TY - GEN
T1 - Smart and efficient building envelopes
T2 - 2020 ASHRAE Virtual Conference
AU - Mumme, Sven
AU - James, Nelson
AU - Salonvaara, Mikael
AU - Shrestha, Som
AU - Hun, Diana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Amer. Soc. Heating, Ref. Air-Conditoning Eng. Inc.. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The building envelope has traditionally been seen as a static component. Much of the past thermal advancements in building envelopes has consisted of developing higher R/inch insulation. While a suitable approach for static situations, it does not consider the dynamic nature of the ambient environment or the varying needs of the electrical grid. This paper will examine three possible ways that building envelopes can be actively managed: 1. thermal switches, 2. thermal storage, and 3. the coupling of the two. Spurring innovation to make building envelopes smarter will help reduce building energy consumption and peak energy usage and contribute to flexibility in energy demand in the future.
AB - The building envelope has traditionally been seen as a static component. Much of the past thermal advancements in building envelopes has consisted of developing higher R/inch insulation. While a suitable approach for static situations, it does not consider the dynamic nature of the ambient environment or the varying needs of the electrical grid. This paper will examine three possible ways that building envelopes can be actively managed: 1. thermal switches, 2. thermal storage, and 3. the coupling of the two. Spurring innovation to make building envelopes smarter will help reduce building energy consumption and peak energy usage and contribute to flexibility in energy demand in the future.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85105737649&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85105737649
T3 - ASHRAE Transactions
SP - 140
EP - 148
BT - 2020 ASHRAE Virtual Conference
PB - ASHRAE
Y2 - 29 June 2020 through 2 July 2020
ER -
