YUCHENG DAI a1700892
ASSIGNMENT II Detailed Explorations
Contents
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Base Case
Introduction Project Location Architectural Element Basic Information Building Envelope Da Innovative Materials Well-insulated Roof Thick Brick Walls Timber Floors Glazing System Simulation and Analy
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Energy and
HVAC System Activat Energy Use Analysis Energy Data Building Envelope Da Internal Lighting Setti HVAC System Setting Daylight Analysis
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Building Strategies
Building Simulations
Directions Well-insulated Wall Natural Ventilation Shading Devices Perforated Screen Shading Device Prototype Section Details
Material Modifications Summer and Winter Shading Devices Summer and Winter Natural Ventilation Summer and Winter Combined Strategies Summer and Winter
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Endnotes
Base Case Analysis 2226 Office Building in Lustenau
Introduction
Innovative Materials
As a continuation of the preliminary analysis, the assessment aims to further analyse and evaluate the imitability and reasonability of the 2226 building in Brisbane environmental contexts by analysing the proposed strategies (indicated in the previous preliminary analysis) through building performance simulations. The research introduced Design Builder as a simulation program, to optimise the modifications of the 2226 building more ‘accurately’ (compared to steady state calculation). Additionally, It also explores the possibility and feasibility to manage such ‘low-tech’ strategies of the 2226 building in warmer regions (such as Brisbane).
The building façades were constructed with Wienerberger perforated Porotherm 38 Clay Blocks,1 a C2C Silver Certified Product (a type of brick filled with mineral wool insulation), providing the thermal inertia and load bearing capacity.2
Project Location
Well-insulated Roof The flat roof was constructed with a relatively thick concrete slab with 350 mm of Styrofoam tapered insulation for thermal and acoustic performance.3 The shutter vents in the facade have vacuum insulation panels inside, finishing with a gravel layer to absorb moisture. Gravel 200 mm Precast concrete slabs 350 mm Styrofoam insulation Reflective (Aluminium) foil 13 mm Plasterboard U = 0.1 W/m2·K
Thick Brick Walls
Austria
Lustenau
Millennium Park 20
8mm Slaked lime plaster 12mm Lime cement plaster 380mm Perforated clay block – Porotherm Ziegel 38 Hi N + F (U-value = 0.24 W/m2K) 18mm Mortar joint 380mm Perforated clay block – Porotherm Ziegel 38 (U-value = 0.34 W/m2K) 15mm Lime cement base plaster ground 5mm Lime-smoothed off (lime plaster filling)
Architectural Elements
External Walls
Floor Slabs
Vertical Cores
Timber Floors
Basic Information HVAC Setpoint
Elevation
Occupant Density 2
Basic Wind Velocity
Ventilation Setpoint
21°C / 26°C
392 m
12 m /pers
24.9 m/s
Ceiling Height
2.80 m
Power Density 2 100 lux
Air Pressure
22°C (min) Window-wall Ratio
Each Floor Area 2
Appliances
Time Zone (GMT)
16 %
576 m
1.6 W/m
1.5 W/m
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1018 hPa +2:00 hr
Building Envelope Data GF
UF
Gross Wall Area
113.04 m2
90.43 m2
Net Wall Area
88.79 m2
71.03 m2
Window Glazing
18.09 m2
14.47 m2
0.7 W/m2·K
Insulated Timber Vents
6.16 m2
4.93 m2
0.4 W/m2·K
each side
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The thick brick walls function as a low pass filter for temperature fluctuations, preventing disruption of daily indoor temperatures with a timescale.4 The perforated Porotherm Clay Blocks contribute to the extremely low heat transfer and high thermal capacity. It also aids in achieving indoor thermal comfort by prolonging the time of the heat flow through the walls.5
each side
U-value 0.12 W/m2·K
50mm Anhydrite flowing screed 10mm Acoustic mat 25mm Solid wood formwork 72mm Air cavity / nozzle 180mm Concrete ceiling 110mm Precast, pre-stressed concrete 5mm Ceiling filling
Glazing System 2226 features a triple glazing system combined with a high-performance window frame.6 The deep-set windows take full advantage of thick walls to avoid overheating.7 Additionally, the Pilkington Optitherm™ S3 Windows8 have innovative ventilation openings, which use ‘hysteresis controllers9’ to monitor the indoor air quality and natural ventilation needs through measuring CO2 concentration, room temperature, external temperature and relative humidity (“Algorithmus”). Pilkington Optitherm™ S3 Windows Triple glazing system (U-value = 0.7 W/m2K) “Algorithmus” software Integration of a novel building automation
Typical Summer Week 10th February - 16th February
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Coldest Winter Week 0 3rd0 August - 9th August
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Comfort zone (22-26 °C)
15 The operative temperature varies between 23.54°C (ground 25 floor) and 31.19°C (3rd floor) as the outdoor temperature 10 rises to a high of 34.15°C. The overall operative temperature 20 is higher than the outdoor temperature for more than 63% of the time within the hottest summer week. It illustrates that 15 the approach of extremely high thermal capacity walls and very limited natural ventilation in Lustenau might be slightly 10 excessive for Brisbane’s humid subtropical climate.
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Key Result
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The operative temperature on the 5 and 3 floors is slightly higher than the operative temperature on the ground floor by approximately 1°C. According to the daily change of the outdoor temperature (from 20°C to 29.75°C), the operative temperature on these three floors fluctuates in the range of 22.75°C (ground floor) to 28.79°C (3rd floor). The overall operative temperature is higher than the outdoor temperature for over 70% of the time within the typical summer week.
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5F. 87/168
44.64% GF. 75/168
55.36% 3F. 93/168
36.90% 5F. 62/168
Key Result
Key Result
The operative temperature on three floors generally fluctuates in the range of 21.05°C (5th floor) to 23.07°C (3rd floor). The range of the fluctuations is relatively subtle. All operative temperatures are higher than the outside temperature (varies from 4.75°C to 21.1°C) throughout the winter typical week. The operative temperatures are roughly situated within the thermal comfort zone (22°C -26°C) half of the time.
The operative temperature fluctuates between 21.32°C (5th floor) and 22.96°C (3rd floor) since the outdoor temperature decrease to the lowest point of 2.03°C. All the operative temperatures are higher than the outside temperature throughout the winter design week. The extremely low heat transfer contributes to a sequence of very stable and comfortable operative temperatures.
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Building Strategies 2226 Office Building in Brisbane
Directions
Shading Device Prototype
Perforated Aluminum Rain-screen System
Due to the climate differences between Lustenau and Brisbane, the strategies and tactics also need to be changed. The subtropical climate in Brisbane requires a wide range of design responses. A list of design methods (as illustrated below) can be considered as appropriate strategies to tackle with warm, humid, and wet summers and generally mild, dry winters in Brisbane.
b. Well-insulated Walls Insulation materials are generally low in conductivity, which may theoretically make a significant decrease in terms of the U value and the thermal inertia. Applying the ample internal insulation might be an appropriate strategy in Brisbane.
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Natural Ventilation The natural cooling approaches (such as cross ventilation) may function as the practical strategies. The wind forces outdoor cool air into the building through an inlet while outlet forces warm interior air outside. It could improve the internal convection circulation and control the humidity level, which plays an important role in a warm climate.
Shading Devices Harsh sunlight penetration during the summertime is a significant issue for subtropical climate in Brisbane. Utilising shading devices is crucial for the building thermal performance. As Brisbane has relatively high average solar radiation level, adopting shading devices could be a highly effective approach for Brisbane’s subtropical climate.
1 Dec 22nd 10:00 2 Dec 22nd 12:00 3 Jun 22nd 10:00 4 Jun 22nd 12:00
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Perforated Screen The perforated screen solution provides highly effective protection from direct sunlight in summer but also maintains adequate daylight admission in winter and potentially helps the airflow. The perforated panel can also be treated as the ‘permeable skin’ of the entire façade system. 3
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Shading Optimization
b. Shading Structure
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a2. North Elevation
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Customized perforated aluminum rain-screen system functions as both the shading and new building envelope, accentuating the architectural gesture by wrapping around the entire building
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40mm Square Hollow Sections fixed to the primary structural members
Section Details
Flashing and trim with anchor bolts.The 5mm thick asphalt rolling roofing laid over the 280mm thick expanded polystyrene foam insulation with tanking waterproofing and vapour barrier. 200mm aerated concrete slab fixed to 1mm thickness structural LYSAGHT Bondek to ensure the structural integrity and horizontal strength.
Using the traditional simple split system for the heating and cooling and air conditioning (HVAC system). All the ductworks situate within the suspended ceiling system with 13mm white gypsum plasterboard. Switch the triple glazing system to double glazing system with two 6mm Low-E clear float glass panels with 13mm argon fill cavity (6/13/6mm) The external wall consists of 100mm external aerated concrete panel with 10mm lime sand render and 150mm internal aerated concrete panel with 13mm lime plasterboard, integrated with 250mm expanded polystyrene foam insulation sits between the two concrete panels
The internal floor consists of 13mm oak hardwood flooring with laminated finish nailed to 19mm timber floorboards with 3mm REGUPOL acoustic underlay sit underneath the 40 mm air cavity, attached to 200mm aerated concrete floor slab with 1mm thickness structural LYSAGHT Bondek.
a1. West Elevation
The ceiling space composed by white 12.5 mm plasterboard fixed to the Rondo KEY-LOCK® concealed suspended ceiling system with 25 mm Rondo 127 top cross rail 0.75bmt fixed to 28mm Rondo 129 furring channel. The Rondo 124N suspension clip with thread nut support the ceiling panels. 4
Building Simulations 2226 Office Building in Brisbane
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Shading Devices
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Mild Overheating Issues in Summer
Block Excessive Sun Penetration
The original materiality of the 2226 building was characterised by the limited natural ventilation, extremely low heat transfer and high thermal capacity, which is relatively suitable for the wintertime and might be a bit overwhelming for the summertime in terms of Brisbane’s subtropical climate. The simulation results indicated that the “material thinning” enlarged the range of the diurnal temperature variation in summer since more heat transferred through the roof, windows and walls, causing mild overheating issues in summer
A set of perforated aluminium shading devices was applied to the building façade to block harsh sunlight penetration in summer. The perforated skin might also potentially improve the air circulation around the building façade. The results demonstrated that the shading strategies worked relatively well during the typical summer week (achieved up to 3.07°C decrease). The shading angle helps to protect the building from the direct sunlight in summer and also invites sufficient daylight into the building in winter.
Natural Ventilation
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Meliorate the Winter Thermal Conditions
Integrated Results
Enlarging the area of the ventilation outlet from 0.308m to 0.411m2 (ground floor), 0.247m2 to 0.329m2 (upper floors) meliorated both summer and winter indoor thermal conditions, based on the simulation results above. On the one hand, the summer simulation results were similar to the shading devices strategies. On the other hand, the winter simulation results illustrate that the operative temperatures (over 77% of the time in the comfort zone) were better than the original base 2226 building after activating the natural ventilation setpoint to 23°C. 2
Although the overheating issues were still problematic (only 17% of the operative temperatures were within the 22°C-26°C comfort zone during the summer typical and hottest weeks, the percentage of the time in the comfort zone was relatively increased after combining all proposed strategies. In addition, the winter conditions are successfully improved. The winter simulation results indicated that the new design was relatively better than the original 2226 building.
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Energy and Daylight 2226 Office Building in Lustenau
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Room Electricity
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Notes: Lower energy use = Better result
Cooling
Cooling Base Case Energy Use Improved Case Energy Use
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Energy Data
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Energy Per Total Building Area
Total Energy Sun / 17 Feb
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78196.73 kWh
25.87 kWh/m2
Total Source Energy
167096.03 kWh
55.28 kWh/m2
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Cooling
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16697.23 kWh 37548.57 kWh
Total End Uses 200
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135174.85 MJ/annum
Total Electricity Consumption
576 m2
Total Building Area
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Internal Lighting Settings
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1.6 W/m2·100lux
Power Density (LED Lighting Fixtures)
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Office_OpenOff_Light*
Lighting Schedule Control Type
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2060.01 kWh
11349.46 kWh × 3.40 (EER) = 38588.16 kWh Mon / 5 Aug Tue / 6 Aug Wed / 7 Aug Thu / 8 Aug Fri / 9 Aug
5 Interior Equipment
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Energy Use Analysis
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Linear
Office Space / Open Plan Office / Studios / Habitation
300 lux
Accessible / Female / Male Toilet
200 lux
Stair / Shelving
160 lux
Indoor Thermal Comfort
Archive / Store
180 lux
The heating and cooling facilities adopted a traditional simple split system with no mechanically assisted ventilation involved. The Coefficient of Performance (COP) and Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) were set to 3.60 and 3.40, respectively. As a result, the operative temperatures can roughly situate between 2226°C (with a very few portions of the time the temperature goes up to 30°C) throughout the entire year.
Lighting Control
ON
HVAC System Settings (No Mechanical Ventilation) HVAC System Template HVAC Schedule
Packaged DX Split System Office_OpenOff_Occ*
Coefficient of Performance (COP) (Heating)
3.60
Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) (Cooling)
3.40
Daylight Analysis (No Shading)
Daylight Analysis (Shading Applied)
5 Floor
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DF
Lux
7.00
700
7.00
700
5.60
560
5.60
560
4.20
420
4.20
420
2.80
280
2.80
280
1.40
140
1.40
140
0.00
0
0.00
0
Ground Floor
Ground Floor
DF
Lux
DF
Lux
7.00
700
7.00
700
5.60
560
5.60
560
4.20
420
4.20
420
2.80
280
2.80
280
1.40
140
1.40
140
0.00
0
0.00
0
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Endnotes
1.
Hugh Strange, “2226 Lustenau office building,” Technical Sustainability Building design 2093, no. 1 (January 2014): 16.
2.
Mauerwerk, “Energy – efficient building – Office block 2226 in Lustenau / Energieeffizientes Bauen – Bürohaus 2226 in Lustenau,” Mauerwerk 20, no. 2 (2016): 171-172.
3.
Florian Betat, “The importance of internal heat gains - an analysis of Baumschlager Eberle’s 2226,” NTNU MSc Sustainable Architecture AAR4926 Integrated Energy Design Theory Report (2018): 9.
4.
Walter Hugentobler, Peter Widerin, Lars Junghans, Willem Bruijn, “Do Healthy Buildings Need Technology?” Healthy Buildings (2016):1-8.
5.
H.G. Weller, Gavin Tabor, Hrvoje Jasak, and Christer Fureby, “A Tensorial Approach to Computational Continuum Mechanics Using Object Orientated Techniques,” Computers in Physics 12, no. 6 (November 1998): 620-631.
6.
Walter Hugentobler, Peter Widerin, Lars Junghans, Willem Bruijn, “Do Healthy Buildings Need Technology?” Healthy Buildings (2016):1-8.
7.
Florian Betat, “The importance of internal heat gains - an analysis of Baumschlager Eberle’s 2226,” NTNU MSc Sustainable Architecture AAR4926 Integrated Energy Design Theory Report (2018): 9.
8.
Ibid.
9.
Mohamed El Mankibi and P Michel, “Hybrid Ventilation Control Design and Management,” ASHRAE Transactions 115 (2009): 3-9.
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