The study aims to reduce energy consumption in apartment buildings where individual metering and charging of heat is applied. The aim is to develop planning and design for individual metering and charging in apartment buildings.The study is based on literature review, interviews and case study that include analysis of existing documents. Interviews were carried out with the property developer and the involved consultants who planned the apartment building Yasuragi. To investigate the differences the condominium association has noted in heat consumption between flats, the debit values of the heat were used to discern which houses that were furthest from the average consumption. On these flats there were temperature measurements and thermal photo shoots made for discriminating behavior and possible construction techniques which could be the explanation for the heat spread.Boverket shows that the consumption of heat can be reduced by 10-20% after insertion of individual metering and charging in an apartment block. Heat spread is a problem with individual metering and charging of heat. The spread of heat consumption in Yasuragi depends on heat hikes, transmission losses, external heat sources, thermal bridges and the user’s behavior. The consultant does not plan and design in the current situation to ensure that all flats will be fully equal with respect to external heat sources. They work to make the best possible plan solutions and to make room for all the systems and to get the systems to work. Since the property developer has no requirements or take initiative on IMD-system to the apartments to be equivalent, there are development opportunities in the current situation.The thesis has reported deficiencies in the design stage and provides improvement suggestions to the actors projecting apartment buildings where the IMD applies. It can also be regarded as a knowledge base for developers. To develop the planning stage, the developer and consultants should have experience and better knowledge of how the system is affected by various factors, as well as the design gets to impact upon the final heat consumption. The property developer may require the consultants that they should describe and take into account that each apartment will function equally.Further studies are recommended to investigate whether it is better to build apartment buildings in wooden frames where the individual metering and charging will be applied to reduce the appearance of heat hikes between apartments. The condominium association could through a survey chart the behavior of the residents of the housing.

Utvecklad för att bibehålla termisk komfort och minska exergianvändningen, Free Heat Exchange Window [FHEW] är en fönsterdesign som är tänkt att ersätta konventionella värmesystem i bostäder och kontorsbyggnader. Baserat på dubbelspaltkonceptet kommer fönstret utgöra en värmekälla under kalla vinterdagar och en värmesänka under varmare sommardagar. För att värdera huruvida teknologin kan bibehålla tillräcklig termisk komfort och avgöra dess optimala parameterkonfiguration utifrån byggnadens effektbehov skapas två olika modeller. En grundar sig på en datorsimulering av en lägenhet i COMSOL Multiphysics och den andra är en analytisk metod för beräkning av energibalanser i MATLAB. Resultaten från båda modellerna påvisade att hög inströmningstemperatur och låg inströmningshastighet är att föredra för minimering av effektbehovet. Å andra sidan ger en låg inströmnings temperatur och hög strömningshastighet en upphov till högre termisk komfort. Valet av den isolerande gasen som används i mittersta gas-spalten bedöms ha låg inverkan på prestandan, särskilt för höga strömningshastigheter. En alternativ modell med den isolerande gas-spalten omplacerad närmast utomhuset skulle kunna framföra bättre användning av den isolerande gas-spaltens funktion. Datorsimuleringen jämförs avslutningsvis med en ekvivalent lägenhetsmodell med enkelspaltiga fönster och element som värmekälla. Denna modell kräver lägre effekt, men är samtidigt mindre flexibel och inducerar en lägre termisk komfort. Datorsimuleringen rekommenderas på grund av dess antaganden och i vissa fall orimliga resultat endast som jämförelse med andra liknande modellen, snarare än verkliga data. / Developed to maintain thermal comfort and reduce exergy usage, Free Heat Exchange Window [FHEW] is a modern window design aimed to replace current heat systems in homes and office buildings. Based on the double slot concept, the window can be used as a heat source during cold winter days and heat sink during warmer summer days. To evaluate if the technology is viable to maintain thermal comfort and determine its optimal parameters with respect to energy efficiency, two different models will be made. One is based on computer simulations in COMSOL Multiphysics and one is based on analytical equations in MATLAB. The results from both models proved that a higher inflow temperature and a lower flow rate was prefered to minimize power demand. On the contrary, a lower inflow temperature and a higher flow rate is preferred to achieve the best thermal comfort. The differences between the choice of insulation gas gave unnoticeable deviation for indoor heat exchange for high flow rates. An alternative window model could reposition the insulation gas-gap to be between the whole system and the outdoors environment, instead of having it installed between the flowing air-gaps, for better use of the low thermal conductivity. The computer simulation is finally compared with an equivalent model using regular single slot windows and radiators as heaters. This model requires less energy but is less flexible and induces a less desirable thermal comfort. The computer simulation is due to its assumptions and in some instances implausible results only recommended to be compared to similar models, rather than real data.

This thesis is a collaboration with Stockholm Globe Arena Fastigher AB (SGAF) and focuses on a case study involving the multi-functional arenas Avicii Arena and Annexet in Stockholm, Sweden. The objective of this study is to investigate Key Performance Indicators (KPI) that can sufficiently measure and evaluate monthly and yearly electricity, heating and cooling consumption while considering events and visitors. Data regarding visitor and event, electricity, heating and cooling were provided by companies in agreement with SGAF, which is handled in a Data Reduction. This study identified four different KPIs to evaluate energy consumption dynamics; KPI 1: Energy consumption per event day, KPI 2: Energy consumption per visitor, KPI 3: Load Factor and KPI 4: Occupancy rate. The results showed that the monthly KPI 1 and 2 values exhibited unpredictable fluctuations hindering its ability to assess energy consumption patterns. In contrast, the annual KPI 1 and 2 were able to effectively evaluate the energy consumption which uncovered that the electricity consumption in the venues is on a downward trend. However, the heating and cooling consumption remained stagnant during the same timeframe. KPI 3 and 4 displayed efficient operation of the energy systems. Moreover, all four KPIs revealed that the energy consumption is influenced by other factor beyond visitors and events. A subsequent Correlation Analysis unveiled two additional factors, outdoor temperature and event types, affects the energy consumption which suggests potential areas for future research. / Detta examensarbete ar ett samarbete med Stockholm Globe Arena Fastigheter AB (SGAF) och fokuserar på en fallstudie som involverar de multi-funktionella arenorna Avicii Arena och Annexet i Stockholm, Sverige. Målet med denna studie är att undersöka Nyckeltal som kan mäta och utvärdera månatlig och årlig elektricitetsförbrukning, värmeförbrukning och kylförbrukning med hänsyn till evenemang och besökare. Data avseende besökare och evenemang, elförbrukning, värmeförbrukning och kylförbrukning tillhandahölls av företag i samförstånd med SGAF som hanterades i en Data Reduktion. Denna studie identifierade fyra olika nyckeltal för utvärdering av energiförbrukningen; Nyckeltal 1: Energiförbrukning per evenemangsdag, Nyckeltal 2: Energiförbrukning per besökare, Nyckeltal 3: Belastningsfaktor och Nyckeltal 4: Beläggningsgrad. Resultaten visar att de månatliga nyckeltalen 1 och 2 uppvisade förutsägbara fluktuationer som hindrade dess förmåga att bedöma energiförbrukningsmönster. Den årliga nyckeltalen 1 och 2 kunde effektivt utvärdera energiförbrukningen vilket avslöjade att elförbrukningen i anläggningarna minskar. Dock, påvisade värmeförbrukningen och kylförbrukningen oförändrade under samma tidsperiod. Nyckeltal 3 och 4 uppvisade att energisystemen i anläggningarna körs på ett effektivt sätt. Vidare, visade samtliga fyra nyckeltal att energiförbrukningen påverkas av andra faktorer utöver besökare och evenemang. En efterföljande korrelationsanalys påvisar att två ytterligare faktorer, utomhus temperatur och evenemangstyper, påverkar energiförbrukningen vilket antyder nya potentiella forskningsområden.