Potential Effects of Vacuum Insulating Glazing Application for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emission (GHGE) from Apartment Buildings in the Korean Capital Region

Sanghoon Baek and Sangchul Kim
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Sanghoon Baek: Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation, Hankyong National University, 327, Jungang-ro, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do 17579, Korea
Sangchul Kim: School of Architecture, Hankyong National University, 327, Jungang-ro, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do 17579, Korea

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-15

Abstract: Korea has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGEs) to levels 37% below the “business as usual (BAU)” level by 2030, and the building sector, in particular, aims to reduce GHGEs by 45,000,000-ton CO 2 -eq by 2020. In order to reach this goal, it is crucial to reduce GHGEs that result from energy consumption in apartment buildings, which account for approximately 65% of all buildings in the capital region where the population is concentrated. Moreover, as apartment buildings not only have high window-to wall area ratios, but also use insulating glazing (IG) with low thermal performance, an advanced window system with low heat transmittance (U-value), such as a concrete structure, is necessary for effective GHGE reduction. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the GHGE reduction effects from replacing existing IG vacuum insulating glazing (VIG) with low U-values in the apartment housing located in the capital region. The analysis revealed the possibility of a GHGE reduction by 45%–79% with the application of commercial VIG with U-values of 0.7 W/m 2 ·K in lieu of the existing IG with U-values ranging from 1.2 to 3.3 W/m 2 ·K for all apartment buildings located in the capital region. Furthermore, GHGEs could be reduced by 82%–93% by replacing the existing IG with VIG with U-values of 0.2 W/m 2 ·K.

Keywords: greenhouse gas emissions; insulating glazing (IG); vacuum insulating glazing (VIG); apartment buildings (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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