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ENERGY CONSUMPTION

INTRODUCTION TO DESIGNBUILDER
BUILDING SIMULATION

Building information modeling (BIM)

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Energy consumption Energy production

0.10%

7.20%

5%

87…

Hydro Renewable

Thermal Isolated plants

Generated energy

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Powerful features of DesignBuilder Powerful features of DesignBuilder

❑ Calculating building energy consumption. • Calculating building energy consumption.

❑ Evaluating façade options for overheating and visual appearance. • Evaluating façade options for overheating and visual appearance.

❑ Thermal simulation of naturally ventilated buildings. • Thermal simulation of naturally ventilated buildings.

❑ Reporting savings in electric lighting due to use of natural daylight. • Reporting savings in electric lighting due to use of natural daylight.
It predicts where the shortage is!
Prediction of natural daylight distribution through Radiance simulations
❑ Prediction of natural daylight distribution through Radiance simulations •

❑ Visualization of site layouts and solar shading. • Visualization of site layouts and solar shading.

❑ Calculating heating and cooling equipment sizes. • Calculating heating and cooling equipment sizes.

❑ Detailed simulation and design of HVAC and natural ventilation systems. • Detailed simulation and design of HVAC and natural ventilation systems.

❑ Economic analysis based on construction costs, utility costs and life cycle costs (LCC). • Economic analysis based on construction costs, utility costs and life cycle costs (LCC).

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Powerful features of DesignBuilder INPUTS & OUTPUTS

Energy
openings Consumption

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Heating
 By Easily comparing design alternatives, it can help Load
designed to produce comfortable, high quality Activities
buildings which reduce environmental impacts as well INPUT OUTPUT Cooling
Load

as optimize on-going energy costs. Lighting

Distribution
Simulation CFD

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INPUTS & OUTPUTS Hierarchy of Data

Activities Energy
Location
Consumption
Construction
Heating
Load
Building
Openings
INPUT OUTPUT Cooling
Load
Block
Lighting Lighting
Distribution Zone
HVAC Simulation CFD
Surfaces

Openings

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Location data Activity Data Internal Heat gain

▪ Project Title Occupancy Density (people/m2) Metabolic rate Level of Activity

▪ Weather data files Schedule (occupancy time- Holidays) Heat gain from equipment

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Construction Data: Thermal performance Openings Data: Thermal performance

Thermal performance of internal & external surface Large library of data (Materials) Glazed part Ratio of openings Template library
Non glazed part Heat gain or loss through opaque part Window to wall %

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Lighting Data Building Services HVAC Data Building Services

Heat gain Lighting control Schedule (occupancy time- Holidays) Heating ,cooling & mechanical Ventilation systems Schedule (occupancy time- Holidays)

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CFD Data Aerodynamics Types of output visualisations

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Types of output visualisations Types of output visualisations

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180000

160000

140000

120000

100000

80000
zone senible
60000 heating kwh
zone senible
40000 cooling kwh
lighting kwh
20000

0
jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec

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Types of output visualisations Types of output visualisations

Internal Gains Monthly
Internal Gains Annual

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Types of output visualisations Types of output visualisations

Carbon Dioxide Total annual energy consumption
3000000 (kwh)

2500000

Base Case 2000000

1.5
1500000
1 Base
Case 1000000
0.5
500000
0
Carbon Dioxide 0
Zone Zone Lighting total
Sensible Sensible
Fuel Base Case Heating Cooling
2.5 Energy consumption Zone
Sensible
2 Heating
1.5 0%
Base
1 Case
0.5 Lighting
42% Zone
0 Sensible
Cooling
Carbon Dioxide 58%

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Daylighting simulation Energy saving strategy

Triple Glazing Shading Light Shelve Green Roof

Glass Low e
Lecture hall Glass Clear
Air Film

Laboratory
50
40
Energy Saved
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Total Energy Saved %

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library 28
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0
Light increase Light
Green
near windows Glazing+Sh Shelf+Glazi
Base Case Glazing Shading Green Roof roof+Glazi
and decrease ading ng+green
ng
as we go away roof
from it Energy Saved 9 8 9 47 28 21
Office
Source: Master students’ research 2011-2012 on Architectural department building , Cairo University using Design Builder Energy Simulation

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Case study Case study

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Types of block
can be added to
the building
• Building Blocks create 3-D building
Building Block volumes
composed of building elements such as
A building block represents the outer shell walls, floor slabs and roofs .
.of the model or part of the model • Outline Blocks are used to help in the
creation of more complex building block
geometry.
• Component Blocks are used to create
visual, ground and shading structures
which do not contain zones.

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Building block
• Block and Zone Dimensions
• Block types
• Block Form
• Height
• snaps

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