Evaluating the effect of movable internal and fixed external shading devices on the energy consumption of an office building in Kerman

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Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• S. Mohammadreza Mosavi Motlaghian ¹
• S.M.Hojjat Mohammadi ²
• Ebrahim Jahanshahi ³

¹ MSc, Renewable Energy Engineering, Energy Department, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran

² Faculty of Renewable Energy and Energy Conversion, Energy Department, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran

³ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

10.22067/jacsm.2024.86057.1233

Abstract

Windows include a significant part of waste in buildings as they are transparent to solar heat and radiation. The use of shading devices is a suitable strategy to improve the energy performance of the building. In this article, specifications of an office building in Kerman are modeled in Sketch Up software. Then, by assigning materials to the building components in Open Studio software, the building is simulated. Finally, the building energy consumption in the presence of fixed external and, movable internal shading devices and simultaneous use of these two shadings, is calculated in Energy Plus software. Results show that the use of external shading devices has better performance in reducing energy consumption compared to internal movable shading devices. The external fixed shade with a depth of 150 (cm) has recorded the best result with reduction of 18.92% in annual energy consumption . The simultaneous use of external fixed shading with depth of 100 (cm) and internal movable shade with 63.57 (GJ) saving, shows the most reduction in annual energy consumption.

Keywords

• Building energy consumption
• Office Building
• Energy plus
• Internal shading device
• External overhang

Main Subjects

• Renewable energy

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