Winter energy consumption in reading space of green library in cold regions

Winter energy consumption in reading space of green library in cold regions

Jiwei Li Qiong Guan  Hui Yang 

College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China

Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001, China

Corresponding Author Email: 
47887840@qq.com
Page: 
1256-1261
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DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.18280/ijht.360413
Received: 
3 April 2018
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Accepted: 
20 September 2018
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Abstract: 

In recent years, green libraries are springing up in many Chinese universities. The green library is an energy-efficient type of library that provides an excellent reading environment. The library’s energy efficiency relies on the careful design of natural and artificial lighting, illumination uniformity as well as heating efficiency. Therefore, this paper attempts to laid down an energy-efficient design to make the Hebei Agricultural University Library a green library. Specifically, the comprehensive energy consumption of the reading space was evaluated through dynamic and static simulations of illumination variation, illumination uniformity, daylighting factor and supplementary lighting under different windowing conditions. The evaluation results were coupled with the enclosure energy consumption to determine the optimal energy consumption plan. From this case study, it is found that the window area in the south-facing reading space is beneficial to the energy efficiency of the whole library. Thus, the south-facing window area should be increased as much as possible.

Keywords: 

libraries, green building, natural lighting, solar energy, energy consumption

1. Introduction
2. Daylighting Requirement of the Reading Space of the Library
3. Energy Composition of Reading Space of Libraries in Winter in Cold Regions
4. Calculation Method of Comprehensive Energy
5. Analysis of Daylighting Design of Library Reading Space and Related Energy Characteristics
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Nomenclature
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