Suitability analysis of modeling and assessment approaches in energy efficiency in buildings

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ISSN: 0378-7788(ISSN)
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.12.002
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Koulamas, C.; Kalogeras, A. P.; Pacheco Torres, Rosalía; Casillas, J.; Ferrarini, L. [et al.]
Date
2018
Subject/s

Eficiencia energética

Sector de la Construcción

Revisión bibliográfica

Modelo de evaluación

Consumo energético

Simulación energética - herramientas

Unesco Subject/s

3311.02 Ingeniería de Control

2501.21 Simulación Numérica

3305.14 Viviendas

Abstract

The widely accepted importance of energy efficiency in the building sector is continuously acknowledged by the engineering and research community, as proven by the quantity and diversification of relevant modeling proposals in literature. It is often difficult to collect and assess this plethora of approaches and sometimes the diversity of the features of the available options makes it hard to decide what is the most convenient for the purpose required. This work presents a comprehensive analysis of the most important results today, along with their various classification and assessment approaches for modeling energy building consumption. A critical review of the limitations of the different existing approaches is conducted, and open research challenges are also highlighted. Finally, a horizontal and selective assessment of their suitability according to a descriptive set of qualitative comparison contexts and parameters is provided. © 2017

The widely accepted importance of energy efficiency in the building sector is continuously acknowledged by the engineering and research community, as proven by the quantity and diversification of relevant modeling proposals in literature. It is often difficult to collect and assess this plethora of approaches and sometimes the diversity of the features of the available options makes it hard to decide what is the most convenient for the purpose required. This work presents a comprehensive analysis of the most important results today, along with their various classification and assessment approaches for modeling energy building consumption. A critical review of the limitations of the different existing approaches is conducted, and open research challenges are also highlighted. Finally, a horizontal and selective assessment of their suitability according to a descriptive set of qualitative comparison contexts and parameters is provided. © 2017

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