Evaluating the Performance of Eaves to Promote Energy Efficiency of Traditional Dwellings in Suzhou

Yue Fu; Wei Ju Yang

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.858.234

Paper Titles

A Feasibility Study of Engineered Cementitious Composites with Local Ingredients
p.208

Investigation on Discrepancy of Dynamic Responses between Two Constitutive Models of Aluminum Alloy BRBs in Structures
p.214

Shear Strength of a Cemented Paste Backfill Submitted to High Confining Pressure
p.219

Study on the Influence of Piloti Arrangement on Outdoor Wind Environment in Residential Blocks in Subtropical Climate Zones
p.227

Evaluating the Performance of Eaves to Promote Energy Efficiency of Traditional Dwellings in Suzhou
p.234

Research on Climate-Adaptable Passive Design Strategies of Rural Buildings in South of the Yangtze River Region of China
p.241

Life-Cycle Low-Carbon Neighborhood: A Genetic Perspective in China
p.249

Design of Guidance Information for Arriving Passengers in Urban Rail Transit Carriage
p.255

Study on Subjective Evaluation of Comfort of Lighting Environment in Nursing Institutions
p.262

HomeApplied Mechanics and MaterialsApplied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 858Evaluating the Performance of Eaves to Promote...

Evaluating the Performance of Eaves to Promote Energy Efficiency of Traditional Dwellings in Suzhou

Abstract:

A shading roof can be an effective strategy to decrease the air-conditioning energy consumption as well as to improve the thermal environment inside a house in the place that is hot in summer and cold in winter. In Suzhou, a city in such place, traditional dwellings were constructed with shading roof eaves that have different sizes, allowing them adaptive to local climate. These eaves are worthy of being studied and improved. This study presents a summary of the sizes of the shading roof eaves of traditional Suzhou dwellings. The southward eave that has the greatest effect on indoor thermal environment is taken as the object of the current study, and a traditional Suzhou dwelling is selected as our case for the current study. Several comparative models are built, in which, the southward length of the roof eave is increased by 0.2m, from 0m to 2m. The effects of the length on both heating and cooling energy consumption are simulated by using the software Energyplus. As shown in the quantitative analysis of the simulation results, the structure is energy-efficient when the length is less than 0.6m, and the annual energy consumption reaches its minimum when the length is 0.4m.

You might also be interested in these eBooks

Civil, Architectural, Structural and Constructional Engineering

View Preview

Info:

Periodical:

Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 858)

Pages:

234-240

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.858.234

Citation:

Cite this paper

Online since:

November 2016

Authors:

Yue Fu, Wei Ju Yang*

Keywords:

Energy Efficient, EnergyPlus Simulation, Roof Eave, Suzhou Dwelling

Export:

RIS, BibTeX

Price:

Permissions CCC:

Request Permissions

Permissions PLS:

Request Permissions

Сopyright:

Citation:

* - Corresponding Author

References

[1] Z. Pu, S. H. Lu, H. W. Fan. Research on the application of sun shading technology in energy efficient building. Shanghai Constr. Sci. Tech. 2005. 3: 33-36.

Google Scholar

[2] Y. Jiang, Z. Huang. Building Outside Shading of Window and Energy-saving. Constr. Conserves Energy, 2007, 35(5): 32-33.

Google Scholar

[3] China Architecture Design & Research Group, Architecture History Graduate School. Residential buildings in Zhejiang. China Architecture & Building Press, 2006, 34.

Google Scholar

[4] Z. L. Wang. Traditional Chinese Dwellings; Shandong Science and Technology Press, 1994, 279-290.

Google Scholar

[5] Suzhou Housing Administration; Ancient Suzhou Dwellings; Tongji University Press, 2004, 80-129.

Google Scholar