The effectiveness of adding horizontal greening and vertical greening to courtyard areas of existing buildings in the hot summer cold winter region of China: A case study for Ningbo
URBAN HEAT-ISLAND
; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION
; CLIMATE-CHANGE
; FACADES
; SYSTEMS
; TEMPERATURE
; MITIGATION
; ROOF
WOS学科分类:
Construction & Building Technology
; Energy & Fuels
; Engineering, Civil
WOS研究方向:
Construction & Building Technology
; Energy & Fuels
; Engineering
英文摘要:
The "Hot Summer Cold Winter" climate region of China is one of the most challenging regions for providing occupant comfort in buildings, with high demands for heating as well as cooling, together with high humidity levels. Although the performance of buildings has improved with the implementation of the new Chinese National Building Standards for the Zhejiang Province, it is believed that adding passive strategies could help to alleviate the problem even further. This paper aims to investigate the effects of adding horizontal greening (green roof) and vertical greening in the courtyard area to existing public buildings in the "Hot Summer Cold Winter" climate region of China. Using computer simulation and measurements from a monitored case in the city of Ningbo, the effects of green retrofitting on human comfort and energy consumption are analysed. Simulation results suggest that with partial horizontal and vertical greening, the cooling load could be reduced by 8.8% and heating load by 1.85%. Comparisons between actual energy use before and after greening on the case building showed significant reductions in both winter and summer, confirming the positive effects of vertical and horizontal greening of public buildings in this region. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
1.Energy Efficiency Sci Technol Co Ltd, Ningbo Housing Bldg, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Peoples R China 2.Univ Liverpool, Sch Architecture, ESTA, Liverpool, Merseyside, England 3.Ningbo Univ, Fac Architectural Civil Engn & Environm, Res Ctr Green Bldg Technol, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
Recommended Citation:
Li, Zhilei,Chow, David H. C.,Yao, Jian,et al. The effectiveness of adding horizontal greening and vertical greening to courtyard areas of existing buildings in the hot summer cold winter region of China: A case study for Ningbo[J]. ENERGY AND BUILDINGS,2019-01-01,196:227-239