Energy efficiency optimization through adaptive thermal comfort in a public office building in San Juan, Argentina
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https://doi.org/10.22320/07190700.2019.09.01.05Keywords:
energy efficiency, thermal comfort, office buildings, building optimization, thermal adaptationAbstract
Buildings are responsible for 40% of global energy demand and CO2 emissions. In Argentina, buildings represent more than 40% of total annual energy consumption. Energy-saving strategies can cause thermal discomfort for building inhabitants. The aim of this research is to optimize daily set point temperatures based on occupancy profiles and changes in outdoor weather to find a balance between energy efficiency and thermal comfort in a public office building in San Juan, Argentina. The model takes into account the thermal adaptation capacity of the inhabitants considering outdoor temperature variation. The proposed method combines spot monitoring analysis, which introduces subjective occupancy data, with the Energy Plus building energy simulation tool. Optimization results show around 26% energy savings, while maintaining acceptable thermal comfort conditions.
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Clasificación Bioambiental de la República Argentina. IRAM 11603:1996. Buenos Aires: Instituto Argentino de Normalización, ICS 91.120.10., CNA 5640, 1996.
ISO 7730. Moderate thermal environments – determination of the PMV and PPD indices and specifications of the conditions for thermal comfort, 1994.
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KUCHEN, Ernesto. Spot-Monitoring zum thermischen Komfort in Bürogebäuden. PHD Thesis. ISBN: 978-3-89959-783-7. Der Andere Verlag, S. 203. Tönning, Deutschland, 2008.
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STAPLES. Encuesta telefónica realizada aleatoriamente a 1000 empleados de empresas PyMEs del área de Capital y Gran Buenos Aires. Argentina, 2012.
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YANG, Rui, y WANG, Lingfeng. Development of multi-agent system for building energy and comfort management based on occupant behaviors. Energy and Buildings. 2013, vol. 56, pp. 1-7.
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Arballo, B. D., Kuchen, E., & Chuk, D. (2019). Energy efficiency optimization through adaptive thermal comfort in a public office building in San Juan, Argentina. Sustainable Habitat, 9(1), 58–67. https://doi.org/10.22320/07190700.2019.09.01.05
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