ángel Gimeno-Guillem: School of Industrial Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 13, 1-23

Abstract: The design of near zero energy offices is a priority, which involves looking to achieve designs which minimise energy consumption and balance energy requirements with an increase in the installation and consumption of renewable energy. In light of this, some authors have used computer software to achieve simulations of the energy behaviour of buildings. Other studies based on regulatory systems which classify and label energy use also generally make their assessments through the use of software. In Spain, there is an authorised procedure for certifying the energy performance of buildings, and software (LIDER-CALENER unified tool) which is used to demonstrate compliance of the performance of buildings both from the point of view of energy demand and energy consumption. The aim of this study is to analyse the energy behaviour of an office building and the variability of the same using the software in terms of the following variables: climate zone, building orientation and certain surrounding wall types and encasements typical of this type of construction.

Keywords: building energy certification; energy efficiency measures; office buildings; near zero energy buildings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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