A method of optimizing solar control and daylighting performance in commercial office buildings

Conference · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6902974

Sullivan, R; Lee, E S; Selkowitz, S

We present a method for analyzing the annual cooling and lighting electricity use and peak demand associated with varying fenestration and lighting strategies in commercial office buildings. A prototypical office building module consisting of four perimeter zones and a central core zone was defined and a series of DOE-2 building energy simulations were completed to create a data base for varying fenestration and lighting system parameters. Using regression analysis procedures, we characterize energy and peak performance patterns as a function of solar aperture, defined as the product of shading coefficient and window-to-wall ratio, and effective daylighting aperture, defined as the product of visible transmittance and window-to-wall ratio. Optimum performance consists of defining the solar and effective daylighting aperture values that minimize annual energy consumption and peak demand, a process easily facilitated by the methods described herein.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; CAIEE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); California Inst. for Energy Efficiency, Berkeley, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 6902974
• Report Number(s): LBL-32931; BS-291; CONF-921203-8; ON: DE93004730
• Resource Relation: Conference: Thermal performance of the exterior envelopes of buildings, Clearwater, FL (United States), 7-10 Dec 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
OFFICE BUILDINGS
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
DAYLIGHTING
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY DEMAND
GLAZING
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
SOLAR RADIATION
WINDOWS
BUILDINGS
COVERINGS
DEMAND
MATHEMATICS
OPENINGS
RADIATIONS
STATISTICS
STELLAR RADIATION
320105* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Building Services- (1987-)