Best Practices to design

energy efficient buildings

Hiren Bhagat
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Environmental
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Associate Director
Simulation tools for building
design
desig
 Advanced computer
p tools exist to model whole
building and building systems
 Computer simulation models are most commonly
used for
f optimizing:
 Concept Design
 Façade Systems & Day-lighting
 Interior Lighting
 Energy
 HVAC Design
 Simulation is key to integrated design

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Integrated Design for Sustainability

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Optimize
Concept Design
Optimize Concept Design

SITE Insolation
Analysis
 Identifying heat islands,
 potentials for mutual
shading,
 macro and micro level
zoning possibilities and
 impact of closed or open
built forms.

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 Optimize Concept Design
NORTH

 Identify mutual shading

from the existing
development around the
site. WEST EAST

NORTH
WEST
Study Building
EAST
SOUTH

LEGEND
SOUTH

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B
A

N N

A B G F

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Optimize
Façade Systems
Façade
ç insolation
Due to variant solar Insolation
on the façade,
façade the same
façade can be designed for
different specifications
p from
bottom to top.

Window Types - Single Glazing

or Double Glazing can be
indentified based on the
insolations on the façade.

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Façade insolation
• Fenestration area and
percentage – Vision Area V/S
S
Spandrel
d lAArea.

• Organization of regularly
occupied spaces.

• Organization of air conditioned

and non air conditioned zones.

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Envelope
p Material Selection

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Wall Window Ratio:

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Optimize
Day-lighting
Shading Design Options

Shaded Time Zone

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 Daylight Factor
Distribution
Without Overhang

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 Daylight Factor
Distribution
With Overhang

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Optimize
Interior Lighting
Optimize Interior Lighting
Daylight Controls
 regulate the level of illumination
provided by electric lights in response to
the presence of natural daylight

 a sensing device (photocell or

photosensor)
h t ) that
th t monitors
it either
ith the
th
total/available light level in the space

Control module that then switches or

dims the electric lighting to maintain the
needed illumination with minimal
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Optimize Interior Lighting
Integrated Lighting design
A experiences the most daylight
and is turned off or dimmed first

B is controlled second

C receives the least daylight

and is left at full power to
maintain wall brightness

An integrated electric lighting scheme should deliver electric

light to the same surfaces as the daylight in order to minimize
changes
h iin room surface
f brightness
b i ht
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Energy Modeling &
Analysis
Simulation of
ECMs

Developing
p g
Thermal
Specification

Glazing Analysis
A al sis of a housing
Analysis ho si g co
complex
ple

1. Actual Building 2. Simulation Input

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3. ECM Analysis 4. Output/Results
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Energy Analysis
al sis

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Opti i i g gla
Optimizing glazing
i gaarea
ea

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Note: South Orientation, Double Green Glass, Warm Coastal Climate
Glass Selection
Selectio AAnalysis
al sis
HVAC Energy/Cost
Totall HVAC
T E
Energy S i
Savings IIncrementall Simple
Si l
Energy Use Cost over Base Cost of Glass Payback
Glazing Type (kWh) (Rs/Yr)# Case (%) (Rs) Period (Yrs)
Antelio Emerald 4,534,687 22673435 - - -
Deep green-ST408 4,075,159 20375795 10% 3899091 1.7
Aquamarine-ST420 4,204,361 21021805 7% 3899091 2.4
Blue Green-ST436 4,325,001 21625005 5% 3899091 3.7
Single-ST420 4 328 556
4,328,556 21642780 5% 2042381 20
2.0
Single-ST436 4,428,799 22143995 2% 2042381 3.9

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Energy analysis

Energy analysis results for an office building

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E
Energy Savings
S i Analysis
A l i R Results
lt

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 Weather
data

Building Simulation tool Simulation

description outputs
- physical data - energy consumption (MWh)
- design
g pparameters - energy demands (kW)
- environmental conditions
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 E NERGY -1 0

DOE 2
DOE-2
Solar-5 ESP-r

Building Energy
Simulation Software TRNSYS

E-20-II & HAP

TRACE 600
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HVAC design
desig
 Evaluation of system
y
type options
 System Sizing
 Controls
 Optimization
 I teg ted Building
Integrated B ildi g
Management System

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