Analysing the Impact of the Building Materials on the Energy Consumption of the Building

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10.2991/978-94-6463-602-4_34How to use a DOI?

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building; insulation; energy efficient; energy performance; thermal resistance; heat transfer coefficient; thermal mass

Abstract

Most of the old buildings, over their service lives absorbs carbon through processes such as carbonation in concrete and absorption in timber. In comparison with the newer buildings, the older buildings have less insulation which may make them less energy efficient. This study focuses on the analysis of the impact of the material insulation on the energy performance of the building. To determine this, a floor of the building is examined in this study using Building Information Modelling. In one model, the walls were made of a material with less insulation having thermal resistance (R), heat transfer coefficient (U) and thermal mass of 4.2386 (m².K)/W, 0.2359 Q/ (m².k), and 299.48 kJ/(m²/k), respectively. While in another model with same architectural parameters, the walls were made with material with high insulation having thermal resistance (R), heat transfer coefficient (U) and thermal mass of 5.2757 (m².K)/W, 0.1895 W/ (m².K), and 924.04 kJ/ (m².K), respectively. The impact of the insulation on the energy consumption of the models were analysed using Autodesk Insight. The difference in the energy performance between the low insulation material and high insulation material was 1.9 USD/m²/yr., highlighting the importance of the insulation on the overall energy efficiency of the building.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ali Akbar Shah
AU  - Reihaneh Aghamolaei
AU  - Irina Tal
AU  - Syed Muhammad
AU  - Kashif Shah
AU  - Inam Ul Ahad
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/24
TI  - Analysing the Impact of the Building Materials on the Energy Consumption of the Building
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Key Enabling Technologies (KEYTECH 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 249
EP  - 256
SN  - 2589-4943
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-602-4_34
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-602-4_34
ID  - Shah2024
ER  -