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Impact of Atrium Glazing with and without BIPV on Energy Performance of the Low-Rise Building: A Central European Case Study

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  • Janusz Marchwiński

    (Faculty of Architecture, University of Ecology and Management in Warsaw, ul. Olszewska 12, 00-792 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Agnieszka Starzyk

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Ołeksij Kopyłow

    (Instytut Techniki Budowlanej, Building Elements Engineering Department, 00-611 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Karolina Kurtz-Orecka

    (Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland)

Abstract

This article aims to investigate the impact exerted by different types of covering an atrium with glazing on the energy performance of a kindergarten building, provided by the authors as a conceptual design. The considered types of atria included an open atrium, a glazed atrium, and an atrium that operated as a hybrid system. Additionally, the following aspects were taken into consideration: the effect of a glazing-integrated PV system (BIPV); the variety of thermal features represented by the inner boundary between the conditioned and the unconditioned space (U iu ); and the atrium space air-exchange ratio (n ue ) on the energy balance of the building. Energy performance indicators, including energy demands for space heating and cooling (Eu), delivered energy (Ed), and primary energy (Ep) indicators for heating and cooling mode were estimated for the moderate climates and two locations of the building model, i.e., for Warsaw (Central Poland) and Ahlbeck (Northern Germany). The research results prove that the glazed atrium exerts the most beneficial impact on the energy performance of the building. Nevertheless, certain variables must be considered, especially the air-exchange ratio of the atrium space, as they significantly influence the total annual energy performance. The results obtained with regard to the effect exerted by the presence of BIPV systems differ from those usually expected. This is due to the effect of the total solar-energy-transmittance value (g) modulation caused by the system and, finally, by a significant reduction in passive solar-gain harvesting, which is important for heating-mode results in examined climate conditions. Taking the present analysis into account, it can be concluded that the energy and environmental effects of the glazed integrated PV systems in temperate climates are strongly influenced by the environmental conditions, and, in some cases, these solutions may prove to be not efficient enough in terms of the energy and costs.

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  • Janusz Marchwiński & Agnieszka Starzyk & Ołeksij Kopyłow & Karolina Kurtz-Orecka, 2023. "Impact of Atrium Glazing with and without BIPV on Energy Performance of the Low-Rise Building: A Central European Case Study," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(12), pages 1-25, June.
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