| Title |
Building Energy Consumption Prediction Considering the Occupants’ Thermal Comfort and Behavioral Adaptation |
| Authors |
So Hyun Park ; Doo Sam Song |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2020.32.1.027 |
| Keywords |
건물 열적 성능; 외주부; 온열쾌적감; 행동적 적응; 건물에너지 소비량) Building thermal performance; Perimeter zone; Thermal comfort; Behavioral adaptation; Building energy consumption |
| Abstract |
In Korea, the building thermal performance such as thermal insulation and airtightness has been enhanced to reduce building energy consumption. The enhanced building thermal performance reduces cooling and heating load as well as improves indoor radiant temperature and occupants’ thermal comfort. The radiant temperature between the perimeter zone and the interior zone in buildings can differ depending on the thermal performance of the building. The radiant temperature of the perimeter zone may be lower than that of the interior zone if the building insulation and air-tightness level is low. In this case, the occupants in the perimeter zone will adjust the indoor set-point temperature or use personal fans to preserve their thermal comfort. These behavioral adaptations are related to building energy consumption. However, when predicting building energy consumption through simulation, there are limitations that do not reflect the occupants’ behavioral adaptations because of poor radiant environment in actual situations. In this study, the effect of indoor radiant temperature and occupants’ thermal comfort on cooling and heating energy consumption by building thermal performance was analyzed. |