Lu Aye, Charters, WWS, Fandiņo, AM & Robinson, JRW 2005 (in press) 'Thermal Performance of Sustainable Energy Features', Solar 2005, Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future - A challenge for a post carbon world, Proceedings of the 43rd Annual conference of Australian and New Zealand Solar Energy Society, 28-30 November 2005, Dunedin. PDF
Abstract
A pilot study is undertaken comprising the recording of indoor comfort conditions and outdoor climate conditions in an office building that contains different sustainable energy features. The study was conducted for a period of one week in March 2005 at The University of Melbourne, Australia. The objective was to test the method developed to quantify and compare the effects of sustainable energy features on the thermal performance of new office buildings. The results of the study serve as a foundation to verify the correctness of an energy simulation model based on actual and predicted building energy consumption. Analysis and discussion of the preliminary findings of the investigation are directed primarily at assessing the usefulness of the method adopted to complete the study.
Keywords: Office buildings; Thermal comfort; Life cycle energy analysis; Building simulation; Building optimisation