| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 111, 2019
CLIMA 2019 Congress
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| Article Number | 04012 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | High Energy Performance and Sustainable Buildings, Simulation models and predictive tools for the buildings HVAC, IEQ and energy | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911104012 | |
| Published online | 13 August 2019 | |
Parametric simulation study for green roof retrofit over high performance solar house prototype “EFdeN Signature”
1 Solar Decatlon Association Bucharest
2 Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Faculty of Building Services, Romania
* Corresponding author: author@e-mail.org
The advantages of green roofs are well documented, ranging from heat island reduction, thermal comfort, air quality, stormwater management and energy savings for buildings. However, it has been shown that green roof retrofits are more effective in old, low efficiency buildings. This paper studies the possibility of retrofitting a high efficiency solar house with a green roof system being partially shaded, optimising its characteristics by means of parametric simulation. The input variables of the green roof system are: growth medium thickness, LAI (leaf area index) and height of plants. The output variables by which the different green roof systems are compared are: annual energy demand for heating and for cooling. The study concluded that the average reductions of energy consumption when retrofitting an efficient building with an extensive green roof are of 1.01% for heating and 4.61% for cooling, but optimising parameters (low LAI in winter, high LAI and height of plants in summer) can get reductions to 1.55% for cooling and 5.95% for cooling.
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