Modelling of energy requirements for thermal conditioning in the Uruguayan residential sector
Urban Building Energy Models (UBEM) are gaining worldwide interest as tools capable of providing deep understanding of energy patterns in the building sector. Though an important consumer, there are yet no developments that model energy demand in the Uruguayan residential sector in detail. This thes...
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| Format: | masterThesis |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/28602 |
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| Summary: | Urban Building Energy Models (UBEM) are gaining worldwide interest as tools capable of providing deep understanding of energy patterns in the building sector. Though an important consumer, there are yet no developments that model energy demand in the Uruguayan residential sector in detail. This thesis is a first approach towards a Uruguay's UBEM. A tool capable of modelling energy requirements for space conditioning in the residential building stock was developed. Python functions and in particular its Eppy library, were used to generate and simulate a large quantity of EnergyPlus models required to represent the whole housing stock. Results are analysed for both the entire residential sector and also disaggregated according to relevant buildings characteristics. Segments with the highest demand for achieving thermal comfort within the residential sector were identified along with the major drivers for their high energy requirements. |
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