Energy Performance of a Light Wood-Timber Structured House in the Severely Cold Region of China

Meng Zhen and Bin Zhang
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Meng Zhen: Department of Architecture, School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Bin Zhang: Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150006, China

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 5, 1-18

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to determine the energy performance of a timber structured house built in Harbin, a severely cold region of China. The research team conducted a field test on the house that lasted three months (15 January–15 April 2008). The test included the winter heating energy consumption, average indoor temperature and relative humidity, building heat storage capacity, heat transfer coefficient of the wall, total air volume of air-conditioning system, etc. The test results showed that the total heating was calculated to be 73,240.59 MJ in winter. Thermal imaging tests were carried out on the house and found no obvious thermal defects such as thermal bridges. In conclusion, the timber structured house has a good level of building energy conservation and would provide a good exemplary for green building design and construction in similar severely cold regions in the world.

Keywords: timber structured house; severely cold region; energy consumption; energy conservation; energy efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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