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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Energy Modeling Existing Large University Buildings

Zaidi, Syed Tabish 21 October 2019 (has links)
No description available.
62

Effects of Green Labelling on Residential Property Prices : An empirical study of the municipality of Malmö

Ólafsdóttir, Sóley January 2023 (has links)
To reduce environmental impact from the real estate sector, improving energy performance and promoting the use of eco-labels are among essential elements. Understanding the relationship between the green initiatives, and their impact on property prices provides valuable insights into consumer preferences and market dynamics, from the perspective of asymmetric information. By applying a hedonic price regression on real estate prices in Malmö, the economic premium associated with energy efficiency and eco-labels are estimated over a five-year period to capture the development regarding green initiatives.  The aim of the thesis was twofold, to measure the economic premium of energy efficiency and eco-labels on residential housing in Malmö. The economic premium were found to be premium for energy efficient apartments, whereas the amount was found to decrease in relative terms between the examined years. The eco-label effect on apartments was found to be negative in 2015 and statistically insignificant in 2020. Single family houses showed no significant effect in the measured attributes.  The analysis of the data revealed that labelled housing is found to be clustered within highly populated areas, and not exclusively associated with higher income areas in the context of Malmö.
63

Studying building behaviors by using the Building Management System of a new teaching building : A study case of a school building in Stockholm

Zhang, Kaiying January 2020 (has links)
Building management system (BMS) offers a wide range of measurements and historical data about the building but few types of researches use these data to analyze the building performance. This study aims to explore the indoor climate and building insulation by taking advantage of the BMS of the study case, which 767 sensors are installed in the room and wall structures and the signal data are available at the online web application. In addition, during the inspection, several error sensors and meters are detected are discussed as feedback for the system. It is concluded that the building management system is a good tool to study the building performance in different aspects and the measurements from the sensors are helpful but need validation by conducting a further field measurement in the building.
64

Energetic Contributions to Performance and Upper Extremity Joint Kinetics in Baseball Pitching

McNally, Michael P. January 2018 (has links)
No description available.
65

A Comparative Analysis of Energy ModelingMethods for Commercial Buildings

Salmon, Spencer Mark 11 July 2013 (has links) (PDF)
This thesis researched the accuracy of measured energy data in comparison to estimated hand calculation data and estimated building energy performance simulation data. In the facility management industry, there is minimal evidence that building energy performance software is being used as a benchmark against measured energy usage within a building. Research was conducted to find examples of measured energy data compared to simulated data. The study examined the accuracy of a simulation software and hand calculations to measured energy data. Data suggests that comparisons may be made between building energy performance simulated data and measured data, though comparisons are solely based on each individual case. Data suggests that heating load simulation data is more accurate for benchmarks than cooling load simulation data. Importing models into Autodesk Green Building Studio (GBS) was not as successful as was expected. When only four of the initial ten building models chosen imported successfully, the remaining twenty-five other building models were imported. Only two of the twenty-five models successfully imported into GBS. The sample size of this research changed from ten to six. The results of this study show that GBS simulated data was close to actual data for the heating loads. For the cooling loads, however, GBS simulated data was consistently low in comparison to the actual data. The results of this study show that hand calculations were consistently low and not as close as GBS simulated data when compared to the actual data for the heating loads. The opposite was true with the cooling loads as hand calculations were consistently high in comparison to actual data.
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Cooling, heating, and power systems energy performance and non-conventional evaluation based on energy use

Fumo, Nelson 09 August 2008 (has links)
Cooling, Heating and Power (CHP) systems have been recognized as a key alternative for thermal energy and electricity generation at or near end-user sites. CHP systems can provide electricity while recovering waste heat to be used for space and water heating, and for space cooling. Although CHP technology seems to be economically feasible, because of the constant fluctuations in energy prices, CHP systems cannot always guarantee economic savings. However, a well-designed CHP system can guarantee energy savings, which makes necessary the quantification of non-conventional benefits from this technology in order to offset any economic weakness that can arise as consequence of energy prices. Some aspects that could be included in a non-conventional evaluation are: building energy rating, emission of pollutants, power reliability, power quality, fuel flexibility, brand and marketing benefits, protection from electric rate hikes, and benefits from promoting energy management practices. This study focuses on two aspects: building energy rating and emission reduction of pollutants, related to CHP system energy performance. Two methodologies have been developed in order to estimate the energy related benefits from CHP technology. To determine the energy performance, a model has been developed and implemented to simulate CHP systems in order to estimate the building-CHP system energy consumption. The developed model includes the relevant variables governing CHP systems such as: type and size of the components, individual component efficiencies, system operating mode, operational strategy, and building demand for power, heating, and cooling. The novelty of this model is the introduction of the Building Primary Energy Ratio (BPER) as a parameter to implement a primary energy operational strategy, which allows obtaining the best energy performance from the building-CHP system. Results show that the BPER operational strategy always guarantees energy savings. On the other hand, results from a cost-oriented operational strategy reveal that for critical design conditions, high economic savings can be obtained with unacceptable increment of energy consumption. For Energy Star Rating and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating, results show that CHP systems have the ability to improve both ratings.
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Undersökning om informationsflödet gällande köldbryggor från byggnadskonstruktör till VVS-konstruktör / Survey on the flow of information from building designers to HVAC-designer regarding thermal bridges

El Kari, Samer January 2022 (has links)
Syfte: Studiens syfte är att belysa utmaningarna som uppstår när byggnader blir alltmer välisolerade för att uppfylla ställda energikrav blir köldbryggornas andel av värmeförlusterna allt större. Köldbryggorna består oftast av svårisolerade anslutningar mellan olika byggnadsdelar och studien undersöker hur det hanteras under projekteringsskedet. Därutöver studeras hur köldbryggornas inverkan för det termiska klimatet förmedlas vidare till en VVS-konstruktör som räknar värmebehovet för att täcka alla förluster som sker genom klimatskalet. Metod: Insamling av data är baserat på att kunskapsinhämtningen görs utifrån den nuvarande kunskapen kring köldbryggor där teorin samt det som i folkmun brukar kallas ”verkligheten” i symbios studerats. För att göra detta har empirin baserats på tre insamlingsmetoder där litteraturen samt dokumentanalys om regler och krav kring arbetsgången för köldbryggor har studerats. Intervjuer i sin tur har varit den metod som tillämpats för att få insyn i hur det går till i ”verkligheten” när man beräknar köldbryggorna.  Resultat: Byggnadskonstruktörer beräknar inte köldbryggor. VVS-konstruktörerna tar liten eller ingen hänsyn till köldbryggorna i värmebehovsberäkningen. Detta innebär att vi har en ansenlig andel värmeförluster som saknas i värmebehovsberäkningar då flera studier påvisar att köldbryggornas inverkan kan spela så stor roll som 20 – 70 % av värmeförlusterna (om de underskattas enligt Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Guide från 2019). Konsekvenser: Då byggnadskonstruktörer inte beräknar köldbryggorna och VVS-konstruktören inte alltid tar hänsyn till köldbryggornas inverkan vid beräkning av värmebehovet så har vi utmaningar som behöver hanteras för att uppfylla förväntade energikrav från beställare och kravställare i form av regler. Följande rekommenderas för att få en förändring i processerna som berör köldbryggorna: ·         Att i regelförsamlingen ”Boverkets byggregler” påtalar vilka psi (Ψk)– och chi (Χ j) -värden som ska eftersträvas likt de enskilda byggnadsdelarnas U-värden (BFS 2020:4, BBR 29). Köldbryggorna ska även verifieras av tredje part. Begränsningar: I studien har inte energikonsulternas roll med att beräkna köldbryggorna undersökt vilket vore ett sätt att öka omfånget och perspektivet på fokusområdet. Nyckelord: Energiprestanda, Hållbarhet, Köldbryggor, Värmebehov. / Purpose: The purpose of the study is to illustrate the challenges that arise when buildings become increasingly well-insulated, to meet the energy requirements, and the share of thermal bridges on heat losses becomes ever greater. Underestimation of the impact of thermal bridges can create problems when e.g., energy goals and operating economy are not met, and it affects the user in the form of poor thermal comfort. The thermal bridges usually consist of connections difficult-to-insulate between different building parts and here the study will investigate how it is handled during the design phase and how the thermal bridges' impact is passed on to an HVAC designer who in turn calculates the number of heats demands to cover all losses through the climate shell. Method: Data collection is based on the acquisition of knowledge based on the current knowledge about cold bridges where the theory and what is usually popularly called "reality" in symbiosis have been studied. To do this, the empirical data has been based on three collection methods where the literature in the form of rules and requirements regarding the workflow for thermal bridges has been studied. Document analyses to study the workflow according to standards are evaluated. Interviews, in turn, have been the method used to gain insight into how things go in "reality" when calculating the thermal bridges. Findings: Building designers do not calculate the thermal bridges at all, and the HVAC designers take little or no account of the impact of thermal bridges in the heat demand calculation. This means that we have a significant proportion of heat losses that are missing in heat demand calculations as several studies show that the impact of thermal bridges can play such a large role in 20-70 % of heat losses if they are underestimated according to the building envelope thermal bridging guide from 2019. Implications: As building designers do not calculate the cold bridges and the HVAC designer does not always consider the impact of the cold bridges when calculating the heat demand, we have challenges that need to be addressed to meet expected energy requirements for customers and requirements. The following are some of recommended for getting a change in the processes that affect the thermal bridges: §  That the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's building regulations state which psi (Ψk) and chi values are to be sought, like the U-values of individual building components (BFS 2020: 4, BBR 29), and that they should be verified by a third party. Limitations: The limitations that exist are that the study has focused only on building designers and HVAC designers and the role of energy consultants with thermal bridges would be a way to increase the scope and perspective in the focus area. Keywords: Heat demands, Sustainability Energy performance, Thermal bridges.
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Boosting EU’s Building Renovation Rates with Energy Performance Contracting

Azevedo, Filipe January 2020 (has links)
Annual building renovation rates in Europe currently stand at 0.4 to 1.2%. In order for Europe to meetits energy efficiency targets a “renovation wave” will have to be triggered that will, at least double, the current rates (“A European Green Deal | European Commission” 2019). It is clear, in the “Clean Energy Package for All Europeans”, that the European Commission regards Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) as a key tool to boost the aforementioned “renovation wave”. This is a renovation model in which the client shares the performance and financial risk of the energy efficiency renovation with the Energy Service (ESCO), responsible for designing, implementing, and operating the project during its lifetime. This is a model that has not seen the expected uptake in Europe its potential suggested, due to a set of, already well identified, regulatory, market, financial and social barriers. This project proposes an innovative EPC model – the Integrated Benefits Model – that aims at tackling some of the current barriers and envisions what the future of energy consumption in buildings can be. This model was tested in a real case study and was shown to reduce the project’s payback time by 16% when compared to a traditional energy efficiency renovation. This increases the attractiveness of energy retrofits among building owners. To address some of the remaining barriers, a set of recommendations to stakeholders was drafted, in order to facilitate a wider adoption of EPCs (and in particular the Integrated Benefits Model) across the whole value chain. / Byggnadsrenoveringsgraden ligger för närvarande på 0,4 till 1,2%. För att Europa ska kunna uppnå sina energieffektivitetsmål måste en ”renoveringsvåg” utlösas som åtminstone kommer att fördubbla den uvarande siffrorona (“A European Green Deal | European Commission” 2019). Det är tydligt i satsningen "Ren energi för alla européer" att Europeiska kommissionen ser Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) som ett nyckelverktyg för att utlösa den ovannämnda "renoveringsvågen". Detta är en renoveringsmodell där kunden delar prestanda och finansiell risk för energieffektivitetsrenoveringen med ett s.k. Energy Service Company (ESCO), som ansvarar för att utforma, implementera och driva projektet under dess livstid. Detta är dock en modell som inte har utvecklats som väntat i Europa trots sin potential. Skälet till detta är på grund av en uppsättning väl identifierade reglerande, marknadsmässiga, finansiella och sociala hinder. Detta projekt föreslår en innovativ EPC-modell - Integrated Benefits Model - som syftar till att ta itu med några av de nuvarande hindren. Denna modell testades i en riktig fallstudie och visade sig minska projektets återbetalningstid med 16% jämfört med en traditionell energieffektivitetsrenovering. Detta ökar attraktiviteten för energieffektiviseringsåtgärder bland byggnadsägare. För att ta itu med några av de återstående hindren har en uppsättning rekommendationer utarbetades till intressenter för att möjliggöra EPC:er (och särskilt den integrerade förmånsmodellen) över hela värdekedjan.
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Energy Performance Certification and Green Building : A comparison between the environmental effect and the discharge of carbon dioxide

Oraha Wardi, Reta January 2009 (has links)
<p>The major climatic problem has been worsening extremely rapidly over the last decades and if no measures are taken soon, we will experience severe consequences over the years to come. It is therefore imperative to take instant actions to slow down the climatic changes that are also causing crucial health problems in different parts of the planet. The basis of this thesis is that both Energy Performance Certification (EPC), and Green Building (GB) aim to reduce carbon dioxide emission within the building sector which accounts for more than 40% of the total energy use both locally and globally. This thesis discusses and compares the environmental impacts made by Green Building and Energy Performance Certification in order to evaluate how different or similar they are in terms of energy performance efficiency of buildings.</p><p> </p><p>In order to accumulate as much facts and resources possible, research was done to find reliable internet sources and relevant books which took approximately two weeks. The rest of the ten weeks that were assigned for this project were spent writing this thesis while taking practical part in an Energy Performance Certification process and evaluation. There are three questions that this thesis is aimed to answer, which are:</p><p>-               How is Energy Performance Certification beneficial for our community welfare?</p><p>-               Why should owners/occupiers choose to transform their houses/buildings to Green Building certified constructions?</p><p>-               Is there a way of combining Energy Performance Certification with Green Building?</p><p> </p><p>There are many benefits that our Swedish and European Community can gain from applying Energy Performance Certification of building according to the Directive, including reducing carbon dioxide emission and introducing alternative and renewable sources of energy. As to whether GB is better than EPC or vice versa, there is ultimately a very fine line that divides the two. When comparing new constructions of EPC with new constructions of GB the only benefits that can be gained from GB are firstly that the buildings are guaranteed to be completely environmental friendly, and secondly that the owner/occupier may choose between four different levels of certifications. Other than that, they both have many similar beneficial factors which make it difficult to a state if one of them is better than the other.</p><p> </p><p>Lastly, it is very possible to combine the two into one complete standard, but only for new constructions. The energy performance of old existing buildings is much more difficult to improve due to e.g. the high costs involved or the cultural value of the constructions. Nevertheless, this may very well change in the further future when the rapidly improving technology within the building sector will hopefully contribute to finding cost- and energy-efficient solutions for existing buildings that will consequently contribute to GB and EPC being able to combine their regulations and make one single standard that can be applied in all the Member States, or if possible in the entire European Union Community.</p> / <p>De allvarliga klimatproblemen har förvärrats i oerhört snabb takt under de senaste decennierna och om inget görs snart, kommer vi att få uppleva allvariga konsekvenser under de kommande åren. Det är därför absolut nödvändigt att agera snabbt för att bromsa ner klimatförändringarna som också orsakat allvarliga hälsoproblem i många delar av jorden. Utgångspunkten för detta examensarbete är att både Energideklarationen och Green Building strävar efter att minska koldioxidutsläpp inom byggsektorn, som ansvarar för mer än 40 % av den totala energiförbrukningen i Sverige och utomlands. Detta arbete diskuterar och jämför Green Buildings och Energideklarationens påverkan på miljön för att sedan kunna evaluera hur pass lika eller olika de är när det gäller energiprestandaeffektiviteten av byggnader.</p><p> </p><p>För att kunna samla så mycket information som möjligt gjordes en undersökning för att hitta pålitliga Internetkällor och relevanta böcker. Undersökningen tog ungefär två veckor. Resten av de tio veckorna som var tilldelade för detta examensarbete användes för att skriva denna rapport samt praktiskt delta i en Energideklarationsprocess samt värdering. Det finns tre frågor som detta examensarbete syftar på att besvara, som är:</p><p>-               Hur viktig är Energideklaration för vårt samhälles välbefinnande?</p><p>-               Varför ska fastighetsägare välja att bygga/omvandla sina hus till Green Building?</p><p>-               Finns det något sätt att kombinera Energideklaration med Green Building?</p><p> </p><p>Det finns många fördelar för det svenska samt europeiska samhället med att tillämpa Energideklaration enligt Direktivet. Fördelarna inkluderar minskning av koldioxidutsläppen samt introducering av alternativa förnybara energikällor i byggnader. Dock är det i slutändan små faktorer som skiljer Green Building och Energideklaration åt och det är därför svårt att säga om den ena är bättre än den andra. Vid jämförelse av nya EPC konstruktioner med nya GB konstruktioner är den enda fördelen med GB först och främst att byggnaden är garanterad att vara helt miljövänlig samt att ägaren har möjligheten att välja mellan fyra olika certifieringsnivåer. Förutom detta, har båda två många likheter som gör det svårt att bedöma om den ena av dem är effektivare än den andra.</p><p> </p><p>Det är dessutom mycket möjligt att kombinera dessa två till en enda komplett standard, dock endast för nya konstruktioner. Gamla befintliga byggnaders energiprestanda är mycket svårare att förbättra på grund av t.ex. för höga kostnader eller det kulturella värdet av byggnaderna. Å andra sidan kan detta mycket väl ändras i framtiden då den snabbt utvecklade teknologin inom byggsektorn förhoppningsvis kan bidra till att hitta kostnads- och energieffektiva lösningar för befintliga byggnader som kan i sin tur leda till att GB och EPC kombineras till en enda standard som kan tillämpas i alla Medlemsstater, eller även i hela Europa om möjligt.</p>
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Energy Performance Certification and Green Building : A comparison between the environmental effect and the discharge of carbon dioxide

Oraha Wardi, Reta January 2009 (has links)
The major climatic problem has been worsening extremely rapidly over the last decades and if no measures are taken soon, we will experience severe consequences over the years to come. It is therefore imperative to take instant actions to slow down the climatic changes that are also causing crucial health problems in different parts of the planet. The basis of this thesis is that both Energy Performance Certification (EPC), and Green Building (GB) aim to reduce carbon dioxide emission within the building sector which accounts for more than 40% of the total energy use both locally and globally. This thesis discusses and compares the environmental impacts made by Green Building and Energy Performance Certification in order to evaluate how different or similar they are in terms of energy performance efficiency of buildings.   In order to accumulate as much facts and resources possible, research was done to find reliable internet sources and relevant books which took approximately two weeks. The rest of the ten weeks that were assigned for this project were spent writing this thesis while taking practical part in an Energy Performance Certification process and evaluation. There are three questions that this thesis is aimed to answer, which are: -               How is Energy Performance Certification beneficial for our community welfare? -               Why should owners/occupiers choose to transform their houses/buildings to Green Building certified constructions? -               Is there a way of combining Energy Performance Certification with Green Building?   There are many benefits that our Swedish and European Community can gain from applying Energy Performance Certification of building according to the Directive, including reducing carbon dioxide emission and introducing alternative and renewable sources of energy. As to whether GB is better than EPC or vice versa, there is ultimately a very fine line that divides the two. When comparing new constructions of EPC with new constructions of GB the only benefits that can be gained from GB are firstly that the buildings are guaranteed to be completely environmental friendly, and secondly that the owner/occupier may choose between four different levels of certifications. Other than that, they both have many similar beneficial factors which make it difficult to a state if one of them is better than the other.   Lastly, it is very possible to combine the two into one complete standard, but only for new constructions. The energy performance of old existing buildings is much more difficult to improve due to e.g. the high costs involved or the cultural value of the constructions. Nevertheless, this may very well change in the further future when the rapidly improving technology within the building sector will hopefully contribute to finding cost- and energy-efficient solutions for existing buildings that will consequently contribute to GB and EPC being able to combine their regulations and make one single standard that can be applied in all the Member States, or if possible in the entire European Union Community. / De allvarliga klimatproblemen har förvärrats i oerhört snabb takt under de senaste decennierna och om inget görs snart, kommer vi att få uppleva allvariga konsekvenser under de kommande åren. Det är därför absolut nödvändigt att agera snabbt för att bromsa ner klimatförändringarna som också orsakat allvarliga hälsoproblem i många delar av jorden. Utgångspunkten för detta examensarbete är att både Energideklarationen och Green Building strävar efter att minska koldioxidutsläpp inom byggsektorn, som ansvarar för mer än 40 % av den totala energiförbrukningen i Sverige och utomlands. Detta arbete diskuterar och jämför Green Buildings och Energideklarationens påverkan på miljön för att sedan kunna evaluera hur pass lika eller olika de är när det gäller energiprestandaeffektiviteten av byggnader.   För att kunna samla så mycket information som möjligt gjordes en undersökning för att hitta pålitliga Internetkällor och relevanta böcker. Undersökningen tog ungefär två veckor. Resten av de tio veckorna som var tilldelade för detta examensarbete användes för att skriva denna rapport samt praktiskt delta i en Energideklarationsprocess samt värdering. Det finns tre frågor som detta examensarbete syftar på att besvara, som är: -               Hur viktig är Energideklaration för vårt samhälles välbefinnande? -               Varför ska fastighetsägare välja att bygga/omvandla sina hus till Green Building? -               Finns det något sätt att kombinera Energideklaration med Green Building?   Det finns många fördelar för det svenska samt europeiska samhället med att tillämpa Energideklaration enligt Direktivet. Fördelarna inkluderar minskning av koldioxidutsläppen samt introducering av alternativa förnybara energikällor i byggnader. Dock är det i slutändan små faktorer som skiljer Green Building och Energideklaration åt och det är därför svårt att säga om den ena är bättre än den andra. Vid jämförelse av nya EPC konstruktioner med nya GB konstruktioner är den enda fördelen med GB först och främst att byggnaden är garanterad att vara helt miljövänlig samt att ägaren har möjligheten att välja mellan fyra olika certifieringsnivåer. Förutom detta, har båda två många likheter som gör det svårt att bedöma om den ena av dem är effektivare än den andra.   Det är dessutom mycket möjligt att kombinera dessa två till en enda komplett standard, dock endast för nya konstruktioner. Gamla befintliga byggnaders energiprestanda är mycket svårare att förbättra på grund av t.ex. för höga kostnader eller det kulturella värdet av byggnaderna. Å andra sidan kan detta mycket väl ändras i framtiden då den snabbt utvecklade teknologin inom byggsektorn förhoppningsvis kan bidra till att hitta kostnads- och energieffektiva lösningar för befintliga byggnader som kan i sin tur leda till att GB och EPC kombineras till en enda standard som kan tillämpas i alla Medlemsstater, eller även i hela Europa om möjligt.

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