Implications of climate changes to building energy and design
| Autor: | Jacob Helman, Zhiqiang John Zhai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Climate zones
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Geography Planning and Development Environmental resource management 0211 other engineering and technologies Building energy Climate change Transportation 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Future climate 01 natural sciences Environmental science Climate model 021108 energy business Stock (geology) 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Zdroj: | Sustainable Cities and Society. 44:511-519 |
| ISSN: | 2210-6707 |
| Popis: | Climate change is a widely acknowledged major environmental problem whose impacts on building energy use however are not fully understood. Various climate models have been developed and used to project climate changes; however most of existing studies on climate change impacts only use few model outcomes, providing narrow predictions on the influences. This study analyzed a large number (i.e., 56) of models and scenarios. The obtained future climate data showed a wider range of potential changes and thus impacts on building energy. Four reference climate models were identified to cover the full range of the 56 models for three time periods and seven climate zones. The accuracy of model projections was validated using historical data. The study predicted the potential energy implications of climate changes to a campus building stock. Influences of these changes on utility and economics were analyzed. The study further explored the potential impacts of climate change to the current climate zones that directly relate to building energy consumption. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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