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Influencing of the Building Energy Policies upon the Efficiency of Energy Consumption: The Case of Courthouse Buildings in South Korea

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  • Acinia Nindartin

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea)

  • Hee-Woon Moon

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea)

  • Sang-Jun Park

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea)

  • Kyung-Tae Lee

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea)

  • Jin-Bin Im

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea)

  • Ju-Hyung Kim

    (Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea)

Abstract

As Korea has declared to realize a net-zero emission by 2050 in the Paris Agreement, the country has begun to implement national energy efficiency policies through the Green Standard for Energy and Environmental Design (G-SEED) certification and revision of building insulation thickness standard. However, some studies have reported the ineffectiveness of G-SEED certification and insulation thickness standard in reducing the energy consumption in certain buildings. Therefore, this study investigated the effectiveness of G-SEED certification and the revision of buildings’ insulation thickness standard, and evaluated the energy consumption of courthouse buildings. In addition, this study investigated the total annual energy consumption (electricity, gas, and heating energy) per gross floor area of courthouse buildings located in the central and southern regions of South Korea. Although many studies about the energy consumption analysis of non-residential buildings have been performed previously, a study evaluating the effectiveness of green certification and building insulation thickness standard on the energy consumption of courthouse buildings was performed for the first time. The results revealed that the revision of building insulation thickness standard and G-SEED certification resulted in an energy consumption efficiency of 34.61 and 31.14%, respectively. These results indicated the effectiveness of G-SEED certification and the revision of the building insulation thickness standard for enhancing energy efficiency in Korean courthouse buildings. However, some negative results were observed in the southern area, indicating that it is essential to increase the effectiveness of the building insulation thickness standard and G-SEED certification implementation.

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  • Acinia Nindartin & Hee-Woon Moon & Sang-Jun Park & Kyung-Tae Lee & Jin-Bin Im & Ju-Hyung Kim, 2022. "Influencing of the Building Energy Policies upon the Efficiency of Energy Consumption: The Case of Courthouse Buildings in South Korea," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-17, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:18:p:6679-:d:913546
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