A procedure has been developed for the preliminary selection of high-performance
systems for office buildings in hot and humid climates. High-performance building
systems and components were surveyed for buildings in the U.S., which were applicable
for office buildings in hot and humid climates. This research developed a calibrated
DOE-2.1e simulation model of a prototypical large office building. In addition, a
Simplified Geometry DOE-2.1e (SGDOE-2.1e) model, was also developed, which used
a simplified geometry to demonstrate the use of a proposed easy-to-use tool. The
calibrated DOE-2.1e simulation model and the SGDOE-2.1e were compared and showed
a good match with each.
The SGDOE-2.1e model was then further modified based on the ASHRAE Standard
90.1-1999 commercial building energy code. A code-compliant (ASHRAE Standard
90.1-1999) SGDOE-2.1e simulation model was then used as a baseline for the
evaluation of the high-performance measures. A total of 14 high-performance measures were implemented including the energy savings, while the comfort level was maintained
based on the ASHRAE comfort zone. In addition to the 14 high-performance measures,
solar thermal and solar PV system analysis were integrated with the SGDOE-2.1e
simulation model to further reduce the annual energy use. Finally, specifications of the
proposed easy-to-use simulation tool were developed. This tool includes options to
choose systems from the 14 high-performance measures and solar systems.
The proposed easy-to-use systems selection tool can be used for new building
practitioners and existing building owners as well to evaluate the performance of their
new buildings compared to the ASHRAE Standard 90.1-1999 code-compliant building,
and to assess the feasibility of implementing high-performance measures to their existing
buildings in terms of energy and cost savings.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-3237 |
| Date | 2009 August 1900 |
| Creators | Cho, Sool Yeon |
| Contributors | Haberl, Jeff S. |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
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