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More than 60% of the energy used in the building is for heating/cooling and lighting.
Hence it can be reduced by better design using passive techniques. Correct design and construction can contribute to dramatically decrease energy consumption and CO2 emissions
Example: at average, each Passive house consumes 80% less energy for heating than standard house; this translates into annual avoided CO2 emissions of 2.4 tonnes/year for one house
Passive Systems
A Passive System provides indoor environments with heat, cold, ventilation or light by using and controlling the natural energy flows which surround a building, such as solar radiation and wind There is a range of passive systems and measures, suitable for different climates Examples of Passive Systems in traditional architecture:
Painting exterior walls white to keep houses cool in summer Building thick, heavy walls, namely on brick and mud, both for insulation and regulation of indoor temperature
Passive Systems
White washed houses and narrow streets in the Santa Cruz district of Seville, Spain. Just two of the many different strategies employed by traditional architecture to keep houses cool in summer.
Passive Design
The term Passive Design has come to indicate buildings which integrate low energy active components such as pumps and fans, with Passive Systems The energy consumed by the active component remains significantly lower than the energy content of the natural energy flow which the component controls In many cases the energy demand of the active system is so low that it can be met economically and feasibly by a renewable energy source such as a PV panel
Thermal Comfort
Discussions on low energy buildings should not neglect that buildings must provide comfortable environments in which to work, relax and play Comfort models describe quantitatively (based on large surveys of people) in what range of conditions people will feel thermally comfortable in buildings Choosing too narrow a range of thermal conditions can lead to unnecessary consumption of energy Comfort models evaluation may be based on a variety of parameters depending on people, such as metabolic rate and clothing, but also on indoor (and outdoor) conditions, such as air temperature and humidity, radiant temperature, air velocity, thermal asymmetries
CLIMATE
India has different climatic conditions ranging from extremely hot conditions to severely cold conditions. Energy availability is scarce and people have to protect themselves from these extremities of the climate in a natural way. Traditional architecture exhibits variety of building design suited to the respective climatic conditions. The month wise climatic data available for 233 stations spread over the whole
Solar radiation
Solar radiation is the radiant energy received from the sun. It is the intensity of sunrays falling per unit time per unit area and is usually expressed in Watts per square metre (W/m2).
Solar radiation
Temperature
The temperature of air in a shaded (but well ventilated) enclosure is known as the ambient temperature; it is generally expressed in degree Celsius (C). Temperature at a given site depends on wind as well as local factors such as shading, presence of water body, sunny condition, etc.
Air humidity
Air humidity, which represents the amount of moisture present in the air, is usually expressed in terms of relative humidity.
Relative humidity is defined as the ratio of the mass ofwater vapour in a certain volume of moist air at a given temperature, to the mass of water vapour in the same volume of saturated air at the same temperature; it is normally expressed as a percentage.
Precipitation
Precipitation includes water in all its forms rain, snow, hail or dew. It is usually measured in millimeters (mm) by using a rain gauge.
Wind
Wind is the movement of air due to a difference in atmospheric pressure, caused by differential heating of land and water mass on the earths surface by solar radiation and rotation of earth. Wind speed can be measured by an anemometer and is usually expressed in metres per second (m/s).
Wind
Classification of Climates
flat with sandy or rocky ground conditions water level is very low.
Due to intense solar radiation (values as high as 800-950 W/m2), the ground and the surroundings of this region are heated up very quickly during day time.
In summer, the maximum ambient temperatures are as high as 40 45 C during the day, and 2030 C at night. In winter, the values are between 5 and 25 C during the day and 0 to 10 C at night. It may be noted that the diurnal variation in temperature is quite high, that is, more than 10 C
relative humidity is generally very low, ranging from 25 to 40 % the annual precipitation being less than 500 mm
Moderate
Pune and Bangalore are examples of cities that fall under this climatic zone. Areas having a moderate climate are generally located on hilly or high-plateau regions with fairly abundant vegetation The temperatures are neither too hot nor too cold. In summers, the temperature reaches 30 34 C during the day and 17 24 C at night. In winter, the maximum temperature is between 27 to 33 C during the day and 16 to 18 C at night. The relative humidity is low in winters and summers, varying from 20 55%, and going upto 55 90% during monsoons. The total rainfall usually exceeds 1000 mm per year.
Composite
The composite zone covers the central part of India. Some cities that experience this type of climate are New Delhi, Kanpur and Allahabad. The maximum daytime temperature in summers is in the range of 32 43 C, and night time values are from 27 to 32 C. In winter, the values are between 10 to 25 C during the day and 4 to 10 C at night. The relative humidity is about 20 25 % in dry periods and 55 95 % in wet periods Precipitation in this zone varies between 500 1300 mm per year. This region receives strong winds during monsoons from the southeast and dry cold winds from the north-east. In summer, the winds are hot and dusty
The relative humidity is consistently low ranging from about 10 50 % and precipitation is generally less than 200 mm per year.
As this region experiences cold desert climatic conditions, the design criteria are to resist heat loss by insulation and controlling infiltration.