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A Review on Numerical Approach to Achieve Building Energy Efficiency for Energy, Economy and Environment (3E) Benefit

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  • Binju P Raj

    (CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee 247667, India
    Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala 147004, India)

  • Chandan Swaroop Meena

    (CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee 247667, India
    Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India)

  • Nehul Agarwal

    (CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee 247667, India
    Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala 147004, India)

  • Lohit Saini

    (CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee 247667, India
    Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala 147004, India)

  • Shabir Hussain Khahro

    (Department of Engineering Management, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia)

  • Umashankar Subramaniam

    (Department of Communications and Networks, Renewable Energy Lab, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia)

  • Aritra Ghosh

    (College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Renewable Energy, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK)

Abstract

Increasing energy demand in buildings with a 40% global share and 30% greenhouse gas emissions has accounted for climate change and a consequent crisis encouraging improvement of building energy efficiency to achieve the combined benefit of energy, economy, and environment. For an efficient system, the optimization of different design control strategies such as building space load, occupancy, lighting, and HVAC becomes inevitable. Therefore, interdisciplinary teamwork of developers, designers, architects, and consumers to deliver a high-performance building becomes essential. This review aims to endorse the importance of Building Performance Simulation in the pre-design phase along with the challenges faced during its adaptation to implementation. A morphology chart is structured to showcase the improvement in Building Energy Efficiency by implementing Building Performance Simulation for different building energy systems and by implementing various energy efficiency strategies to achieve the 3E benefit. As a developing nation, India still lacks mass application of Building Performance Simulation tools for improving Building Energy Efficiency due to improper channelizing or implementation; thus, this framework will enable the designers, architects, researchers to contemplate variable building energy optimization scenarios.

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  • Binju P Raj & Chandan Swaroop Meena & Nehul Agarwal & Lohit Saini & Shabir Hussain Khahro & Umashankar Subramaniam & Aritra Ghosh, 2021. "A Review on Numerical Approach to Achieve Building Energy Efficiency for Energy, Economy and Environment (3E) Benefit," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-26, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:15:p:4487-:d:600885
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