This thesis investigates energy efficiency improvements of an apartment building located in Tunabackar, Uppsala. The residential area is owned and managed by Uppsalahem AB. Investigated measures aim to reduce energy use in buildings from the 1950s. The survey can hopefully provide insights to Uppsalahem for future renovations. The project has focused on measures to preserve cultural values in the area. A general cost analysis of the measures was also conducted to find out whether the measures were financially profitable investments. The results are based on simulations, site visits, thermography and cost calculations. The results show that the reference building's energy use decrease by 25-57% depending on renovation package. Package 1, consisting of window renovation and additional insulation of attic floors. The largest heat savings are achieved with package 3. The package consist of exhaust air heatpumps, solar cells and solarthermal panels and reduces the heat use with 57% compared to the base model. Based on the results, package 2 is recommended for installation. Package 2 consists of exhaust air heatpumps and solar cells, and the package reduces the energy use with 53% to a cost of X kr. The cost estimate differs between different action packages with over 2.5 million between the cheapest and most expensive package.

<p>Title</p><p>Energy-efficiency – of slab blocks built in the sixties</p><p>Authors</p><p>Richard Sandahl and Kim Söderberg</p><p>Education</p><p>Halmstad University, Section for economy and technique Construction Engineering 180 ECTS</p><p>Supervisor</p><p>Margaretha Borgström, Universitylector construction physics, Halmstad University</p><p>Contact person at HFAB</p><p>Ulf Johansson Heating, sanitation and energy co-ordinator</p><p>Report</p><p>Examination paper at the construction engineering program is performed in cooperation with HFAB (Halmstad real estate concern Inc.)</p><p>Aim</p><p>This examinations work is done in cooperation with HFAB and there project on the block around the street Maratonvägen. HFAB:s dwelling stock on this area are going through a bigger renovation and in relation to this they are looking on the possibilities to make this building more energy efficient. That is why this examination paper has as purpose to answer the question if it is possible to make slab blocks built in the sixties more energy efficient. This is done by calculate energy efficient measures on a chosen apartment block at Maratonvägen in Halmstad, in an energy and expense perspective.</p><p>Method</p><p>The examination paper is based on different methods, mainly calculation but also qualitative conversation studies, economic calculations and literature studies. Energy calculations has been done with the computer program VIP+, which is doing the calculations based on a energy balance in consideration to the building construction. The calculation in the program is also done with consideration for climate and thermal bridges. The investment calculation is done with the pay off-method. The litterateur study is built on searches in the databases HULDA, LIBRIS and Internet. Since the development in this particularly area is progressing fast we have focused on information published after the year 2002 and forward. The dialogue interviews are founded on an interview guide. This to collect as much information as possible and be able to adjust the questions depending on the answers.</p><p>Conclusions</p><p>The conclusion that is presented in this examination paper is among others that there are good possibilities to make slab blocks built in the sixties more energy efficient. VIP+ is reliable as a calculation method for this examination paper. A change of a window with u-value 0,9W/°C is the most energy-efficient measure that we calculated and that solar-heating is a good way to provide the building with hot water.</p><p>Key word</p><p>Energy-efficiency, VIP+, energy-efficiency measures, slab blocks built in the sixties, Maratonvägen,</p>

Title Energy-efficiency – of slab blocks built in the sixties Authors Richard Sandahl and Kim Söderberg Education Halmstad University, Section for economy and technique Construction Engineering 180 ECTS Supervisor Margaretha Borgström, Universitylector construction physics, Halmstad University Contact person at HFAB Ulf Johansson Heating, sanitation and energy co-ordinator Report Examination paper at the construction engineering program is performed in cooperation with HFAB (Halmstad real estate concern Inc.) Aim This examinations work is done in cooperation with HFAB and there project on the block around the street Maratonvägen. HFAB:s dwelling stock on this area are going through a bigger renovation and in relation to this they are looking on the possibilities to make this building more energy efficient. That is why this examination paper has as purpose to answer the question if it is possible to make slab blocks built in the sixties more energy efficient. This is done by calculate energy efficient measures on a chosen apartment block at Maratonvägen in Halmstad, in an energy and expense perspective. Method The examination paper is based on different methods, mainly calculation but also qualitative conversation studies, economic calculations and literature studies. Energy calculations has been done with the computer program VIP+, which is doing the calculations based on a energy balance in consideration to the building construction. The calculation in the program is also done with consideration for climate and thermal bridges. The investment calculation is done with the pay off-method. The litterateur study is built on searches in the databases HULDA, LIBRIS and Internet. Since the development in this particularly area is progressing fast we have focused on information published after the year 2002 and forward. The dialogue interviews are founded on an interview guide. This to collect as much information as possible and be able to adjust the questions depending on the answers. Conclusions The conclusion that is presented in this examination paper is among others that there are good possibilities to make slab blocks built in the sixties more energy efficient. VIP+ is reliable as a calculation method for this examination paper. A change of a window with u-value 0,9W/°C is the most energy-efficient measure that we calculated and that solar-heating is a good way to provide the building with hot water. Key word Energy-efficiency, VIP+, energy-efficiency measures, slab blocks built in the sixties, Maratonvägen,

The society changes rapidly and is heavily dependent on energy. The Energy usage in buildings account for about 40% of total Sweden's energy usage, where energy is used by buildings for electricity, cooling and heating. Therefore, energy is an important issue in today's society from an energy use approach to stop the global warming. In this work, a survey was carried out by an office building in Forsmark Kraftgrupp AB to find out about energy use and create a basis for energy-saving measures. The IDA ICE 4.7.1 program was used to simulate the building's energy use by creating a base model of the building. After that, the base model has been compared with different energy efficiency measures to check where the biggest and least energy saving potentials occur. The result shows that the total energy use in the office building is 198 125 kWh / year. The simulations show that energy efficiency measures could reduce energy use in the building by 81 962 kWh / year, which corresponds to 41.4% of the total energy use. Time control of ventilation systems gives the largest energy savings of 51, 2 kWh / m2, year.

Energy efficiency measures have been analysed for a building of around 24000 m2 from 1978. The property is used by different businesses. The specific energy use for this property is 75 kwh/m2 for electricity and 114 kwh/m2 for district heating. This projects ambition is to go lower than the Norrbotten county councils specific energy objective for their real estate facilities. The specific energy objective for year 2020 is that the use of electricity should be maximum 68 kwh/m2 and 102 kwh/m2 for district heating.   The result of the energy audit for the biggest energy consumption users (ventilation, heat and cooling) for the property is that 56% of the electric consumption and 15% of the district heating demand was identified. The 56% can be divided in different parts: 44% ventilation, lighting 22%, climate control equipment 16%, cooling equipment 10% and engine warmers 8%. In this project 14 of 19 ventilation units are studied and the reason that all are not part of the study is lack of information. The proposal for action was determined for 10 of the 14 ventilation units. The 4 remaining ventilation units were not possible to analyse partly because of lack of logging of energy consumption where frequency converter were used. One of the omitted units had only a fan for supply air and no heat exchanger.   For each of the ventilation units in the group of the 10 selected an analysis was made selecting the most cost effective measures of the alternatives; installing a new ventilation unit, installing a frequency converter or replacing the motor of the unit.   The result of energy audit showed that adding extra insulation to the roof and upgrade of the ventilation system are recommended actions. All recommendations are estimated based on an evaluation of the power consumptions in real use denoted as average power of the ventilation units.   Proposal A suggests to install one new ventilation unit, install frequency converters in 5 ventilation units and replace motors in 4 ventilation units. Energy saving of electricity of these actions is 232 MWh and 174 MWh for district heating and the payback time is around 2,7 years.   Proposal B suggests that 10 ventilation units are replaced with new ones. The energy savings of electricity will be 206 MWh and for district heating 237 MWh and the resulting payback time is about 6,4 years.   Proposal C is adding extra insulation to the roof and this provides a very cost-effective energy saving. If the roof was insulated with 20 cm the energy saving would be about 260 MWh and the payback time would be around 1,6 years.   If additional insulation of the roof is installed as proposed in combination with upgrade of the ventilation system, the total energy consumption saving of 15 % is achieved from 4427 MWh to about 3761 MWh depending on choice of ventilation upgrade. (Proposal A+C 3761 MWh and proposal B+C 3724 MWh).   The investment cost is around 1,5 million kr for proposal A+C and the yearly saving is 0,7 million kr resulting in a payback time of 2,3 years. The specific electric consumption would be 65,3 kwh/m2 and the specific district heat consumption would be 95 kwh/m2.   The investment cost is around 3,3 million kr for proposal B+C and the yearly saving is 0,7 million kr resulting in a payback time of 4,7 years. The specific electric consumption would be 66 kwh/m2 and the specific district heat consumption would be 93 kwh/m2. Proposals A+C and B+C both archive the Norrbotten county council’s goal for the specific energy consumptions for year 2020.

The purpose with this report is to examine how the implemented energy efficiency measures on Bokelundskolan in Växjö have had impact on the energy use. The measures which have been implemented are, new ventilation system, new heating system, optimized adjustment of the heating system, new windows with U-value 1.2 and lower window height, insulation under windows and in the crawl space. The school's energy use before and after rebuilding has been calculated with the calculation program, Vip-Energy 1.5.5. Calculations of energy use for the school with windows on U-value, 0.9 and 0.7 have also been done. The replacement of windows has been studied from a cost perspective. The conclusion is that the exchange of heat and ventilation system was the biggest contributor to reduced energy use on Bokelundskolan. The evaluation of windows with different U-value showed that windows with U-value 1.2 were the most profitable.

In order to achieve national energy policy goals, it is necessary to improve the energy efficiency in buildings. However, this can sometimes be in conflict with the objective of preserving cultural heritage. This study seeks to evaluate possible energy efficiency measures for a timber house constructed during the 1670s in Sala, Sweden. Additionally, the study aims to assess the effectiveness of the guidelines established in the European standard EN 16883:2017, to offer informed recommendations to the property manager for increased energy efficiency initiatives within the building stock. The study is based on the methodology outlined in the guidelines, which present an appropriate framework for improving the energy performance of historical buildings. In a systematic manner, the study evaluates the most suitable energy efficiency measures based on various factors, such as energy use, conservation requirements, indoor climate, economy and usability. The findings indicate that the majority of measures can be implemented without compromising the cultural values of the building. Furthermore, the study suggests three sets of measures that prioritize energy efficiency from an energy-technical perspective, a cultural-historical perspective and a hybrid approach. The study highlights the combined package of measures, which provides an expected energy saving of 117 kWh/m²year compared to the current state, corresponding to a 65 percent reduction in the building's energy consumption. It also highlights the potential for incorporating European guidelines to facilitate a strategic approach towards investigating energy efficiency measures in historical buildings.

Liksom många andra transportslag står kollektivtrafiken till sjöss inför utmaningar när det gäller ökade bränslepriser och strängare energi- och utsläppsmål. Trafikförvaltningen, den organisation som ansvarar för kollektivtrafiken i Stockholm, har flera mål för reduktion av utsläpp och energiförbrukning, både generellt för hela kollektivtrafiken samt mer specifikt för sjötrafiken. Dessa inkluderar en 100 % förnybar kollektivtrafik till 2030 och nettonollutsläpp från sjötrafiken till 2045. Utsläppen från kollektivtrafiken till sjöss har minskat de senaste åren genom att öka andelen biodiesel, men det har också resulterat i ökade kostnaderna för Trafikförvaltningen eftersom priset på drivmedel har ökat, både för fossila bränslen och biobränslen. Med hänsyn till de ökade kostnaderna och för att nå de uppsatta målen är det avgörande att minska bränsleförbrukningen och använda den mer effektivt. Syftet med detta examensarbete var att identifiera potentiella energieffektivitetsåtgärder och uppskatta deras möjliga bränslebesparing och motsvarande kostnadsbesparing och utsläppsminskning. Studien inkluderade fem fartyg och två rutter och driftsdata från fartygen samlades in från programvaran Blueflow. Data analyserades för att hitta förbättringsområden och för att uppskatta de potentiella bränslebesparingarna från energieffektiviseringsåtgärderna. Åtgärder identifierades genom en litteraturstudie, dataanalysen och intervjuer med olika intressenter. Åtgärderna som ingick i studien var hastighetsoptimering, eco-driving, nattförtöjning, design av bryggor, effektiv på- och avstigning samt ruttoptimering. Resultaten visade att de två åtgärderna som resulterade i den högsta bränslebesparingen, bränslekostnadsbesparingen och minskade CO2-utsläpp var hastighetsoptimering och nattförtöjning. Genomförbarheten av åtgärderna var dock diskutabel på grund av avvägningar relaterade till utökad rutt-tid samt höga investeringskostnader. Till följd av utformningen av kontraktet mellan operatören som sköter trafiken och Trafikförvaltningen kunde det även uppstå splittrade incitament vilket kan resultera i försvårat energieffektiviseringsarbete. / Like many other modes of transport, the public transport on sea faces challenges regarding increasing fuel prices and more stringent energy and emission targets. Trafikförvaltningen, the organization responsible for the public transport in the Stockholm region, has several targets regarding the reduction of emissions and energy consumption for the public transport overall as well as more specifically for the sea traffic. These include 100% renewable public transport by 2030 and net-zero emissions from the sea traffic by 2045. The emission rate has been reduced over the past years by increasing the share of biodiesel, but it has also increased the costs for Trafikförvaltningen as the fuel price has increased, both for fossil fuels and biofuels. With the increased costs and aim to meet the set targets, reducing the fuel consumption and using it more efficiently is critical. This thesis aimed to identify potential energy efficiency measures and estimate their possible fuel savings and the corresponding cost-saving and emission reduction. The study included five ships and two routes and operational data from the ships were collected from the software Blueflow. The data was analyzed to find areas of improvement and to estimate the potential fuel savings of the identified energy efficiency measures. The measures were identified through a literature study, the data analysis, and interviews with different stakeholders. Measures included in the thesis were speed optimization, eco-driving, nighttime mooring, design of bridges, effective boarding and alighting, and route optimization. The results showed that the two measures resulting in the highest fuel savings, fuel cost savings, and reduced CO2 emissions were speed optimization and nighttime mooring. The feasibility of the measures was however debatable due to the trade-offs related toincreased route time and high investment costs. Due to the design of the contract between the operator and Trafikförvaltningen, a split incentive could occur creating a barrier to increased energy efficiency.

The purpose of this examination is to see how energy efficiency measures affect peak loads in multifamily buildings. In addition, how much of an energy share warm water has in peak loads. The Swedish building sector represents 40 % of all energy used. The thesis was restricted to multifamily buildings, which is dominated by district heating. The most common energy measures to save peak cost and reduce peak loads that are focus in this thesis work, e.g. changing windows, isolate walls and attics but also lowering indoor temperature. It was assumed in the thesis that the cost of peak loads will increase in the future and therefore the choice of energy efficiency measures is important. The calculations to determine the effectiveness of the energy measures where done by using hourly temperature data from the year 2014 in combination with, known investment costs for each energy measure. The only measures that went with profit over a 40-year period was the attics isolation and lower indoor temperature. The highest peak load savings in heating was the change of windows and wall isolation, but the investment cost was too high to gain a profit. The conclusion is that the best energy efficiency measures are attic isolation and lower indoor temperature because of its low investment cost and quick payback time, but also effective at lowering peak load by reducing the temperature difference between outdoor and indoor temperature in multifamily buildings. The analysis of warm water energy's share of the peak loads varied much between the 15 given multifamily buildings, where a base load and a peak load where compared. The result was between 10-50 % were the difference between the buildings warm water energy share off the peak loads. It where concluded that a standard value of 20 % would give much inaccuracy in determining the warm water share. It is therefore, suggested to use this method to determine the warm water share of the hourly peak load. / I detta arbete har syftet varit att hitta de vanligaste energieffektiviseringsåtgärderna som görs idag i det svenska bostadsbeståndet. Energieffektiviseringsåtgärderna påverkar effekttoppar i flerbostadshus och har undersökts. Om det antas att energiprisstrukturen går mot en mer effektbaserad taxa kan åtgärderna få större påverkan på energipriset i framtiden. I arbetet har varmvattnets andel av timeffekttoppar undersökts, med stöd av energianvändningsdata från 15 anonymiserade flerbostadshus med fjärrvärme. Energianvändningen i bostadsbeståndet står för ca 40 % av Sveriges energianvändning. Det ställs då krav på de lågenergihus som byggs idag och vid renovering av hus att möta Sveriges som såväl EU 2020 målet att minska energianvändningen i bostäder genom att implementera energieffektiviseringsåtgärder. De vanligaste energieffektiviseringsåtgärderna i flerbostadshus har varit isolering av väggar och vind, installation av energiglas och frånluftssystem med värmeåtervinning. En sänkt inomhus temperatur har även medtagits. För fastighetsägare av flerbostadshus, där energianvändning för uppvärmning och varmvatten domineras av fjärrvärme är prisutvecklingen viktig. Om i framtiden ett antagande görs att el och fjärrvärmepriset övergår från en energibaserad taxa kr/kWh till en mer effektbaserad taxa kr/kW där kunden betalar för de högsta effekttopparna under ett år. I denna studie redovisas det när effekttoppar uppstår och vilka energieffektiviseringsåtgärder som påverkar effekttopparna i flerbostadshus. De högsta effekttopparna uppstår oftast under vinterårstiden då uppvärmningsbehovet är störst. I ett framtaget typbostadshus där de valda energiåtgärderna beräknades, det visade sig att energiglas minskar effektbehovet och effektpriset mest, därefter väggisolering med mineralull. Emellertid ger energiglas och väggisolerings åtgärderna ger förluster i lönsamhetsberäkningen. Det skiljer sig från tilläggsisolering med mineralull av vinden och sänkt inomhus temperatur som har en investerings vinst över en 40 års period. I beräkningarna användes temperaturdata från år 2012 både på typhuset innan och efter implementerad åtgärd.En viktig parameter vid minskning av uppvärmningsbehovet är U-värdet. Tilläggsisolering av vind samt sänkt temperatur är de åtgärder som rekommenderas då båda påverkar effektbehovet och ger en lönsam investering. Åtgärd vid fönster och väggar minskar dock uppvärmningsbehovet mest men ger en olönsam ekonomisk investering. Varmvattenandelen av den högsta timeffekttoppen över året togs fram genom att jämföra baslasten och effekttoppen under dagen då effektbehovet är som högst. Resultatet visade att varmvattenandelen av effekttoppen tycks variera mellan ca 10- 50 %. Varmvattenandelen av effekttoppen varierar stort och därför föreslås användningen av metoden i detta examensarbete istället för ett schablonvärde på 20 % vid undersökning av varmvattenandelen av timeffekttoppen.

I slutet av 1900-talet började man inse konsekvenserna av att förlita sig på icke förnyelsebara energikällor för uppvärmning. Priserna steg i höjden och man valde ofta att byta ut sin oljepanna mot el vilket för tillfället var en lönsam lösning. I och med prisstegringen som skett det senaste decenniet har betydelsen av energieffektivt byggande framstått som allt mer tydlig. Detta innebär att många äldre byggnader ofta kan ha mycket dåliga värmeisolerade egenskaper eftersom både energipriser och byggnormer var lågt ställda vid tiden för uppförning. Uppdragsgivarna till arbetet är en ideell ekonomisk förening vid namn Not Quite med sin bas i Fengerfors bruk, Åmål. De har framfört att de har problem med för höga uppvärmningskostnader och svårigheter med att hålla önskad inneluftstemperatur i deras lokaler. Objekten som beskrivs är av industrikaraktär och har tidigare tillhört ett pappersbruk som lades ned år 1979. Byggnaderna är numera kulturminnesmärkta. Syftet med arbetet har varit att åt uppdragsgivarna utföra en kartläggning där energianvändning och potentiella effektiviseringsåtgärder relaterat till de aktuella objekten analyseras. Detta för att uppnå tillfredsställande uppvärmning samtidigt som energiförbrukningen om möjligt kan reduceras. Kostnadseffektiviteten för de specifikt föreslagna åtgärdsalternativen skall också analyseras. Målet med arbetet har varit att med hjälp av simulering utföra kartläggningen där energianvändning, dimensionerande värmeeffektbehov samt potentiella effektiviseringsåtgärder analyseras. Åtgärderna bestod i huvudsak av tilläggsisolering, tätning, intermittent drift, värmeåtervinning samt byte av fönster. Kostnadseffektiviteten analyserades genom en livscykelkostnadskalkyl utifrån värmekällorna ved, pellets och luft-/luftvärmepump. Slutsatsen är att föreslagna åtgärdsalternativ reducerar energiförbrukningen i avsevärd omfattning samtidigt som en tillfredsställande inneluftstemperatur erhålls. Objekten har efter att effektiviseringsåtgärderna tillämpats uppnått en energiförbrukning likvärdig med dagens normalbyggnader i Sverige. Livscykelkostnadskalkylen visar att nuvärdet för respektive åtgärdsalternativ i samtliga relevanta ekonomiska framtidsscenarier leder till stora besparingar. Arbetet har också visat att betydelsen av tillfredsställande diskretisering är oerhört signifikativ i denna typ av simulering. / In the late 1900s society began to realize the consequences of relying on non-renewable energy sources for heating. Prices were increasing heavily and because of that people often chose to replace their oil boiler with electricity which at the time was a viable option. With the rise in prices that has occurred over the past decade the importance of energy efficient measures seemed increasingly clear. With that said many older buildings often have poor thermal properties since both energy prices and construction standards were considerably lower back then. The client Not Quite is a nonprofit association based in Fengerfors mill, Åmål. They have expressed dissatisfaction over increasing heating costs combined with problems getting the desired thermal comfort related to their premises. The objects described are of industrial nature and has previously been used to a paper mill which closed in 1979. The buildings are now classified as part of a cultural monument. The intention of this dissertation has been to map the energy use and to evaluate appropriate efficiency measures related to the specific objects. This includes getting the demanded thermal comfort in combination with possibly reducing the energy consumption. The cost-effectiveness of proposed efficiency measures will also be evaluated. The objective of this dissertation has been to through the use of simulation identify the energy consumption, required thermal input and potential energy efficiency measures. The efficiency measures consisted mainly of adding insulation, air sealing, intermittent heating, heat recovery and window replacements. Cost-effectiveness was evaluated through a life cycle cost analysis with the different heat sources of wood, pellets and air source heat pumps. The conclusion has been that the proposed efficiency options related to each object reduces energy consumption to a considerable extent, while an adequate heating is achieved. The objects have through these measures obtained just as good energy consumption rates as standard considered buildings in Sweden. The life cycle cost analysis shows us that the present value of the proposed efficiency measures in all economic case scenarios results in great cost savings. It has also been shown that a satisfactory discretization of building elements is very important in this type of simulation.