thermal simulation; energy consumption; human behaviour; thermal confort; building performance
Abstract :
[en] The occupants' behaviour has a great influence on the energy demand, management and consumption of a building. This paper investigates the influence of three parameters related to human behaviour through their modes of occupations (based on family size, management of the heating system and management of the heated area) on the housing heating loads of a standard dwelling in Belgium. Seven levels of insulation were tested: no insulation, two intermediate levels corresponding to 3 and 6 cm of insulation, the current standard for new buildings in Belgium, the low energy standard, the very low energy standard and the passive house standard. Multi-zone simulations were performed with a dynamic thermal simulation software. The impact of occupants' lifestyle and the interactions between occupation modes and insulation levels are highlighted. These results prove that the more the building is insulated, the more the lifestyle proportionally influences the heating loads. One important strategy for reducing heating consumption during the whole life cycle of the building is adapting the size of the house and its occupation modes to the evolution of family size. However, insulation is paramount, and increasing the insulation of the house provides generally better results than merely adapting the occupation mode.
Research center :
Lepur : Centre de Recherche en Sciences de la Ville, du Territoire et du Milieu rural LEMA
Disciplines :
Energy Architecture
Author, co-author :
de Meester, Tatiana; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > Architecture et climat
Marique, Anne-Françoise ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Argenco : Secteur TLU+C > Urbanisme et aménagement du territoire
De Herde, André; Université Catholique de Louvain - UCL > Architecture et climat
Reiter, Sigrid ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Argenco : Secteur TLU+C > Urbanisme et aménagement du territoire
Language :
English
Title :
Impacts of occupant behaviours on residential heating consumption for detached houses in a temperate climate of the northern part of Europe
Publication date :
2013
Journal title :
Energy and Buildings
ISSN :
0378-7788
eISSN :
1872-6178
Publisher :
Elsevier Science
Volume :
57
Pages :
313-323
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
SAFE - Suburban Areas Favoring Energy efficiency
Funders :
DGATLP - Région wallonne. Direction générale de l'Aménagement du Territoire, du Logement et du Patrimoine [BE]
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