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An Analysis on Characteritics and Causes of Energy Usage of Contemporary Apartment Houses (최근 아파트의 에너지 사용량 특성과 요인 분석)

  • Choi, Sok-Doo;Lee, Young-Han
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.143-149
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: This study is to analyze the characteristics of energy usage in apartment houses that had built for 20 years recently in capital area and the correlation between the characteristics of energy usage and the regulation of energy efficiency in building. Method: It is investigated 264 apartment sites having been built since 1991 where 312,071 houses live. The sites were listed on Naver map. Quantities of energy usages in the sites were searched in a portal, Green Together being operated by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The appraisal report of building energy in the portal is recording usage quantity of gas energy, district cooling & heating energy, electric energy, total energy, 1st gas energy, 1st district cooling & heating energy, 1st electric energy, 1st total energy, etc. Result: Analyzing the average of total energy usage from 1991 to 2012, the average in 2001, 2008 each was reduced more than 10 percent compared to the previous year. It was analyzed that the reduction was relevant to building energy-saving design criterion which have been tightened more than before.

Energy Sustainability of an Integrative Kinetic Light Shelf Unit

  • Han, Seung-Hoon
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.15-20
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: Suggesting a working prototype of a kinetic light shelf unit and revealing its energy efficiency by a series of building performance simulations were presented. Recently, kinetic building envelope has been an emerging technology as an innovative way to control exterior building environment, but products from many researches about the facade could not been reached to the industrialization so far. That is because its initial installation, operation and maintenance costs are still too high to use for the practical field, although buildings using kinetic envelopes could decrease their energy consumption significantly. This narrow point of view needs to be reconsidered, since buildings require great amount of energies to run their functions through the whole life and using better building components can lead to achieve much more benefits in aspects of the lifecycle cost (LCC). Method: A series of certified simulation tools like Ecotect and Green Building Studio that are normally used for researches and developments in the field of architecture were utilized. Result: Based on simulation analyses, the result of the study has showed that the proposed system definitely has adaptability to the professions and positively shows practicability as advanced integrative building envelopes with renewable energy association.

Experimental Study of Cooling Energy Saving Verification Using Blinds and Phase Change Material(PCM) (창호 블라인드와 상변화물질 적용에 의한 냉방 에너지 사용량 절감효과에 대한 검토 연구)

  • Song, Young-Hak;Kim, Ki-Tae;Koo, Bo-Kyung;Lee, Keon-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.26-31
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    • 2014
  • This study looks into changing building energy use by application of phase change material (PCM). PCM does not need extra energy for operation and is used for reducing building energy use and, CO2 output by displaying semi-permanent effects after installation. It also is able to avoid the maximum electric power time-zone by inducing a time lag phenomenon of cooling and heating loads with high thermal capacity using latent heat. To verify the efficiency of blinds and PCM, tests about the PCM operation mechanism using air conditioning machinery and nocturnal panel cooling were done. In the test results of the case using PCM installation, a $45^{\circ}$ blind angle with machinery air conditioning and nocturnal panel cooling at the same time shows a 22 percent energy saving effect against general space. The test results of each case were compared and analyzed based on the blind and window opening settings. Finally, the energy reduction of existing buildings using PCM application was reviewed based on the final measurement results.

A Study on Design Technologies for Sustainable Army Barracks (친환경 병영시설 모델개발을 위한 설계요소 분석)

  • Park, Chan-Hyuk;Cho, Woo-Suk;Kang, Youn-Do;Kim, Byung-Seon
    • 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.04a
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    • pp.256-262
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    • 2009
  • Purpose of this study is embody the environmental-friendly military facility model that applied renewable energy, passive design method and high efficiency equipment. In the introduction of this study, defined problem of existing military facility and classification of military facility are performed. Also, environmental friendly military facility is defined through classified by scale and building equipment method. In the renewable energy chapter, photovoltaic system and wind turbine system are considered And then, LED light, photovoltaic panel, motor, inverter are analyzed in the high efficiency equipment chapter.

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Towards Resource-Generative Skyscrapers

  • Imam, Mohamed;Kolarevic, Branko
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.161-170
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    • 2018
  • Rapid urbanization, resource depletion, and limited land are further increasing the need for skyscrapers in city centers; therefore, it is imperative to enhance tall building performance efficiency and energy-generative capability. Potential performance improvements can be explored using parametric multi-objective optimization, aided by evaluation tools, such as computational fluid dynamics and energy analysis software, to visualize and explore skyscrapers' multi-resource, multi-system generative potential. An optimization-centered, software-based design platform can potentially enable the simultaneous exploration of multiple strategies for the decreased consumption and large-scale production of multiple resources. Resource Generative Skyscrapers (RGS) are proposed as a possible solution to further explore and optimize the generative potentials of skyscrapers. RGS can be optimized with waste-energy-harvesting capabilities by capitalizing on passive features of integrated renewable systems. This paper describes various resource-generation technologies suitable for a synergetic integration within the RGS typology, and the software tools that can facilitate exploration of their optimal use.

The Technology Applied 3 Liter House, Super Energy Saving Building (3L House의 설계, 시공 및 평가)

  • Park, Sun-Hyo;Park, Yong-Seung;Won, Jong-Seo
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2006.06a
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    • pp.814-819
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    • 2006
  • This research is on the design and introducing of integrated thermal performance of super energy saying building, called 3 Liter house which can be sustained with 3 liter oil(kerosene) per $yr.m^2$. 3 liter houses(Passive houses) offer extended living comfort with only 15 to 20% of the space heating demand of conventional new building. To achieve this purpose, the efficiency of building components is improved, such as walls, windows or ventilation system and the construction technology is improved, such as the prevention of thermal bridge and the air tightness. The fuel cell is used as alternative energy. Energy consumption of 3L house is 2.08 [liter/$yr.m^2$] in monitoring result of $2006/2/1{\sim}2/7$ and ACH50 is 0.67 in result of Blow Door Test, therefore 3L House is well- insulated and well- airtighted house.

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Improvement of Design Criteria in Heating and Cooling Equipment According to the Consolidation of Design Standard for Energy Saving in Apartment Buildings of Korea (국내 공동주택의 에너지절약 설계기준 강화에 따른 냉난방설비 설계 기준 개선 방안)

  • Lim, Jae-Han;Kim, Sung-Im;Song, Seung-Yeong
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.89-97
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    • 2014
  • Recently design standard for energy-saving in apartment buildings has been consolidated gradually on the basis of evaluation and certification standards of energy efficiency of buildings, the energy-saving policy of building at home and abroad. Performance criteria for thennal insulation as well as fenestration has been progressively enhanced, and performance criteria for ventilation and airtightness of the building have also been re-developed. Therefore, heating and cooling load characteristics of the apartment building can be changed. For the design of the upcoming heating and cooling equipment in apartment buildings, it is necessary to evaluate the heating and cooling load characteristics according to the design strategies for energy saving in apartment buildings. As a result, in this study, it is intended to use as a resource for analyzing the impact that the adoption of energy-saving design variables for each of the apartment buildings, to predict the heating and cooling load characteristics in the apartment building.

A Study on the Power Consumption and the Generation Efficiency and Load Rate of the Building Integrated Photovoltaic System in University Dormitories (대학교 기숙사의 전력소비량과 BIPV시스템의 발전효율·부하부담율에 관한 연구)

  • Seo, Won-Duck;Lee, Kang-Guk;Hong, Won-Hwa
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.87-93
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    • 2011
  • This study examines building's power consumption unit cost and Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV)'s generation efficiency and load rate with the subjects of university dormitory buildings in order to suggest foundational data for new and recycled energy use and management to plan and operate university dormitories afterwards. Thereby, this research gained the following findings. 1. The quantity of solar radiation and efficiency change in the BIPV system applied to the research subject buildings after the lapse of time was averagely 8.7%, and it is thought that temperature increase determines conversion efficiency with the influence of surrounding outside temperature and the module's temperature. 2. The generation efficiency of the BIPV system in the research subject buildings was averagely 10.9%. In May, it was 13.9%, and in January, it was the lowest as 10.25%. Considering the fact that power consumption reduces during an intermediate period, it will be necessary to establish measures for equipment and power consumption load balancing. 3. The monthly load rate of the BIPV system was averagely 4.09%. In May, it was the highest as 4.94%, and in July, it was the lowest as 3.24%. 4. It is intended to conduct constant follow-up research on estimating university dormitory building's power consumption unit cost and examining the generation efficiency and load rate of the BIPV system.

The Evaluation of Ceiling Depth Impact on Lighting and Overall Energy Consumption of a Building with Top-lighting System

  • Amina, Irakoze;Kee, Han Ki;Lee, Young-A
    • Architectural research
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.13-21
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the variation in building energy predictions caused by simulation settings related to building envelop thickness. The study assessed the ceiling depth impact on skylight energy performance through OpenStudio integrated Radiance and EnergyPlus simulation programs. A ceiling as deep as 1.5 to 3m was analyzed for skylight to roof ratios from 1% to 25%. The results indicated that the building ceiling depth negatively affected the capability of skylights to significantly reduce building energy consumption. Through a parametric analysis, the study concluded that 8%, 9%, 10% and 11% skylight to roof ratio were optimal in terms of total building energy consumption for a ceiling depth of 1.5m, 2m, 2.5m and 3m, respectively. In addition, the results showed that the usually recommended 5% skylight to roof ratio was only efficient when no ceiling depth was included in the simulation model. Furthermore, the study indicated that the building energy saved by the optimal skylight of each ceiling depth decreased as the ceiling depth deepened. The highest total building energy reduction was 9%, 7%, 5% and 3% for a ceiling depth of 1.5m, 2m, 2.5m and 3m, respectively. This study induced that the solar heat gains and daylight visible transmittance by ceiling depth were crucial in the predictions of skylight energy performance and should not be neglected through building simulation simplifications as it is commonly done in most simulation programs' settings.