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Daylighting and energy analysis for air-conditioned office buildings

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  • Lam, Joseph C
  • Li, Danny H.W

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We propose a simple method for estimating the likely energy savings in electric lighting due to daylighting and the possible cooling penalty. Fractions of the working year and cooling season when daylighting alone is adequate to provide the indoor design illuminance are presented for on-off and top-up controls. Based on the simple average daylight factor method, energy savings in electric lighting have been estimated for a generic office building using measured outdoor illuminance data in Hong Kong. The daylight-induced cooling penalty is estimated using average solar heat gain factors. Our case study suggests that daylighting schemes can result in substantial energy savings in air-conditioned office buildings in Hong Kong.

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  • Lam, Joseph C & Li, Danny H.W, 1998. "Daylighting and energy analysis for air-conditioned office buildings," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 23(2), pages 79-89.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:23:y:1998:i:2:p:79-89
    DOI: 10.1016/S0360-5442(97)00078-9
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    1. Dongjun Suh & Seongju Chang, 2012. "An Energy and Water Resource Demand Estimation Model for Multi-Family Housing Complexes in Korea," Energies, MDPI, vol. 5(11), pages 1-20, November.
    2. Yang, Liu & Wan, Kevin K.W. & Li, Danny H.W. & Lam, Joseph C., 2011. "A new method to develop typical weather years in different climates for building energy use studies," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 36(10), pages 6121-6129.
    3. Li, Danny H.W. & Yang, Liu & Lam, Joseph C., 2012. "Impact of climate change on energy use in the built environment in different climate zones – A review," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 42(1), pages 103-112.
    4. Hanif, M. & Mahlia, T.M.I. & Zare, A. & Saksahdan, T.J. & Metselaar, H.S.C., 2014. "Potential energy savings by radiative cooling system for a building in tropical climate," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 32(C), pages 642-650.
    5. Stevanović, Sanja, 2016. "Parametric study of a cost-optimal, energy efficient office building in Serbia," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 117(P2), pages 492-505.
    6. Wan, Kevin K.W. & Li, Danny H.W. & Lam, Joseph C., 2011. "Assessment of climate change impact on building energy use and mitigation measures in subtropical climates," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 36(3), pages 1404-1414.
    7. Wong, S.L. & Wan, Kevin K.W. & Lam, Tony N.T., 2010. "Artificial neural networks for energy analysis of office buildings with daylighting," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 87(2), pages 551-557, February.
    8. Li, Danny H.W. & Yang, Liu & Lam, Joseph C., 2013. "Zero energy buildings and sustainable development implications – A review," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 1-10.

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