Dynamic Simulation Analysis of Influencing Factors of Energy Consumption of Public Building Envelope in Central China

Jianwei Yue, Jing Lu, Chao Yan (), Jiahui Liu and Yuqin Pan
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Jianwei Yue: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Jing Lu: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Chao Yan: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Jiahui Liu: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Yuqin Pan: Henan Academy of Building Research Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou 450053, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 20, 1-19

Abstract: It difficult for buildings in cold regions to reasonably meet ultra-low energy consumption requirements. To explore the influencing factors of building energy consumption in this type of climatic region, this paper takes a typical public building in Zhengzhou, China as a case study to dynamically simulate an entire building. The influence of the window glass, window-to-wall ratio (WWR), thermal insulation material thickness and other factors on building energy consumption is considered. The sensitivity of envelope design factors to energy consumption is analyzed by the orthogonal test. The results indicate that the effect of changing the technical parameters of the external envelope structure on building energy efficiency is significant. Moreover, range analysis is used to determine the primary and secondary factors with regard to their influence on the energy consumption of the building. The WWR, the type of external window glass and the thickness of the external wall insulation layer should be considered first in energy-saving design; the energy-saving potential of the roof insulation thickness is not as significant as these factors. The results of the study can provide a reference for the energy-saving design of public buildings in Central China.

Keywords: DesignBuilder; cold region; envelope structure; building energy efficiency; energy consumption analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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