Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Potential Analysis of Residential Buildings according to their Architectural, Structural and Thermal Characteristics

International Scientific Conference "People, Buildings and Environment 2018"

生态环境科学

Dimevska, L.^1 ; Cvetkovska, M.^2 ; Gavriloska, A.T.^3

Faculty of Architecture, FON University, Skopje, Macedonia^1

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia^2

Faculty of Architecture, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia^3

关键词: Energy-saving measures;    Existing residential buildings;    Rapid construction;    Residential building;    Structural elements;    Sustainability-potential;    Thermal characteristics;    Thermal insulation materials;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/222/1/012028/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/222/1/012028

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Resulting from the devastating earthquake in 1963, the housing stock of the capital city of Skopje was destroyed by 85%. Due to the crucial need for rapid construction of residential buildings in order to provide homes, more than 60% of the existing residential buildings in Skopje were built in the period between the 1963 and 1980. Today, many of these buildings are in the same condition as they were built then, and they do not correspond to current energy efficiency standards. Therefore, there is a need for urgent application of energy saving measures to these buildings. The aim of this paper is to analyse architectural, structural and thermal characteristics of the most common type of the already existing residential buildings in a selected city quarter of Skopje, built after the earthquake which are lacking thermal insulation materials. Based on the documented data, a comparative software analysis of structural elements of the most common type of building was carried out for both the existing condition and the future scenario with improved thermal characteristics. According to the analysis, the analysed buildings have great energy efficiency and sustainability potential. If proper renovation is carried out, it can significantly improve their energy performance and meet criteria for current energy efficiency standards.