INDOOR ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION PATTERN OF AN EXPERIMENTAL HOUSE WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN

Usami, Y.; Yoshino, H.; Sugawara, H.; Makiko, Y.; Matsumoto, T.
experimental house, energy consumption, energy efficient design, field measurement, indoor climate
Year:
2007
Bibliographic info:
The 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation & Energy Conservation in Buildings IAQVEC 2007, Oct. 28 - 31 2007, Sendai, Japan

In order to clarify determine the energy consumption and the indoor environment of an experimentalhouse with energy efficient design, measurements were taken since January 2006. The house isoccupied twice a year, for a week each in summer and winter. Simulation was used to predict theenergy consumption and indoor environment of the experimental house with a typical four-personfamily. The aim of this study is to understand the influence of energy efficient building design on energyconsumption and indoor environment. The following conclusions are drawn from this investigation: (1)The fluctuation of indoor temperature was minimal, especially in winter when it is maintained at 20C;(2) Energy consumption of the house was found to be 0.8 times the statistical value for the Tohokudistrict.

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