Is it a possibility to achieve energy plus prefabricated building worldwide?

Comparative life cycle energy and cost analysis of post-disaster temporary housings

Ammar Alkhalidi, Abeer Abuothman, Abdallah AlDweik and Al-Hamza Al-Bazaz

International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 2021, vol. 16, issue 1, 220-228

Abstract: Prefabricated buildings constructed to be used in a specific region cannot be assumed to work unconditionally in different climates around the world. It is important to develop passive house solutions for each location, suitable for the actual climate and geographic conditions. Shelters could be used in different applications such as refugee housing or telecommunication stations. Photovoltaic energy could cover the electricity consumption of these shelters. Shelters for different applications should be usable in all weather conditions, and because of that different climate zones were chosen. A full study about three climate zones was done to study the different factors that play a significant rule in choosing the location of the shelter. In this study, prefabricated housing was designed to ensure thermal comfort by doing structure design changes and using solar energy as an energy source. Three different locations have been chosen to be able to perform the best structure and components design for every location, taking into consideration the assumptions taken in each place. The total photovoltaic system was designed with a capacity of hot, moderate and cold climate zones with 2.0, 1.8 and 3.45 kWp, respectively, along with energy plus the production of 38% in the hot, 47% in the moderate and 28% in the cold climate.

Keywords: energy plus; sustainable shelter; prefabricated building; thermal comfort (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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