Seifhashemi, M, Elkadi, HA 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7482-1037 and Fitton, R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7514-6819
2020,
The impact of baseline wall U-value on energy performance of solid wall insulation
, in: 5th Building Simulation and Optimization 2020 Conference, 21-22 September 2020, Virtual.
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Abstract
Solid wall dwellings are in high energy demand and need to be treated by energy retrofit measures such as internal wall insulation (IWI). U-value is the key parameter for energy saving evaluations. There are uncertainties about the U-values of solid wall properties in literature which has led to under/over estimation of IWI performance. So, this paper investigates the energy performance of IWI pre and post insulation for Salford Energy House (SEH), the replica of a pre-1919 Victorian solid wall terraced house. IES-VE was used to develop a model for SEH and the model was validated against the collected experimental data. The base line solid wall U-values were changed between 0.64-2.48 W/m²K to assess the benefits of insulation for different solid walls. The results showed that annual heating energy saving varies significantly depending on the base line wall U-values ranging from 19% to 46.2%. The cost saving potentials as a result of energy saving varied by £228 per year between the cases with lowest and highest base line wall U-values. Furthermore, thermal comfort (18°C<T<=23°C) was improved and annual reduction of 1248 kg CO2e was achieved. Overheating was not significant for the case study using Manchester weather data since a small increase in %hours in which the temperature was above 23°C was observed after insulation. The result of this paper contributes towards better understanding of energy saving potentials of IWI within the UK and provides a more realistic picture of the IWI benefits for policymakers and relevant stakeholders.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) |
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| Schools: | Schools > School of the Built Environment |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the 5th IBPSA-England Conference on Building Simulation and Optimization (Virtual), Loughborough, UK: 21-22 September 2020 |
| Publisher: | International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) England |
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| Depositing User: | SM Seifhashemi |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2021 14:22 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2022 06:35 |
| URI: | https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/59362 |
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