Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
Title | Open-plan offices: the impact of different facade solutions on energy efficiency |
Publication Type | Papers in International Journals |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | Brugnera R., Mateus, R., Rossignolo J. A., and Chvatal K. |
Abstract |
In Brazil, open-plan office buildings are increasingly using fully glazed facades, an aspect that can directly impact air-conditioning consumption. Thisstudy aims at classifying and characterising the energy performance of open-plan office buildings in three Brazilian climates. Computational simulations were performed in the EnergyPlus program to verify the impact of various parameters (climate, type of facade, WWR, type of glass, shading device and setpoint temperature) on air-conditioning consumption. The results, classified in energy performance levels, showed that changing from traditional facades (masonry) to curtain facades (fully glazed), increased energy consumption with air-conditioning by an average of 25% in Curitiba and São Paulo and 15% in Manaus; the WWR was the parameter that most impacted this consumption, and the glass type had most impact in the larger openings; using a shading device always generated savings and a 1°C increase in the cooling setpoint reduced consumption by an average of 16.4%. The results allowed to identify the best combinations of these parameters for each climate which can help designers to create more energy efficient buildings. |
Journal | Ambiente Construído |
Volume | 19 |
Edition | 3 |
Issue | July/Sptember 2019 |
Pagination | 295-315 |
Date Published | 2019-06-10 |
Publisher | Associação Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente Construído |
ISSN | 1678-8621 |
DOI | 10.1590/s1678-86212019000300339 |
URL | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-86212019000300295&tlng=pt |
Keywords | Computer Simulation, Energy Efficiency, Facade solutions, Open-plan offices |
Citation | BRUGNERA, R. R.; MATEUS, R.; ROSSIGNOLO, J. A.; CHVATAL, K. M. S. Escritórios de planta livre: o impacto de diferentes soluções de fachada na eficiência energética. Ambiente Construído, Porto Alegre, v. 19, n. 3, p. 295-315, jul./set. 2019. ISSN 1678-8621 Associação Nacional de Tecnologia do Ambiente Construído. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1678-86212019000300339 |
Rights | openAccess |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt