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Climate change and the building sector: Modelling and energy implications to an office building in southern Europe

2018

Abstract The building sector is one of the most relevant sectors in terms of generation of wealth and occupation, but it is also one of the main contributor to energy use and greenhouse gas emissions (e.g. at the European level it is currently responsible for 36% of CO2 emissions). For these reason this sector must play a key role in achieving a low-carbon economy consistent with the objective of holding the increase of the average temperature of the globe below 2 °C if compared to pre-industrial levels. In this context, the paper analyses the potential impact of climate change on the energy uses for heating and cooling in southern Europe, based on the assumptions of the latest Intergovernm…

Consumption (economics)Settore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientaleMeteorologyIPCCRenewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment020209 energyGeography Planning and Development0211 other engineering and technologiesClimate changeContext (language use)02 engineering and technologyModelling climate changeManagement Monitoring Policy and LawBuilding simulationOrder (exchange)Effects of global warmingGreenhouse gasRange (aeronautics)Weather data file021105 building & construction0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringEnvironmental scienceClimate changeDownscaling
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The role of weather data files in Climate-based Daylight Modeling

2015

Abstract This paper illustrates the results of daylight simulations of a simple standalone office carried out using different weather data files (IWEC, Meteonorm, Satel-Light and TRY), for five European locations (Copenhagen, London, Milan, Nancy, Rome). The aim was to analyze the impact of choosing one weather file or another on the prediction of daylight availability in an indoor environment. Results were analyzed both in terms of Annual and Monthly Light Exposures and dynamic daylight performance metrics. It was demonstrated that IWEC, Meteonorm and Satel-Light weather files determine similar outcomes, instead TRY weather data always produces considerably lower values. Moreover the diffe…

Settore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientaleMeteorologyDynamic daylight simulationRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentWeather data fileWeather dataMaterials ScienceIndoor environmentDynamic daylight performance metricEnvironmental scienceGeneral Materials ScienceDaylightIndoor environment quality
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Dynamic daylight simulations: Impact of weather file’s choice

2015

Abstract This paper is the second step of a research project aimed at investigating the impact of the use of different weather data files on daylight simulations’ results. Simulations were carried out for a simple standalone office using three weather files (IWEC, Meteonorm and Satel-Light) for two European locations (Copenhagen and Rome); moreover the office’s exposure was changed according to the four main orientations (North, East, South and West). Results were analyzed both in terms of Annual and Monthly Light Exposures, dynamic daylight performance metrics (DA, DAcon, UDI) and sunlight’s incidence. It was demonstrated that differences between the results obtained with the different wea…

SunlightSettore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientaleMeteorologyDynamic daylight simulationRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentDynamic daylight performance metricIndoor environment qualityDynamic daylight performance metricsWeather data fileMaximum differenceWeather dataEnvironmental scienceGeneral Materials ScienceDaylightMaterials Science (all)Dynamic daylight simulationsSolar Energy
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