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Low-energy envelope design of residential building in hot summer and cold winter zone in China
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Wang et al. as discussed by the authors used eQUEST software to analyze envelope design on energy saving of air conditioner (AC) and the effects of energy saving strategies on AC electric consumption of different orientation rooms in hot summer and cold winter zone in China, which included exterior wall thermal insulation, solar radiation absorptance of exterior wall, area ratio of window to wall, categories of glazing and kinds of shading system, and two combined strategies.About:
This article is published in Energy and Buildings.The article was published on 2008-01-01. It has received 194 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Air conditioning.read more
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Energy efficient design of building: A review
TL;DR: An overview of building design criteria that can reduce the energy demand for the heating and cooling of residential buildings is provided in this paper. But, the authors do not consider the impact of these parameters on the overall energy consumption.
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A study on optimum insulation thicknesses of external walls in hot summer and cold winter zone of china
TL;DR: In this paper, the optimum thickness of five insulation materials including expanded polystyrene, extruded poly styrene, foamed polyurethane, perlite, and Foamed polyvinyl chloride are calculated with a typical residential wall using solar-air cooling and heating degree-days analysis and P 1 − P 2 economic model.
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Improving the energy performance of residential buildings: A literature review
TL;DR: In this paper, an updated review of the literature on improving the energy performance of residential buildings is presented, where the set of materials obtained has been examined according to the following topics: area of application and design variables, objectives and performance measures, type of analysis, solution methodology, software tools, case study location and type of building.
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A review of net zero energy buildings in hot and humid climates: Experience learned from 34 case study buildings
Wei Feng,Qianning Zhang,Qianning Zhang,Hui Ji,Hui Ji,Ran Wang,Ran Wang,Nan Zhou,Qing Ye,Bin Hao,Yutong Li,Duo Luo,Stephen Siu Yu Lau +12 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a comprehensive review of NZEB and their current development in hot and humid regions, and provide critical technical information as well as policy recommendations for high performance NZEBs.
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Building information modeling based building design optimization for sustainability
TL;DR: In this article, a revised particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is applied to search for the trade-off between life cycle costs and life cycle carbon emissions of building designs.
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Affection of window-wall ratio on energy consumption in region of hot summer and cold winter
TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between heat consumption and window-wall ratio is related to the orientation on a particular building, and Windows should be set solar orientation because of the lowest heat consumption for this orientation.
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The Influence of Residential Air Conditioning Load on the Exterior Wall Heat Insulation in Hot Summer and Cold Winter Zone
TL;DR: In this article, the authors carried on the year-round energy consumption simulation on exterior wall heat insulation residential building in hot summer and cold winter zone by DeST, and analyzed the influence of house load on the different type of exterior heat insulation.
Application of Heat Pipe Technology in Energy Saving for Ventilating and Air-conditioning
TL;DR: In this article, the present situation of energy consumption of building ventilating and air-conditioning as well as the characteristics of energy current are investigated, and the advantage and application mode of heat transfer technology of heat pipe used for waste heat (cooling) recovery in VANETs are introduced.
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Research to Present Situation and Future Energy Efficiency of Housing in the Intermediate Area of China
TL;DR: In this article, an essay analyzes the climatic characteristics in the intermediate area and the present situation of building energy effeciency and points out the importance and urgency of energy effiency of housing.
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Effects on Outside Wall Heat Preservation Technology to Air Conditioning Carries
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of outside wall heat preservation form and layer thicknesses on air conditioning carries in different weather burthen were analyzed using the building thermal environment simulation toolkit DeST.