Assessment of cost-optimal solutions for high-performance multi-family buildings in iranian context and comparison with Italy

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Context

1.2 Motivation and objectives of the project

2 EXCURSUS ON REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS

2.1 Cost optimality in European directives

2.1.1 EPBD

2.1.2 EPBD Recast

2.1.3 Net/nearly Zero Energy Buildings (n-ZEBs)

2.1.4 Cost-Optimal methodology

2.2 Italian legislation

2.3 Iranian legislation

3 TOOLS USED FOR THE PROJECT SIMULATION

3.1 Building simulation software

3.1.1 EnergyPlus

3.1.2 DesignBuilder

4 REAL CASE (RC) DESCRIPTION

4.1 Boundary condition

4.2 The RC description

5 DEFINITION OF ENERGY EFFICENCY MEASURES

5.1 Envelope intervention

5.2 Energy systems interventions

5.3 Intervention together

6 ENERGY SIMULATION

6.1 Subdivision of building into different thermal zones

6.2 The initial input data and weather fil

6.3 Geometrical model

6.4 Domestic hot water demand

6.4.1 Turin

6.4.2 Shiraz

6.5 Sizing calculation and HVAC modeling

6.6 The natural ventilation

6.7 The set points

6.8 The internal heat gains

6.9 Results of the energy simulations

7 ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT

7.1 General Data

7.2 Calculationassumptions

7.3 EconomicAnalysisResultsofEEMs

8 OPTIMAL LEVELS OF ENERGY PERFORMANCE BASED ON COST

8.1 Results Evaluation

8.1.1 Turin

8.1.2 Shiraz

8.2 Comparison the final results between Iranian & Italian case

9 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE CONSIDERATION

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