Experimental Data and Simulations of Performance and Thermal Comfort in a Typical Mediterranean House

Víctor Pérez-Andreu, Carolina Aparicio-Fernández, José-Luis Vivancos and Javier Cárcel-Carrasco
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Víctor Pérez-Andreu: Modelización y Análisis Energético y Estructural en Edificación y Obra Civil Group, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 16002 Cuenca, Spain
Carolina Aparicio-Fernández: Centro de Investigación de Tecnología de la Edificación, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
José-Luis Vivancos: Project Management, Innovation and Sustainability Research Center (PRINS), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Javier Cárcel-Carrasco: Institute of Materials Technology, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-14

Abstract: The number of buildings renovated following the introduction of European energy-efficiency policy represents a small number of buildings in Spain. So, the main Spanish building stock needs an urgent energy renovation. Using passive strategies is essential, and thermal characterization and predictive tests of the energy-efficiency improvements achieving acceptable levels of comfort for their users are urgently necessary. This study analyzes the energy performance and thermal comfort of the users in a typical Mediterranean dwelling house. A transient simulation has been used to acquire the scope of Spanish standards for its energy rehabilitation, taking into account standard comfort conditions. The work is based on thermal monitoring of the building and a numerical validated model developed in TRNSYS. Energy demands for different models have been calculated considering different passive constructive measures combined with real wind site conditions and the behavior of users related to natural ventilation. This methodology has given us the necessary information to decide the best solution in relation to energy demand and facility of implementation. The thermal comfort for different models is not directly related to energy demand and has allowed checking when and where the measures need to be done.

Keywords: building monitoring; efficiency energy performance simulation; thermal comfort (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: 2021
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