Energy and Economic Analysis of Different Buildings Constructed with Environmentally Sustainable and Traditional Materials

Abstract:

The use of bioclimatic principles can reduce energy demands and CO₂ emissions in the building sector. Costs are one of the most important barriers to a widespread adoption of the green architecture e.[ The aim of this study is to compare the energy and economic performances of two buildings: a real residential bioclimatic building located in Cinisi (a small town near Palermo, Sicily) and an imaginary residential building supposed having the same geographical location, cubature, shape and orientation as the bioclimatic building but built by conventional building materials. The tools used for this study were TRNSYS and HOMER[

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 432)
• Pages: 109-114
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.432.109
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: V. Franzitta, Alessia Viola, Marco Trapanese
• Keywords: Bioclimatic Buildings, Energy Consumpation, Green Architecture

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