Design and energy simulation of a pre-school building in the Sverdlovsk region

1. Introduction, goals and structure of the thesis

1.1 Social function of Russian pre-school

1.1.1 The situation for the Sverdlovsk region

1.1.2 Education facilities and their development in Ekaterinburg

1.2 Climate of the Sverdlovsk region

1.3 Energy regulations

1.4 Goals

2. Thesis outline

3. Masterplan and Design

3.1 Choice of location

3.1.1 Sizing the building according to regulations

3.1.2 Regulations

3.1.3 Sizing

3.2 Architectural design

3.2.1 Floor plans and interior spaces

3.3 Thermal characteristics

3.3.1 Choice of materials

3.3.2 Regulations

3.4 Ventilation

3.5 Water use

4. The OpenStudio and EnergyPlus simulation environments

4.1 EnergyPlus

4.2 OpenStudio

4.3 OpenStudio overview: a simple example

4.3.1 Definition of the template

4.3.2 Geometry of the building

4.3.3 Building partition: space types and thermal zones

4.3.4 Materials and constructions

4.3.5 Loads and schedules

4.3.6 Air loops and plant loops

4.3.7 Weather data

5. The Pre-School Energy Model

4.1 Description of the model

4.1.1 Preschool partition: space types and thermal zones

4.1.2 Materials and constructions

Loads and schedules

6. Plant loop and plumbing fixtures

7. HVAC

8. Weather data

4.1.3 Simulations on Nominal Model

4.1.3 Results overview

4.1.3 Indoor air temperatures

4.1.4 Parametric Analysis

4.1.4 Impact of orientation

4.1.4 Impact of insulation

4.1.4 Impact of thermostat set points

4.1.5 Conclusions

Appendices

A Materials reference

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Design and Energy Simulation of a Russian Pre-School Building

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