Energy Conservation and Design Process
Energy systems in building design revolve around the principles of energy conservation,
efficiency, and sustainability. The primary goal is to minimize energy consumption while
maintaining or improving the comfort and functionality of the building. Key concepts
include:
Energy Efficiency: The ratio of useful energy output to the total energy input, aiming to
maximize the former while minimizing the latter.
Renewable Energy: Energy derived from natural sources that are replenished on a
human timescale, such as solar, wind, and geothermal energy.
Building Envelope: The physical barrier between the interior and exterior of a building,
including walls, roofs, windows, and doors, which plays a crucial role in energy
conservation.
HVAC Systems: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning systems that regulate indoor
climate and air quality.
Passive Design: Design strategies that utilize natural energy flows to maintain thermal
comfort, such as natural ventilation and daylighting.
An essential component of green architecture is energy efficiency. The buildings that
use the least energy prioritise doing so using various methods. Among the key features
are effective insulation, effective heating, air circulation, cooling equipment, and
maximising natural lighting. Sustainable construction lessens reliance on fossil fuels,
which reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, some buildings can generate
their energy and lessen their reliance on non-renewable sources thanks to renewable
energy systems like solar energy, windmills, and geothermal energy.d
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ustainable-design-strategies-on-energy-efficiency-in-buildings/
What Is ISO 13153?
ISO 13153:2012 provides a framework of the design process for energy-saving
single-family residential and small commercial buildings, with the energy consumption
ratio as the key criterion. This standard is intended to assist in the development of
design guidelines for practitioners who design energy-related parts of buildings. It
specifies core decisions for designers in the design process for energy conservation in
buildings and the provisional selection of elemental technologies. Since technologies for
energy conservation in buildings are not necessarily well-known to general designers of
buildings, ISO 13153:2012 includes information in design guidelines so designers can
understand how each elemental technology can reduce energy consumption. Moreover,
the reduction of energy consumption is the most important objective of the design
process prescribed in ISO 13153:2012, and it should be expressed by the energy
consumption ratio (i.e., the ratio of predicted energy consumption to the reference
energy consumption as for a related energy use).
Elemental Technologies Elemental technologies in ISO 13153:2012 are defined as
specifications that constitute a common function in buildings and are proven to reduce
energy consumption when compared with a reference method. An example of an
elemental technology is the insulation of the building envelope that contributes to
energy conservation in space heating energy.
The standard details three kinds of elemental technologies for effective energy savings:
Natural ventilation for heat removal: daylight utilization, photovoltaic power
generation, solar radiation heat utilization for space heating, or solar water heating.
Heat control by building envelope: insulated building envelope or solar shading.
Energy-efficient equipment: space heating and cooling system, ventilation system,
domestic hot water system, lighting system, or consumer electronics
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