Open AccessANALYSIS OF ENERGY DEMAND FOR LOW-ENERGY MULTI-DWELLING BUILDINGS OF DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION / SKIRTINGOS KONFIGŪRACIJOS MAŽAENERGIŲ DAUGIABUČIŲ PASTATŲ ENERGIJOS POREIKIŲ TYRIMAS
Author(s) -
Giedrė Streckienė,
Elena Polonis
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
mokslas - lietuvos ateitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2029-2341
pISSN - 2029-2252
DOI - 10.3846/mla.2014.57
Subject(s) - civil engineering , directive , efficient energy use , engineering , environmental engineering , environmental science , architectural engineering , computer science , electrical engineering , programming language
To meet the goals established by Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings, the topics of energy efficiency in new and old buildings must be solved. Research and development of new energy solutions and technology are necessary for increasing energy performance of buildings. Three low-energy multi-dwelling buildings have been modelled and analyzed in the presented study. All multi-dwelling houses are made of similar single-family house cells. However, multi-dwelling buildings are of different geometry, flat number and height. DesignBuilder software was used for simulating and determining heating, cooling and electricity demand for buildings. Three different materials (silicate, ceramic and clay concrete blocks) as bearing constructions of external walls have been analyzed. To decrease cooling demand for buildings, the possibility of mounting internal or external louvers has been considered. Primary energy savings for multi-dwelling buildings using passive solar measures have been determined