A METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF A BUILDING IN EARLY STAGE OF DESIGN

  • Ji-Yeon Seo (Dept. of Architectural Engineering, Dankook University) ;
  • Su-Kyung Cho (Dept. of Research & Development, Kunwon Engineering, Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Yeon-Woong Jung (M.S.E., Archisystems) ;
  • Hyung-Jin Kim (Dept. of Research & Development, Kunwon Engineering, Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Jae Ho, Cho (Department of Architectural Engineering, School of Architecture, Dankook University) ;
  • Jae-Youl Chun (Dept. of Architectural Engineering, School of Architecture, Dankook University)
  • Published : 2013.01.09

Abstract

Various programs have been developed to predict the energy consumption of a building as a result of recent increased social interest in the environmental friendliness of construction as measured by energy efficiency. The goal of environmental-friendliness, which is achieved by predicting the energy consumption of a building, can be realized in the design stage by applying a variety of technologies, planning factors and planning systems. However, most energy analyzing engines are only suitable for use in the advanced stages of design because of the large amount of design information that must be entered. Thus, because the simulation programs currently used are not suitable for use in the early stages of design, this study suggests a prediction logic that provides an overview of the energy consumption of a building according to its size, scope, and purpose by analyzing statistics collected by government agencies.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology(grant number: 2012R1A1A2043186)