dc.contributor.author
Ampatzidis, Petros
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dc.date.accessioned
2018-04-17T08:59:18Z
dc.date.available
2018-04-18T00:00:26Z
dc.date.issued
2018-04-17
dc.identifier.uri
https://repository.ihu.edu.gr//xmlui/handle/11544/29011
dc.rights
Default License
dc.title
From building unit to building block - Measures to improve energy efficiency in a typical urban residential built environment
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heal.type
masterThesis
en_US
heal.creatorID.email
p.ampatzidis@ihu.edu.gr
heal.classification
Energy Building Design
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heal.keywordURI.LCSH
Sustainable construction
heal.keywordURI.LCSH
Sustainable urban development
heal.keywordURI.LCSH
Energy conservation
heal.keywordURI.LCSH
Cities and towns--Energy consumption
heal.license
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
en_US
heal.recordProvider
School of Science and Technology, MSc in Energy Building Design
en_US
heal.publicationDate
2018-04-13
heal.abstract
This thesis deals
with
the micro
-
climatic analysis and
the
improvement of the
energy
efficiency in a typical urban residential built environment in Thessaloniki. The
scope of this
research
is to
assess
the benefits of
coupling
the simulation of both
the built environment as
a whole and
the
building units.
For that reason, the implementation of roadside trees
is
introduced as a possible measure to mitigate Urban Heat Island and improve building energy
performance.
The simulation tool
s used are
ENVI
-
met v.4
[1, 2]
and EnergyPlus
8.8
[3, 4]
;
ENVI
-
met
is a three
-
dimensional (3D) prognostic micro
-
climate model based on
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and thermodynamics that simulates the conditions in
the exterior area and between buildings
.
On the one hand, although ENVI
-
met is widely used
and validated,
as a micro
-
climate simulation tool,
it
does not have the ability to calculate
indoor energy demand and/or consumption
. Therefore
, EnergyPlus is used, which is
a
Building Energy Simulation (BES) tool
.
Although
EnergyPlus
do
es not have the ability to
deal with the outdoor environment and especially with the thermal effect
of vegetation and
water volumes
, it takes into account
trees
and the built environment
as shading elements.
Therefore, a
one
-
way integration of the two simulation tools is
the minimum requirement
so
that
urban planners, designers and engineers to have a
n adequate comprehension of the
complex interaction between buildings and their
surrounding
micro
-
climate.
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heal.advisorName
Theodoridou, Ifigeneia
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heal.committeeMemberName
Martinopoulos, Georgios
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heal.academicPublisher
IHU
el
heal.academicPublisherID
ihu
en_US
heal.spatialCoverage
Greece
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heal.spatialCoverage
Thessaloniki
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