The early design stage of a novel Solar Thermal Façade (STF) for building integration: energy performance simulation and socio-economic analysis

Shen, Jingchun; Zhang, Xingxing; Yang, Tong; Tang, Llewellyn; Wu, Yupeng; Pan, Song; Wu, Jinshun; Xu, Peng

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2016.09.099

Authors

Jingchun Shen

Xingxing Zhang

Tong Yang

Llewellyn Tang

YUPENG WU yupeng.wu@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Building Physics

Song Pan

Jinshun Wu

Peng Xu

Abstract

This paper provides a feasibility study of a new solar thermal façade (STF) concept for building integration from both technical and economic aspects in Shanghai area of China. The whole set of technical evaluation and economic analysis was investigated through simulation of a reference DOE residential building model in IES-VE software and a dedicated dynamic business model consisting of several critical financial indexes. In order to figure out the cost effectiveness of the STF concept, research work consisted of: (1) exploring the overall feasibility, i.e. energy load, energy savings, operational cost and environmental benefits, and (2) investigating the financial outputs for investment decisions within three different purchase methods. This paper presents a multidisciplinary research method that is expected to be beneficial and supportive for the strategic decision at the early design stage and it also offers a different angle to assess the economic performance of the STF application.

Citation

Shen, J., Zhang, X., Yang, T., Tang, L., Wu, Y., Pan, S., …Xu, P. (2016). The early design stage of a novel Solar Thermal Façade (STF) for building integration: energy performance simulation and socio-economic analysis. Energy Procedia, 96, 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.09.099

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Mar 23, 2016
Online Publication Date	Nov 21, 2016
Publication Date	Sep 1, 2016
Deposit Date	Jan 31, 2019
Publicly Available Date	Jan 31, 2019
Journal	Energy Procedia
Print ISSN	1876-6102
Publisher	Elsevier
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	96
Pages	55-66
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2016.09.099
Keywords	General Energy
Public URL	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1510747
Publisher URL	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187661021630738X?via%3Dihub