| Autor: |
Pisano, Christian, Hellgren, Rikard |
| Jazyk: |
švédština |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
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| Druh dokumentu: |
Text |
| Popis: |
With rising energy prices and the threat of climate change, energy costs and energy savings have become a central and important part in building. Therefore it is interesting to explore different and non-conventional methods of energy conservation. Building Earth sheltered houses is such a method. Earth provides good insulation and provides the ability to both reduce the total heating needs and to reduce the maximum power demand. The aim of this study was to construct a house in Malmö and see if Earth sheltered houses can be a cost effective alternative for the construction of sustainable and energy-efficient houses. Previous studies have shown that Earth sheltered houses have reduced their power requirement with up to 25% and their use of energy with 10%. Numerical calculations in Comsol Multiphysic 4.2, was performed on a house with different degrees of earth covering. Thereafter, additional investments because of the strengthened structure to accommodate the weight of the earth have been made. Subsequently, a number of economic calculations performed for various scenarios of future energy price were made. The study shows that it is profitable with Earth sheltered houses and that a 10 cm thick layer of earth on the roof is the optimal amount. |
| Databáze: |
Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations |
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