The potential for the passive house standard in Longyearbyen – The high arctic
The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link. Passive building design reduces a building’s energy consumption through mainly non-mechanical design strategies. The Passive House (or Passivh...
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ftdemontfortuniv:oai:dora.dmu.ac.uk:2086/20733 2023-05-15T14:24:37+02:00 The potential for the passive house standard in Longyearbyen – The high arctic Buijze, Josien Wright, A. J. 2021-03-05 application/pdf https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/20733 https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624421996989 en eng Sage Buijze, J. A. J. C. and Wright, A. J. (2021) The potential for the passive house standard in longyearbyen – The high arctic. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, pp. 1–19 https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/20733 https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143624421996989 Svalbard Arctic passive house heating cold climate Article 2021 ftdemontfortuniv https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624421996989 2021-04-01T22:39:44Z The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link. Passive building design reduces a building’s energy consumption through mainly non-mechanical design strategies. The Passive House (or Passivhaus) Standard certifies such buildings that comply with its strict energy performance criteria. Achieving the Standard is very challenging for dwellings in extreme climates. There is limited knowledge of the Standard’s potential in Arctic regions, particularly the High Arctic. Through a review of the literature and energy modelling of a hypothetical dwelling, the challenges in achieving the Standard in Longyearbyen (78˚N), Norway are investigated. Very low temperatures and 112 days without daylight create a high heating demand. Whereas previous studies measured actual building performances or used simple calculations, the findings in this investigation show the limitations of individual design parameters and technical limits of the building envelope. In theory the Standard can be achieved in Long-yearbyen; however, the potential in practice is low due to the very tight margins in the heating criteria. The results show the significant impact of applying contextual (climatic) adjustments to the boundary conditions of the Standard. The investigation could contribute to a discussion on modifying the Passive House Standard for dwellings in the High Arctic and improving building design for the region. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Longyearbyen Svalbard De Montfort University, Leicester: Open Research Archive (DORA) Arctic Svalbard Longyearbyen Norway Building Services Engineering Research and Technology 42 3 307 325 |
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The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link. Passive building design reduces a building’s energy consumption through mainly non-mechanical design strategies. The Passive House (or Passivhaus) Standard certifies such buildings that comply with its strict energy performance criteria. Achieving the Standard is very challenging for dwellings in extreme climates. There is limited knowledge of the Standard’s potential in Arctic regions, particularly the High Arctic. Through a review of the literature and energy modelling of a hypothetical dwelling, the challenges in achieving the Standard in Longyearbyen (78˚N), Norway are investigated. Very low temperatures and 112 days without daylight create a high heating demand. Whereas previous studies measured actual building performances or used simple calculations, the findings in this investigation show the limitations of individual design parameters and technical limits of the building envelope. In theory the Standard can be achieved in Long-yearbyen; however, the potential in practice is low due to the very tight margins in the heating criteria. The results show the significant impact of applying contextual (climatic) adjustments to the boundary conditions of the Standard. The investigation could contribute to a discussion on modifying the Passive House Standard for dwellings in the High Arctic and improving building design for the region. |
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