ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BY GLASS TYPES IN BALCONY CONVERSION OF MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS

  • H.G. Kim (Dept. of Architectural Eng., Univ. of Seoul) ;
  • D.I. Kim (Dept. of Architectural Eng., Univ. of Seoul) ;
  • D.W. Ko (Dept. of Architectural Eng., Univ. of Seoul) ;
  • T.H. Hong (Dept. of Architectural Eng., Univ. of Seoul) ;
  • C.T. Hyun (Dept. of Architectural Eng., Univ. of Seoul) ;
  • K.J. Koo (Dept. of Architectural Eng., Univ. of Seoul)
  • Published : 2007.03.01

Abstract

Energy-saving is one of important issues in multi-family housing projects in South Korea. According to the study by Yu et al. (2002), the balcony conversion causes energy loss approximately one and a half times. Therefore, it is important to select the economical glass type in the balcony window. In order to identify the most economical glass type of balcony conversion in multi-family housing projects, the most typical type of the multifamily housing projects in the metropolitan area was selected as a candidate project. The selected candidate project has been simulated using ENERGY-10 program to estimate the heat load by the different five types of glasses as well as their life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) using present worth method. Finally, sensitivity analysis has been conducted to determine the most economical glass types under a different discount rate (interest rate) and service life of building.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by a grant (06 CIT A03) from Construction Infra Technology Program funded by Ministry of Construction & Transportation of Korean government.