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Audit-Based Energy Performance Analysis of Multifamily Buildings in South-East Poland

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  • Piotr Michalak

    (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland)

  • Krzysztof Szczotka

    (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland)

  • Jakub Szymiczek

    (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland)

Abstract

Multifamily buildings account for about half of all residential buildings in Poland and about 70% of the urban population live in them. Most of them require thermal refurbishment. Evaluation of a building’s energy performance with the use of correlation models has been very rarely used in relation to buildings in Poland. This method is simple, fast and can improve the decision process on thermal modernisation. It is especially important at the pre-design stage of planned investments. This paper presents an attempt to develop correlations that could be used in the energy assessment of multifamily buildings. For this purpose a dataset containing of 29 audits of multifamily buildings was used. The statistical analysis was performed for buildings before and after planned refurbishment. Obtained relationships showed strong correlation between thermal demand for space heating or domestic hot water and ventilation airflow and thermal transmittance of windows (R 2 > 0.6). After designed modernisation the number of strong correlations decreased. Energy for domestic hot water was correlated with the number of inhabitants (R 2 = 0.6). Energy for space heating was correlated with the number of users and heated volume of a building.

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  • Piotr Michalak & Krzysztof Szczotka & Jakub Szymiczek, 2023. "Audit-Based Energy Performance Analysis of Multifamily Buildings in South-East Poland," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(12), pages 1-21, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:12:p:4828-:d:1175389
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