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Development and Application of a Flexible Modeling Approach to Reference Buildings for Energy Analysis

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  • Younghoon Kwak

    (Department of Architecture, University of Seoul, Seoul 02504, Korea)

  • Jeonga Kang

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul 02504, Korea)

  • Sun-Hye Mun

    (Green Building Research Center, Department of Living and Built Environment Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Goyang 10223, Gyeonggi, Korea)

  • Young-Sun Jeong

    (Green Building Research Center, Department of Living and Built Environment Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Goyang 10223, Gyeonggi, Korea)

  • Jung-Ho Huh

    (Department of Architecture, University of Seoul, Seoul 02504, Korea)

Abstract

This paper proposes a flexible modeling approach to develop a theoretical reference building (RB) for energy analysis. We designed an RB for five non-residential buildings, using dynamic simulation from statistically analyzed data of building stock in South Korea. For modeling, four subsets of data—form, envelope, system, and operation—were assessed. This study uses the autosizing function within EnergyPlus, to develop the RB. The proposed approach allows for a flexible design where capacities and flow rates of the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system match the newly defined RB model. This approach would be ideal for closing the gap between the architectural data and equipment elements. The RB developed in this study allows for performing energy performance analysis by end-use. The analysis results by the end-use can provide support for country-level greenhouse gas (GHG)-mitigation-strategy development.

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  • Younghoon Kwak & Jeonga Kang & Sun-Hye Mun & Young-Sun Jeong & Jung-Ho Huh, 2020. "Development and Application of a Flexible Modeling Approach to Reference Buildings for Energy Analysis," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-22, November.
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