Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Assessing energy performance and indoor comfort in places of worship
Buildings are responsible for more than 40% of the total energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. As a result, the EU has enacted several rules aimed at increasing energy efficiency and limiting the growth of energy demand. However, it is pertinent to point out that places of worship are exempt from getting an energy rating certificate under the European Union Energy Performance in Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU. Malta is completely reliant on imported energy supplies due to a lack of fossil fuel resources. This, to the cost of national security, price volatility, political and environmental concerns, amongst other things. Controlling and managing energy use in buildings is one efficient strategy to reduce this reliance. Excessive energy flow through the building envelope and, unregulated use of air-conditioning are some common drivers of energy waste in buildings. This thesis aims to assess the energy performance of places of worship and combine it with indoor comfort analysis. Passive measures to improve internal comfort levels are identified and prioritised to address heat transfer through the building envelope and mitigate the emerging trend of installing air-conditioning systems. This study takes into consideration the status quo of various places of worship of different building eras using a monitoring programme for temperature and humidity within these buildings. It further delves into the social aspect of how worshipers perceive the indoor comfort through questionnaires addressed to the occupants. Subsequently, it analyses how passive measures can improve the indoor ambient conditions through software design modelling using DesignBuilder-Energy Plus software. This analysis show that historic church structures outperform expectations. The heritage building typology provides promising possibilities for lowering energy consumption, maintaining balanced environmental conditions for artifacts, and meeting occupant comfort standards. The findings pertaining to the monitoring program ...
Assessing energy performance and indoor comfort in places of worship
Buildings are responsible for more than 40% of the total energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. As a result, the EU has enacted several rules aimed at increasing energy efficiency and limiting the growth of energy demand. However, it is pertinent to point out that places of worship are exempt from getting an energy rating certificate under the European Union Energy Performance in Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU. Malta is completely reliant on imported energy supplies due to a lack of fossil fuel resources. This, to the cost of national security, price volatility, political and environmental concerns, amongst other things. Controlling and managing energy use in buildings is one efficient strategy to reduce this reliance. Excessive energy flow through the building envelope and, unregulated use of air-conditioning are some common drivers of energy waste in buildings. This thesis aims to assess the energy performance of places of worship and combine it with indoor comfort analysis. Passive measures to improve internal comfort levels are identified and prioritised to address heat transfer through the building envelope and mitigate the emerging trend of installing air-conditioning systems. This study takes into consideration the status quo of various places of worship of different building eras using a monitoring programme for temperature and humidity within these buildings. It further delves into the social aspect of how worshipers perceive the indoor comfort through questionnaires addressed to the occupants. Subsequently, it analyses how passive measures can improve the indoor ambient conditions through software design modelling using DesignBuilder-Energy Plus software. This analysis show that historic church structures outperform expectations. The heritage building typology provides promising possibilities for lowering energy consumption, maintaining balanced environmental conditions for artifacts, and meeting occupant comfort standards. The findings pertaining to the monitoring program ...
Assessing energy performance and indoor comfort in places of worship
17.07.2023
Hochschulschrift
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
720
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