Study on the Definition of Reference Building Based on Analysis of Design of Retail Buildings

Abstract

By 2030, South Korea plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 37% compared to current business-as-usual emissions. In response, the aim of the study proposed here is to analyze current building design trends in South Korea and provide baseline data to develop a reference model for the effective reduction of GHG emissions in South Korea’s building sector. First, the energy conservation plans of a recently 3 year designed retail building will be examined. The subject of the survey was divided into the areas of construction, machinery equipment, electric equipment, and lighting. Second, statistical analysis will be performed for the medium, median, and mode values for each item investigated, which will be used to determine representative values to apply to the reference building. Third, the building will be compared with another building of similar size and finalize the settings of the reference building. Last, using simulation tools, energy consumption will be estimated and characteristics analyzed for the reference building. By expanding the energy consumption characteristics of the reference building model obtained from this study and comparing them with the building energy consumption characteristics in South Korea’s National Integrated Building Energy Management System (NIBEMS), a detailed target for the national-level building energy performance enhancement and greenhouse gas reduction management can be defined. In addition, the energy consumption potential for each technological element can be analyzed by using the reference building and policy improvement measures and incentive criteria can be established.