Abstract
This study investigated the effect of passive strategies (orientation, thermal mass of building structure, window opening, and window properties) and the usage of an active cooling system on energy demand and indoor temperature conditions of a detached house in Finland in the current (TRY 2012) and future climatic conditions (2050). So that nine different cases were defined and simulated. The goal was to improve the indoor temperature conditions in the cooling season and analyze the effects of global warming on energy demand. Regarding the results of passive strategies, in the current climate, using openable windows would be the best solution for decreasing the cooling demand and providing acceptable indoor air temperature of the spaces. In this case, 96% of the time in the cooling season, the indoor temperature is below the maximum recommended indoor temperature (27 °C) of the thermal environment category III of the standard EN 15251 and EN 16798–1. While using an active cooling system in the hall of the upper floor, it is the only studied solution that can provide thermal comfort in all the spaces during the cooling season in both current and future climate based on the standards. In the future 2050 climate, the heating demand decreases much more than the amount of increase in the cooling demand. So that the total electricity demand of electrically heated detached houses in the future climate would be less than in the current climate.
Highlights
Climate change is mostly about the gradual increase in ambient temperature
We aim to investigate the effects of passive strategies and the usage of an active cooling system on energy demand and indoor temperature conditions of a detached house in Finland, in a changing climate using simulation
The results are presented in two different parts, the first one, annual electricity consumption, which is compared in different cases
Summary
Climate change is mostly about the gradual increase in ambient temperature. Providing comfort in indoor temperature conditions, global warming leads to a reduction in heating demands and a corresponding increase in cooling demands [3]. This study is part of a project entitled HeatClim which is focused on the effects of future climate on e.g. thermal comfort and energy demand and is funded by the Academy of Finland. We aim to investigate the effects of passive strategies (orientation, thermal mass of the structure, window opening, and glass properties) and the usage of an active cooling system on energy demand and indoor temperature conditions of a detached house in Finland, in a changing climate using simulation. The case study, simulation tools and cases, and weather files are defined in the Methods. The results are compared and discussed in the Results and Discussion
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