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A Critical Analysis of the Energy Requirements of a Commercial Building Based on Various Types of Glass Insulations

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  • Israr Ahmed

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Lahore 54890, Pakistan
    Innovative Engineering Solutions, Office 407, 4th Floor, Landmark Plaza, Gulberg V, Lahore 54890, Pakistan)

  • Jamal Umer

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Lahore 54890, Pakistan)

  • Abdullah Altamimi

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
    Engineering and Applied Science Research Center, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia)

  • Ahmad Raza Khan Rana

    (Integrity Products & Supplies Inc., Sherwood Park, AB T8H 0B8, Canada)

  • Zafar A. Khan

    (Electrical Engineering Department, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur (A.K.) 10250, Pakistan
    Institute for Innovation in Sustainable Engineering, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1GB, UK)

  • Muhammad Imran

    (Mechanical, Biomedical, and Design Engineering, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK)

  • Muhammad Awais

    (College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK)

  • Saeed Alyami

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Heat loss through the building envelope comprises air leaks through the cracks and largely through the windows, which is the weakest link of the thermal envelope. Therefore, it is necessary to devise a systematic approach to analyze the rightful selection of glass for buildings. The investigation is to analyze the energy-saving potential of different glasses and their comparisons to the initial capital cost to find the payback time in terms of energy saving by using two different types of equipment. The quantitative simulation study was completed on the Hourly Analysis Program (HAP) to analyze the annual energy consumption of the HVAC system for seven glasses and two types of chilled water equipment. The results show that the performance glasses with a tint had better efficiency in terms of energy saving, with a payback time of 3–7 months. A comparison of all glasses illustrated that float glass contributes the most to the total cooling load among all glasses, which were 5.04%, 5.7%, 7.6%, and 8.9% for the N, S, E, and W orientations, respectively. Moreover, the lowest contribution of glass to the total cooling load was given by tinted double-glazed glass, which was 2%, 2.3%, 3.0%, and 3.01% for N, S, E, and W orientations, respectively.

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  • Israr Ahmed & Jamal Umer & Abdullah Altamimi & Ahmad Raza Khan Rana & Zafar A. Khan & Muhammad Imran & Muhammad Awais & Saeed Alyami, 2023. "A Critical Analysis of the Energy Requirements of a Commercial Building Based on Various Types of Glass Insulations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-21, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:4:p:2998-:d:1060431
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