Energy-Efficiency Requirements for Residential Building Envelopes in Cold-Climate Regions
Due to the energy and environmental impacts attributed to the operational phase of the building sector, efforts have been made to improve building energy performance through the implementation of restrictive energy requirements by regulatory bodies. In this context, the primary objective of this pap...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2073-4433/12/3/405/ 2023-08-20T04:07:27+02:00 Energy-Efficiency Requirements for Residential Building Envelopes in Cold-Climate Regions Amy Huynh Regina Dias Barkokebas Mohamed Al-Hussein Carlos Cruz-Noguez Yuxiang Chen agris 2021-03-20 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12030405 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Climatology https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos12030405 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Atmosphere; Volume 12; Issue 3; Pages: 405 building energy codes building envelope housing residential buildings cold-climate energy-efficiency requirements Text 2021 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12030405 2023-08-01T01:19:55Z Due to the energy and environmental impacts attributed to the operational phase of the building sector, efforts have been made to improve building energy performance through the implementation of restrictive energy requirements by regulatory bodies. In this context, the primary objective of this paper is to investigate and compare regulations that govern the building envelope energy performance of new residential buildings in cold-climate regions, primarily in Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, China, and Russia. The aim is to identify similarities and dissimilarities among the energy regulations of these countries, as well as potentials for development of more effective building codes. This study verifies that the investigated energy requirements diverge considerably—for instance, the required thermal resistance per unit area of above-grade exterior walls in Sweden is almost two times that of a similar climate zone in Canada. Based on the comparisons and case analyses, recommendations for energy requirements pertinent to building envelope of new residential buildings in cold-climate regions are proposed. Text Iceland MDPI Open Access Publishing Canada Norway Atmosphere 12 3 405 |
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Due to the energy and environmental impacts attributed to the operational phase of the building sector, efforts have been made to improve building energy performance through the implementation of restrictive energy requirements by regulatory bodies. In this context, the primary objective of this paper is to investigate and compare regulations that govern the building envelope energy performance of new residential buildings in cold-climate regions, primarily in Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, China, and Russia. The aim is to identify similarities and dissimilarities among the energy regulations of these countries, as well as potentials for development of more effective building codes. This study verifies that the investigated energy requirements diverge considerably—for instance, the required thermal resistance per unit area of above-grade exterior walls in Sweden is almost two times that of a similar climate zone in Canada. Based on the comparisons and case analyses, recommendations for energy requirements pertinent to building envelope of new residential buildings in cold-climate regions are proposed. |
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Energy-Efficiency Requirements for Residential Building Envelopes in Cold-Climate Regions |
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Energy-Efficiency Requirements for Residential Building Envelopes in Cold-Climate Regions |
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