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Optimization of thermal insulation to achieve energy savings in low energy house (refurbishment)

Authors :
Marko Miletić
Ljubiša Bojić
Milorad Bojić
Source :
Energy Conversion and Management. 84:681-690
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2014.

Abstract

Due to the current environmental situation, saving energy and reducing CO 2 emission have become the leading drive in modern research. For buildings that require heating, one of the solutions is to optimize a thickness of their thermal insulation and thus improve energy efficiency and reduce energy needs. In this paper, for a small residential house in Serbia, an optimization in the thickness of its thermal insulation layer is investigated by using EnergyPlus software and Hooke–Jeeves direct search method. The embodied energy of thermal insulation is taken into account. The optimization is done for the entire life cycle of thermal insulation. The results show the optimal thickness of thermal insulation that yields the minimum primary energy consumption.

Details

ISSN :
01968904
Volume :
84
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Energy Conversion and Management
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........f5f9b13719da03bf22185bcfaac39fb4
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2014.04.095