Journal
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
Volume 54, Issue -, Pages 243-251Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.07.042
Keywords
Energy simulation; Microclimate; Integration; Urban planning; Building design
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51038005, 51138004]
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China [10151064101000012]
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science, South China University of Technology, China [2010ZC13, 2011ZA04]
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The microclimate around a building, establishing through the interaction with other buildings or the natural environment, is a significant factor in the building energy consumption. This paper presents a method for the quantitative analysis of building energy performance under any given urban contexts by linking the microclimate model ENVI-met to the building energy simulation (BES) program EnergyPlus. The full microclimatic factors such as solar radiation, long wave radiation, air temperature, air humidity, and wind speed have been considered in the proposed scheme. A case study has been conducted to analyze the effects of different microclimatic factors on the energy balance of an individual building. The method outlined in this paper could be useful for urban planning and building design. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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