A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Interdependent energy relationships between buildings at the street scale
Regulated energy loads of buildings are typically explored at the scale of individual buildings, often in isolated (and idealized) circumstances. By comparison, little research currently exists on the performance of building groups that accounts for the interactions between buildings. Consequently, the energy efficiency (or penalty) of different urban configurations (such as a city street) is overlooked. The present paper examines the energy demand of a city street in London, UK, which is comprised of typical office buildings with internal energy gains associated with daytime occupancy. Simulations are performed for office buildings placed in urban canyons that are defined by the ratio of building height (H) to street width (W). The results show the annual energy demand is dominated by the cooling load, which can be significantly reduced through street design that provides shading by increasing H/W. However, the ‘best’ street design for modern office buildings may be incompatible with that for residences or, for that matter, outdoor climates.
Interdependent energy relationships between buildings at the street scale
Regulated energy loads of buildings are typically explored at the scale of individual buildings, often in isolated (and idealized) circumstances. By comparison, little research currently exists on the performance of building groups that accounts for the interactions between buildings. Consequently, the energy efficiency (or penalty) of different urban configurations (such as a city street) is overlooked. The present paper examines the energy demand of a city street in London, UK, which is comprised of typical office buildings with internal energy gains associated with daytime occupancy. Simulations are performed for office buildings placed in urban canyons that are defined by the ratio of building height (H) to street width (W). The results show the annual energy demand is dominated by the cooling load, which can be significantly reduced through street design that provides shading by increasing H/W. However, the ‘best’ street design for modern office buildings may be incompatible with that for residences or, for that matter, outdoor climates.
Interdependent energy relationships between buildings at the street scale
Futcher, Julie (author) / Mills, Gerald (author) / Emmanuel, Rohinton (author)
2018-11-17
Futcher , J , Mills , G & Emmanuel , R 2018 , ' Interdependent energy relationships between buildings at the street scale ' , Building, Research & Information , vol. 46 , no. 8 , pp. 829-844 . https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2018.1499995
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
building performance evaluation , built form , urban climate , urban design , office buildings , heating and cooling loads , street design , urban microclimate , urban canyon , building performance , height-to-width ratio , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy , name=SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action , name=SDG 13 - Climate Action , /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2215 , name=Building and Construction , /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2205 , name=Civil and Structural Engineering
Interdependent energy relationships between buildings at the street scale
| British Library Online Contents | 2018
Interdependent energy relationships between buildings at the street scale
| Taylor & Francis Verlag | 2018
A Learning Progression for Understanding Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
| DOAJ | 2023