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The Impact of Energy Efficient Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems on Energy Performance of University Buildings

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Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2018 (KES-SEB 2018)

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This work investigates the effect of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems in converting university commercial buildings to Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB), with the target of achieving an efficient design. Three buildings, N54, N44 and N24 are considered as the experimental candidates with different mode of operation (Office, Laboratory and Residential). A baseline model, N78 as an operating NZEB is considered to compare the performance of the candidate buildings with. This comparison provided the target to be achieved for the candidate buildings. Dynamic simulations of the design variables of HVAC systems are done aiming to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings. After the modification and analysis of the performance of the buildings, the effect of HVAC systems on the NZEBs are validated. It is shown that HVAC systems play a major role on the conversion of the university buildings to NZEB.

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  1. Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, 4111, Australia

    Pranitha Muthuraju, Mojtaba Moghimi, Sascha Stegen, Junwei Lu & Prasad Kaparaju

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  1. Griffith Sciences, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Prasad Kaparaju

  2. Bournemouth University and KES International, Shoreham-by-sea, UK

    Robert J. Howlett

  3. Cardiff School of Art & Design, Llandaff Campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK

    John Littlewood

  4. School of Engineering and Built Environment, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Chandima Ekanyake

  5. Griffith Sciences, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Nathan Campus, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Ljubo Vlacic

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Muthuraju, P., Moghimi, M., Stegen, S., Lu, J., Kaparaju, P. (2019). The Impact of Energy Efficient Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems on Energy Performance of University Buildings. In: Kaparaju, P., Howlett, R., Littlewood, J., Ekanyake, C., Vlacic, L. (eds) Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2018. KES-SEB 2018. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 131. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04293-6_11

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