Towards Energy Demand Reduction in Social Housing Buildings: Envelope System Optimization Strategies

Samuel Domínguez, Juan J. Sendra, Angel L. León and Paula M. Esquivias
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Samuel Domínguez: Institute of Architecture and Building Science, University of Seville, Avda. Reina Mercedes n°2, 41012 Seville, Spain
Juan J. Sendra: Institute of Architecture and Building Science, University of Seville, Avda. Reina Mercedes n°2, 41012 Seville, Spain
Angel L. León: Institute of Architecture and Building Science, University of Seville, Avda. Reina Mercedes n°2, 41012 Seville, Spain
Paula M. Esquivias: Institute of Architecture and Building Science, University of Seville, Avda. Reina Mercedes n°2, 41012 Seville, Spain

Energies, 2012, vol. 5, issue 7, 1-25

Abstract: This work evaluates the potential for the reduction of energy demand in residential buildings by acting on the exterior envelope, both in newly constructed buildings and in the retrofitting of existing stock. It focuses on analysing social housing buildings in Mediterranean areas and on quantifying the scope of that reduction in the application of different envelope design strategies, with the purpose of prioritizing their application based on their energy efficiency. The analyses and quantifications were made by means of the generation of energy models with the TRNSYS tool for simple or combined solutions, identifying possible potentials for reduction of the energy demand from 20% to 25%, basically by acting on the windows. The case study was a newly built social housing building of a closed block type located in Seville (Spain). Its constructive techniques and the insulation level of its envelope are standardized for current buildings widespread across Mediterranean Europe.

Keywords: energy demand; energy efficiency; energy saving; social housing buildings; building retrofitting (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: 2012
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