Impact of low-e window films on energy consumption and CO2 emissions of an existing UK hotel building

Amirkhani, Shiva, Bahadori-Jahromi, Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0405-7146, Mylona, Anastasia, Godfrey, Paulina and Cook, Darren (2019) Impact of low-e window films on energy consumption and CO2 emissions of an existing UK hotel building. Sustainability, 11 (16).

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Abstract

In order to fulfil the UK government’s ambitious goal of 80% reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 compared to the levels of 1990s, unprecedented measures for improving the energy efficiency of buildings are needed. This study investigates the impact of a specific type of Low-emissivity (Low-E) window film—Thinsulate Climate Control 75—on the holistic energy consumption of an existing United Kingdom (UK) hotel building. Building modelling and energy simulation software EDSL TAS is used to conduct the study. The result of the simulations demonstrates that by applying Thinsulate films, savings in heating, cooling, and total energy consumptions are achieved by 3%, 20%, and 2.7%, respectively. Also 4.1% and 5.1% savings are achieved in annual CO2 emissions and total energy costs, respectively, while the initial costs may be an issue. This study found that application of Low-E window films results in slightly better energy performance of the hotel regarding its heating-dominant climate. The study also recommends using average annual actual energy consumption data for a time range, instead of picking a single year’s data for validating purposes.

Item Type: Article
Identifier: 10.3390/su11164265
Keywords: hotel buildings; energy consumption; Low-E window films; simulation results validation
Subjects: Construction and engineering > Civil and environmental engineering
Construction and engineering > Built environment
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Depositing User: Ali Bahadori-Jahromi
Date Deposited: 07 Aug 2019 12:35
Last Modified: 04 Nov 2024 11:52
URI: https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/6312

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