uhuMEB: Design, Construction, and Management Methodology of Minimum Energy Buildings in Subtropical Climates

Sergio Gómez Melgar, Miguel Ángel Martínez Bohórquez and José Manuel Andújar Márquez
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Sergio Gómez Melgar: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad de Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, Huelva 21007, Spain
Miguel Ángel Martínez Bohórquez: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad de Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, Huelva 21007, Spain
José Manuel Andújar Márquez: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad de Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, Huelva 21007, Spain

Energies, 2018, vol. 11, issue 10, 1-34

Abstract: Knowledge of buildings′ energy efficiency has advanced thanks to research carried out in recent years. Many of the discoveries in this field have recently been incorporated into mandatory construction regulations for each country. However, not many of the architects and engineers involved in the construction industry clearly know how to achieve those goals in their designs. This document is based on the extensive experience in architectural design, the integration of renewable energies, the energy simulation of buildings and data acquisition, and analysis of the research team involved. It is presented in a practical and holistic approach and focused in subtropical climates. A structured methodology for the proper decision-making process during all the different stages of a minimum energy building (MEB) is likewise presented. The proposed methodology depicted aims at providing architects and engineers with a systematic and orderly step-by-step procedure and incorporates the instrumentation/control and data analysis as essential elements that support the validation of the expected results from the design, the construction, and the operation phase of the building. The paper develops a case study that illustrates the proposed methodology. This new methodology for MEB in subtropical climates constitutes an innovation in this field.

Keywords: minimum-energy building (MEB); nearly zero energy building (nZEB); zero energy building (ZEB); net energy generator building (+ZEB); energy efficiency; building information modeling (BIM); passive architecture; subtropical climate building; building instrumentation; data 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: 2018
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