Assessing the Potential of Integrated Shading Devices to Mitigate Overheating Risk in University Buildings in Severe Cold Regions of China: A Case Study in Harbin

Siqi Qin, Ying Liu (), Ge Yu and Rulin Li
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Siqi Qin: School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Ying Liu: School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Ge Yu: School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
Rulin Li: School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 17, 1-26

Abstract: Creating a comfortable indoor environment in education buildings is an important design objective. Climate change has resulted in rising summer indoor temperatures in the severe cold regions of China, and evidence of summer overheating risk in these regions has not yet been fully investigated. This study presents evidence of overheating in a university building in a severe cold region of China, discusses the potential of integrated shading devices for mitigating overheating, and proposes design ideas for the application of shading devices. Temperature monitoring and simulation were performed in a university building with natural ventilation located in Harbin, and various configurations of integrated shading devices were simulated using IES Virtual Environment software. The results demonstrate that 69% of classrooms were overheated; furthermore, south-facing classrooms could be overheated for up to 152 h during summer occupancy hours. This study finds that integrated shading devices reduce overheating hours by up to 59.2%. The design of appropriate parameters for shading devices can effectively improve indoor thermal comfort while maintaining daylight levels and controlling the increase in energy consumption. The methodology and results presented in this study offer a reference point and practical guidance for mitigating regional overheating, aiming to promote the improvement of regional standards and optimisation of thermal environments in the severe cold regions of China.

Keywords: overheating; integrated shading devices; severe cold regions of China; university buildings; energy consumption; daylight environment (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: 2023
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