Analysis of the heat gain and cooling demand of a science building and normalisation of actual and calculated data

Abstract

Heating and cooling account for almost 50% of the EU’s total final energy consumption, 80% of which is used to provide the indoor climate needed for the latter. This paper analyses the heat loads of a science building and their impact on the cooling demand of the building in order to integrate solar cells into the façade of the building. The study is carried out using the dynamic energy modelling software IDA ICE. The energy model of the investigated building is based on the design documentation of a real science building and on actual heat and electricity metering data. The model results are compared with the actual data. The study found a discrepancy of 4% between the normalised costs and the calculated demand.